Follow me as I weave along the way
It's always amazing to see how different colors of yarn used in the weft with the same warp will change the end results. These scarves were both woven on the same painted warp. The weave structure used was a manifold twill. The painted warp yarn is an 8/2 Tencel dyed with Procion MX dyes. The... Continue Reading →
Standing back from my loom I discovered a weaving mistake. Some how I skipped a section of the pattern repeat. What to do? First things first, I walked away till the next day. This was not a simple mistake to fix. After contemplating to just finish the scarf as is or unweave back to the... Continue Reading →
This silk scarf was one of two done in a natural dye extract class at HGA Convergence 2014, taught by Linda Hartshorn. In a earlier post I showed this scarf before I had washed the residual dye out. Waiting the 2 weeks to wash was painful. Very little of the dye washed out, so it... Continue Reading →
After attending Convergence I spent a few days with my husband traveling. One of the stops was to Lowell, MA. I've been fascinated with history as well as textiles most of my life. Of course a stop at the Lowell National Historical Park was necessary. The park provides an up close view of textile production... Continue Reading →
One of the classes I took at Convergence last week was " Silk painting and stamping with natural dye extracts". The class was taught by Linda Hartshorn. Here are some of the dye results. Mine is the center scarf in the front row of the above photo. We had lots of fun in this class. The... Continue Reading →
A new project is on the loom and ready to begin weaving if a few minutes can be squeezed in. The scarf warp was painted with Procion MX dyes, using 3 colors. I'm planning on using a solid red purple Tencel for the Weft. The warp is also an 8/2 Tencel. I'll be using an... Continue Reading →
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