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You may have heard that Mother’s Day is nearly upon us. It’s kind of hard not to know, as commercialized as this holiday has become over the years. But mothers do need to be celebrated so truly I’m glad for the reminder as the day approaches. Over the years I’ve given a wide variety of …
And the adventure continues! You can read the first two posts in my moto jacket series here and here. After warping my loom with my monstrously long and wide warp – 280″ long x 36″ wide using Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash, I was delighted to weave the fabric. I wove the same herringbone pattern that …
I’m pretty excited about this current weaving project. For years now, I’ve wanted to weave my own fabric for a custom-sewn jacket. And finally, I’m going to make it happen. In fact, I’m making two of them! Yonca, our sales director (and my boss) caught wind of my plan and requested a jacket for her …
Last time on Weaving Wednesday, I talked about warping for my lace stole in Universe. Once I got over relearning how to warp my floor loom, it was smooth sailing! Here are the specs on this project: Yarn: Universe, color 10-07 Woolen Reed: 10 dent Total ends: 241 Width on loom: 24″ (desired finished width …
Ever since we added Universe to celebrate our 10th anniversary last year, I’ve wanted to weave with it. A mix of linen, cotton, metallic, wrapped together with nylon, I swear there’s a bit of magic in every strand. The combination of plant fibers and sparkle mesmerizes me. It’s beautiful in knitted items, such as the …
Continue reading “Weaving Wednesday – Getting my Sparkle On”
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. -Arthur Ashe Today’s Weaving Wednesday was inspired on a walk down my street. I was having difficulty getting motivated, and paused at a fence by a stream to look at the water and be in the moment. Watching the stream wind along reminded me …
A few months ago, I sent a little care package to Denise over at Schacht, maker of our Cricket rigid heddle loom. It contained several different yarns, all completely different in composition and construction: Infusion Handpaints, Cotton Gold, Poems Silk Solids, and Bamboo Bloom Handpaints. The challenge for Denise was to take all these vastly different …
I have this sort of love affair with linen. Anytime I’m asked what my favorite fiber is my response is always linen. If I could marry linen and have little linen babies, I might just do that. You get the picture. We recently added 6 glorious new shades to Flax, our 100% linen yarn in …
Continue reading “Weaving Wednesday – everyone loves rainbows!”
Knitters and crocheters, I’m not going to lie: this new section of our blog is here purely to enable you to use more yarn. Well, and to make pretty things and entertain you, of course! I first started weaving about 5 years ago after already knowing how to knit and crochet. After some struggles character building …
Happy Friday Fellow Crafters! This week’s free pattern is the Ennis Scarf designed by Ashley Jane McIntyre. Ennis, a charming county town in mid-west Ireland, is nestled along the River Fergus. The name Ennis means “river meadow,” a fittingly beautiful inspiration for this scarf. The design features winding chevrons in soothing blues and earthy hues …