Susan's barn loomAround Susans' studioMy Swedish lace shawlMaking monrovian starsshopping at Avalanche Looms, always a delightmy lampworked bracelet/ Evans hubby doll/ Olgas' coat/ Barbs' rep weaveWhite elephant gift exchange and Joannes treasure trove of bobbins from SusanBring your own fruit, fruit salad with St Lucia buns Everything about our gathering, on St Lucias' day at Susan's [...]
It is finally time to post some of the weaving I did in preparation for the Driftless art fair in September. That so traumatized me that I have only just now put something new on my loom and I am not all that happy about it. Seems that I want to weave only something that [...]
I have been excited to try this weave ever since seeing the swatch in Malin Selanders book Swedish Swatches. After a couple of mishaps on the warping reel, a couple of slow starts having to rethink the threading for the black, I was finally weaving and watching the fabric grow. And I don't know if [...]
Something about this thread made me take a lot of pictures of it. I couldn't even continue weaving for awhile, until I was done admiring its pattern...or something.So I was pretty happy weaving the pink and orange chenille scarves; the colors made me think of the tulips to come. Giving myself some credit or perhaps [...]
new workrayon chenille cowl I love the idea of a cowl draping around your neck with different layers showing depending on how it lays. My original idea was to weave a double weave tube and join the edges, but I knew I wanted to do the rosepath inserts and it all started hurting my head; [...]
Lately I am a little stuck in black and white...hope to find some color soon.cotolin towels woven in 8 harness twill with 2 shuttlesbamboo shawlMolly loving this first big snowstormminus 20 degrees when the girls went to school yesterday. Looks like winter might be here.Great book for inspiration
 I have the great honor of having been invited to participate in Susan Johnson's first textile show at her studio/shop in Avalanche, Wi. I hope this show can share some of the excitement and love that we have for textiles and the creating of them. I know that everytime that I venture out to Avalanche [...]
Cutting off a finished scarf before finishing the whole warp, is quick and easy with this technique. Make a two stick heading after you have finished the first scarf by weaving one inch of plain weave or as close as you can get; insert 2 sticks into the next 2 sheds and weave at least [...]
This beautiful indigo bunting was looking in the window as I was weaving these blue scarves. Probably trying to beat the snot out of the bird in the reflection; but I like to think he was admiring my color choices. Scarf dyed with indigo at Barbs gathering
I wanted to try this multi warp scarf for the recycled art show that we featured at VIVA Gallery recently. One of the warp threads is a recycled silk sari, handspun yarn from Nepal, beautiful and unpredictable, and probably not my wisest choice for a warp thread. In all its lovely loosely spun hairiness it [...]
