Follow me as I weave along the way
Ok, I've been offline for a long time. Life got in the way. Some good and some bad , but I'm going to try to get back in the groove of posting more often. These Rep weave pieces were woven with the warp from Rosalie Nielson's workshop last October.( I don't yet have another warp... Continue Reading →
Weaving simple works when one can't weave on your floor loom. These rag weave coasters were woven on a 2 harness peacock table loom. They will be gifted to a neighbor whose dog ate their last coasters. I've started to weave on the remaining warp from the Rosalie Neilson workshop I took in October. I've designed... Continue Reading →
So I skipped threading the heddles and sleying the reed, by tying on a new warp to the last warp on the loom. From earthy Autumn to Jewel tones the warp has changed. These colors just made me feel happy as I wove. There will be 5 Cottolin (cotton and linen blend yarn) towels. One... Continue Reading →
The completed Autumn inspired runner is from the Rosalie Neilson weaving workshop I took last month. The runner will be gracing my dining room table at Thanksgiving. Of course once all the food is placed on the table it maybe hard to see. There will be the traditional turkey with all the extras, green bean... Continue Reading →
Hard to believe that over a week ago I was taking my second workshop from Rosalie Neilson. We have set up our looms to weave tables runners. There will be enough warp to weave 11 different motifs. I plan to do 2 table runners, not one long one. Rosalie teaches a new method of designing... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again. The temperature cools. The garden stores are selling mums and the trees will begin turning colors. I have often chosen to weave fall colors into my woven pieces. Shades of burgundy, oranges, golds, browns and green yarns are selected. I work off of memories of Fall in Minnesota, since... Continue Reading →
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