just a scrap of weaving
from Karen Ann Ruane
a tiny piece of woven cloth for an artist book page
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November 1, 2020
August 20, 2020
Weaving ’till the Bitter End!
from a daily dose of fiber
If you’re a weaver, you probably know that this isn’t an ideal end to a weaving project! I have been avoiding finishing up my looper rug project because I knew I was running out of warp. Silly, right? Like the warp fairy would come in the middle of the night and add 12″…. In all the years that I have been using the loopers, I never remember to add enough “take up” for the warp. (That means that the loopers are fat and take up a lot of room and thus warp.) The result is that I have ...
read moreJuly 27, 2020
Ciboulette Stitches finished
from Quilting & Learning
It's done! My project for Sue Stones' Stitch Club 2020 is finished. I really enjoy the time that I have to stitch.
Ciboulette Stitches
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| Ciboulette Stitches finished! |
Here is a close up of the flowers.
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| Close up of Ciboulette flowers |
My model for the chive flower comes from my front garden. It hasn't received much attention but I love that the chives grow without my effort - my favourite kind ...
July 21, 2020
recent weaving
from Ellyn's Place
I've had a couple of orders for hand woven towels lately, in beautiful colors requested by the customers. First for Sarah....
Then these for Nicole.....
These were all woven in 8/2 cotton from Webs on my rigid heddle loom (double threads warped in a 10 dent heddle, double weft as well for inquiring minds).
And now my loom is empty, but not for long, I'm sure! read more
July 7, 2020
Blog plus Vlog
from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm
We are half way through 2020 and personally I hope the second half is better than the first but right now in the United States and here in Oklahoma it's not.
I'm remaining to stay home, no eating out or any indoor crowds and wearing my mask every time I go out.
The good thing about spending more time home I have to say is I've gotten my creative mojo back this past month.
And also has given me time to think about how I can blog more and improve what I'm trying to share.
So ...
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May 26, 2020
A Little of This….A Little of That!
from a daily dose of fiber
My concentration is still iffy but I have managed to get a few things done and a lot started!
One fun, little project I have been doing is making pillowcases. Knitters love making socks, weavers love making hand towels and quilters love making pillowcases. We have always used bolster pillows on our bed and when we were first married, I embroidered our initials on them. When I got over stitching our initials, I bought unusual cases. But it was the wonderful quiltmaker, Jane Sassaman who really inspired me. Scroll to the bottom of this blog to see the delightful cases ...
read moreApril 29, 2020
Last of the Tea Towels!
from Thread Head
I finished weaving the last set of tea towels from kits I bought from Jane Stafford Textiles in January (I had originally thought these would be a year long project, but I was so glad I had bought them all when life changed).
Fresh off the loom - the kit made 8 towels, each over 30" long before washing.
I added about 18" extra warp, and still had plenty of cotton leftover when finished.
Fresh off the loom the fabric looked like this-
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| the white line (crochet ... |
April 17, 2020
Keeping Busy
from Thread Head
I probably should be cleaning my house, but instead I am spending time making things.
These are the Stay at Home Sampler blocks from Temecula Quilt Co on Instagram, 14 - 3" blocks so far.
I made a stitchery block from Marg Low Designs - it is one of the blocks from the Love and Hugs from Australia quilt along on Facebook. I always wanted to try out a little stitched block, and this was lot of fun. I enlarged the pattern to make an 8" block and turned it into a little wallhanging. It is 10"x12".
I spun up a ... read more
April 10, 2020
2020 AtoZ...Letter H...Off the Top of My Head
from CollectInTexas Gal
Letter H...Heddles
April 1, 2020
More Tea Towels
from Thread Head
I finished another set of tea towels.
These are how they looked fresh off the loom - about 7 yards. I still have a small section of fabric leftover, just have ... read more
This is from another kit from Jane Stafford Textiles - Sassy Brassy Tea Towels, made from organic cottolin (a 60/40 cotton/linen blend). These were for me to learn about log cabin weaving, and it turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be.
The kit made seven towels with plenty of extra yarn. Each towel is different (more details can be found on my Ravelry page).
These are how they looked fresh off the loom - about 7 yards. I still have a small section of fabric leftover, just have ... read more
March 30, 2020
Ending March In Baby Pink...Blue-Green-Yellow-Purple
from CollectInTexas Gal
The recipients include my grandchildren, nieces, nephews, charity groups and the babies of those who have purchased them in my shop.
So, as you might imagine, I have quite a collection of all things 'Baby' including a Baby Pattern Binder. The baby shown in the photo is from one of my collected publications Patons Baby Choice...Paton's Wikipedia ... read more
March 26, 2020
Garage Makeover...New Loom Room
from CollectInTexas Gal
Over the years the garage has been a parking space for about everything except a vehicle. It has also been a source of contention as a trap/catchall for overflow from one Studio or the other. Both of the people in our household can take just so much of a chaotic overflow before a major cleanout becomes necessary. That cleanout happened last month....just in time for another makeover.
March 22, 2020
Keep Going
from Thread Head
I don't need to be told twice to stay home. I am happy at home. I can always find lots to do (and I have plenty of crafting supplies!). I can't wait to have a place to sew again. The basement renovations are coming along nicely, and I will end up with a wonderful space.
I am making the crafts that I can do last as long as possible.
Weaving tea towels is going well, I am about half way done.
I learned a new type of knitting - twined knitting.
I am knitting a pair of mittens with ...
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March 16, 2020
More Tea Towels
from Thread Head
I put another set of tea towels on the loom.
This is another kit from JST, called Sassy Brassy Log Cabin. I bought a few different weaving kits to learn new weaving techniques (this one is log cabin weaving), and now that we are renovating the basement I am glad to have something to make. Sewing on the dining room table is definitely not like sewing with a proper cabinet, so I won't be able to do too much sewing for a while - I was able to bring the weaving loom upstairs, but the sewing machine cabinet is too ... read more
March 12, 2020
Woven Tea Towels
from Thread Head
I finished weaving, and hemming the 9 towels from the JST kit - Country Renaissance Boucle towels
They were really enjoyable to weave, and because they are woven at 12 picks (threads) per inch, they were very quick to weave.
All the towels are unique. The kit was very generous - I had lots of boucle cotton leftover.
Here are the towels fresh off the loom - about 9 yards. The towels were woven to 30", plus 2" hems with cotolin in a gold colour (it didn't come in the kit, luckily I had a coordinating colour smooth thread).
I used a ...
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March 9, 2020
Inkle Woven Belt
from Thread Head
I finished the inkle weaving project I started last March.
I ended up with about 2.5 yards of 1" wide braid. I am calling it a belt for now - maybe one day it will become something else. It was my sample project for the loom. I had put it away when renovations started last year, and it was unearthed when basement renovations started this year. Turns out it was really enjoyable to weave with the little loom.
I bought the loom from a local museum that was having a clear out.
My son made a few shuttles for it ... read more
March 5, 2020
March Goals
from Thread Head
Time to plan projects for this month.
For my One Monthly Goal for March I plan on weaving tea towels with this kit from Jane Stafford Textiles - it is the Country Renaissance Boucle Tea Towel Kit.
I started March 1st getting the warp ready, and have started weaving. The kit makes 9 towels.
I also plan on finishing the Mystery Gnome that I started last month,
and I want to finish this Inkle Loom band weaving project that I started last year. This was my test piece for the new loom. I want to make some braid ...
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February 27, 2020
Woven Fabric
from Thread Head
I finished weaving fabric for my Mom.
I ended up with over 6.5 yards of fabric, that is 18" wide. It should be plenty to make 6 chair cushions.
I didn't have too much loom waste.
Fresh off the loom it was about 7 yards and 19" wide.
This is the fabric fresh off the loom. I was so surprised how different the two sides looked when I took the fabric off the loom - the side I saw while weaving was the plainer side (it didn't seem that plain when I was weaving it). I don't ...
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February 17, 2020
inkle weaving
from Ellyn's Place
Because a girl can never have too many hobbies, I've added inkle weaving to my list. Several months ago, my friend Chris introduced me to these little band looms. Off we went to the weaving store where I acquired one of my own (for the record, I also talked Chris into buying another for herself.)
Here's my inkle loom loaded into the car. We went straight back to my house where Chris helped me warp it up....
Some New Knitting
from Thread Head
I started a couple of new knitting projects last week.
The first one is another mystery gnome - Gnome is Where You Hang Your Hat by Sarah Schira. We have had 3 clues so far. I am using handspun from a local raw fleece.
This one is Twice as Nice by JumperCables.
I am using some handspun linen and silk along with some silk gima (ribbon) that I dyed with the fibre.
The fabric weaving is coming along nicely.
I think I am about half way done.
All the best!♥︎ read more