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season 2 of Creative Crossroads from Ellyn's Place

Catherine and I are back at the podcasting! And here's some fun news.... we are now posting our episodes onYouTube as well as on the podcast apps. We've posted 2 episodes so far this season one of the two of us chatting about what's catching our attention these days.

The second season 2 episode is an interview with my good friend Kathie Roig. Kathie is a weaver (in fact she's the one who taught me to weave!) and tryer of all the craft mediums. I think you'll love hearing about her trial and error ...

added by Ellyn 1 week, 5 days ago. under podcast , weaving

Week 37 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished another set of thrum towels -

Just one of twenty, 10" squares with overlocked edges, just like the ones I finished a few weeks ago.

I wanted to have a good selection of little towels to use instead of paper towels/paper napkins, and these are perfect. More details and photos can be found on my Ravelry project page.

My husband and I also finished making a little stool from a dead ash tree that fell in our yard this summer - very rustic, but surprisingly sturdy (Molly is in the background waiting for someone to throw her ...

added by Joanne 4 weeks ago. under weaving

Week 35 of 2025 from Thread Head

No finishes this week, but a few works in progress -

A pair of handspun socks that are almost finished (started the ribbing - this is my take-along project).

A new weaving project on the loom - another set of thrum towels (the last ones are so useful).

Knitting sleeves on a sweater - the sleeves have taken me a lot longer to knit than the rest of the sweater (I am knitting the sleeves two-at-a-time so there is a lot more adjusting of stitches and yarn than knitting the body of the sweater). I spun the yarn for this sweater during TdF this ...

added by Joanne 1 month, 1 week ago. under knitting socks , weaving

Week 32 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished a weaving project -

These are ~10" squares to be used instead of paper towels. Made with leftover 2/8 cotton from other weaving projects (mentioned the project on an older post - link).

I serged/overlocked the edges.

Here is the fabric fresh off the loom - 21"x95".

It was fun to weave with the thrums - and to think I had been throwing out the loom waste before!

A tip I was given by a friend for an easy way to make curves on the serger/overlocker was to cut off the corners before sewing - works great ...

added by Joanne 2 months ago. under weaving

Week 30 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished up a set of tea towels -

These went on the loom in April for a simple summer project to weave when I had a few minutes here and there (my loom is in the basement, and summer is for spending outdoors). We had some rainy days and these ended up getting finished earlier than I thought.

Another project for my year of experimenting with weaving - a simple turned twill that I tried different tie-ups, different colours and different treadling patterns. The warp is 2/8 unmercerized cotton, and most of the weft is the same, but ...

added by Joanne 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under weaving

more weaving and a little padded silk from Karen Ann Ruane

more weaving and a little padded silk

added by karen ruane 4 months ago. under applique , embroidery , sample , silk , weaving

Applique, weaving and patchwork.....a sample. from Karen Ann Ruane

Applique, weaving and patchwork.....a sample.

added by karen ruane 4 months, 1 week ago. under applique , cloth book , embroidery , patchwork , sample , weaving

Week 17 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I sewed a pair of slippers -

The pattern is the Wayfarer Shoes by Twig and Tale. This is the third pair I have made. It is such a great pattern - well drafted, with well explained, easy to follow instructions (there are videos too). For this pair I used some linen, that I think was once curtains, for the outside, moose hide for the sole, leftover quilting cotton for the lining and a piece of thick wool, from an old coat, for the insole.

I also finished weaving a set of towels. This is another one of my year ...

added by Joanne 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under cross stitch , sewing , weaving

Week 16 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished weaving a buffet runner -

It is to coordinate with the table runner I finished last week.

It is 20" x 47". Woven with 2/8 cotton for the warp and 2/8 tencel for the weft.

This is part of my 2025 year of experimenting with weaving - the third matt/shiny project. The last one wasn't successful (the orange runner shown here), so for this one I only changed one variable - colour, from the first one (the gold runner shown here). I am happy with how it turned out - I think this weaving pattern is ...

added by Joanne 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under weaving

Week 14 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished another set of tea towels -

I revisited the Heavy Meta Towels pattern that I wove last year.

When I modified the pattern to make the horizontal and vertical stripes the same width and wove a table runner, I knew I would try some more towels (the runner was a short warp to see if the modification would work before trying a long warp for towels).

This time I modified the pattern to make a one over one "weaving" pattern.

The warp in 2/16 unmercerized cotton in beige, and the pattern weft is 2/8 unmercerized ...

added by Joanne 6 months, 1 week ago. under knitting , pets , weaving

Week 10 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished weaving a set of tea towels -

This is a new-to-me type of weaving structure - M's and O's.

When they were on the loom the threads were straight,

After washing the threads moved around, and created curves.

I wanted a new set of kitchen towels for spring, so put a long warp on the loom and ended up with nine towels and a couple of little cloths. I tried different colours, pattern, and threads for this project - more details can be found on my Ravelry page.

Photos from Around -

The chickens are really enjoying getting ...

added by Joanne 7 months, 1 week ago. under weaving

a little weaving and more page embellishments from Karen Ann Ruane

a little weaving and more page embellishments

added by karen ruane 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under artist book , artist books , embroidery , pages , weaving

Week 8 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished a woven table runner -

Last year I wove some Heavy Meta towels. I loved the pattern, but because I substituted yarn that was readily available to me the horizontal and vertical stripes didn't weave to the same width. I knew I would revisit the pattern to see what I could do to change that.

Using Fiberworks (a computer software program) I modified the pattern so the vertical stripes would be wider (also changed the pattern in a few other ways to make it work as a table runner).

The difference in the mock up is ...

added by Joanne 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under weaving

Week 7 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished a set of tea towels -

The pattern is Cinnamon Toast Towels from the Yarn Barn of Kansas, some with a border designed by someone on Ravelry, and one with a border I designed.

They are woven with 2/16 cotton and 2/8 cotton from Maurice Brassard in Quebec. The warp is white, but the weft is various colours. The weave structure is crackle - something new to me (it is supposed to look like crackle glaze on pottery). They were really nice to weave, and it was fun to play with different colours. More information can ...

added by Joanne 7 months, 4 weeks ago. under weaving

Week 5 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished another woven table runner -

This one is an overshot weaving. It is about 22" x 42" (not including fringe).

Woven in Burgundy 2/8 tencel for the warp and tabby weft, and medium brown mercerized 2/3 cotton (leftover from another project) for the pattern weft. The weaving draft is Wandering Vine from the green book by Marguerite P. Davison (downloaded from Anna's Archive).

The back is the reverse (more details on my Raverlry page).

Hard colour to photograph, but it is more like this.

Photos from Around -

Chickens in their nesting boxes (the heat ...

added by Joanne 8 months, 1 week ago. under weaving

Week 4 of 2025 from Thread Head

I finished a set of towels this week -

The pattern is from the Jane Stafford School of Weaving - season 6, episode 2.

There are a few different weave structures, and it was a good learning experience. Link to my Ravelry page with more photos and details.

I also wove a table runner (link to my Ravelry page). It is 23" x 55" (not including fringe).

Since my weaving goal for this year is to try new things, for this one I wanted to try weaving with the same colour yarn, but in two different fibres. One is a matt ...

added by Joanne 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under weaving

Week 2 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I started a new weaving project-

Another set of tea towels using a pattern from the JST School of Weaving (Season 6, Episode 2). The warp is 2/8 cotton in three shades of green, and white. My goal is to be a bit more experimental with weft colours for these towels.

When I was getting the loom all ready to start weaving (dressing the loom), I realized that I use various height chairs to make the work more comfortable, and that they all involve weaving in some way.

When I thread the heddles (the "wires" that create ...

added by Joanne 9 months ago. under pets , weaving

Week 1 of 2025 from Thread Head

I had a few finishes this week -

The 2024 temperature blanket was finished on the last day of the year!

It was a fun knit, and made me pay attention to everyday of the year in a different way.

A set of tea towels is off the loom.

These are at the same pattern as the last set I wove in December, but using different colours for the warp.

It is an 8 shaft twill pattern. The towel in the above photo is just woven with red - stripes appear in certain sections, and the diagonal line in the twill changes ...

added by Joanne 9 months, 1 week ago. under cross stitch , pets , temperature blanket , weaving

Week 49 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week I wove a set of tea towels -

The pattern is from Jane Stafford's School of Weaving, Season 5, episode 1 - Turned Twill Towels on 8 Shaft. Woven in 8/2 cotton.

The warp was fairly neutral, so it played well with various weft colours, and they all look so different.

I wove these on a time crunch (4 days from start to finish, they are sold), so I now have another set on the go because they were so nice to weave.

Works in Progress -

Second Story Tee - the back is almost finished.

Cross Stitch - another row ...

added by Joanne 10 months ago. under temperature blanket , weaving

Attack of the Squirrels :-) from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I have lots of artsy, stitchy things to do but I got a full attach of the squirrels

added by Andree G. Faubert 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under embroidery hoop , perle cotton , weaver's knot , weaving

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