weaving

more weaving and a little padded silk from Karen Ann Ruane

more weaving and a little padded silk

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

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

added by karen ruane 1 year, 3 months 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 1 year, 4 months 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 ...

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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 1 year, 5 months 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 1 year, 6 months 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 1 year, 6 months 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 1 year, 6 months 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 ...

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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 1 year, 7 months 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 1 year, 7 months 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 1 year, 8 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 1 year, 8 months 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 1 year, 9 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 1 year, 9 months ago. under embroidery hoop , perle cotton , weaver's knot , weaving

November 18, 2024

Week 46 of 2024 from Thread Head

I finished weaving the "woven" towels this week-

This one woven with natural 16/2 cotton for the tabby, and navy 8/2 cotton for the pattern weft. I hemmed this one on the reverse, compared to the other towels on this warp.

After cutting the towel off the loom, I spread out the warp in a different reed (original sett at 30 ends per inch, new sett at 24 ends per inch) to weave a sample with the rest of the warp. I wanted to see if the pattern would weave up with squares as opposed to diamonds, and ...

added by Joanne 1 year, 9 months ago. under temperature blanket , weaving

November 9, 2024

Table Topper and Playing with Weaving from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 year, 10 months ago. under free motion mavericks , linking party , national gallery of canada , placemats , table topper , weaving

September 2, 2024

Let's Catch Up Some from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

I'm back.

I thought I would share some more.

Like I said last time, seeing how it's been so long I have a lot to share..... Past and Present

I should start with the finishes, and the quilt shown last week that was getting the binding sewn on, is now done and ready to display next month.

The pattern is Hocus Pocus and I used a jelly roll and layer cake for the pumpkins. Did add some scrap green I had and for the background I used my favorite Kona Snow. I like it because it reads white ...

added by Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm 2 years ago. under books , knitting , quilt , sauerkraut , weaving

August 19, 2024

Week 33 of 2024 from Thread Head

Lots of works in progress this week -

I finally started weaving on this new batch of tea towels. It is a pattern from Etsy I have been wanting to try, but it took me three attempts to get the warp on the loom (I kept making threading repeat errors! Over 600 threads!!). It is my first time weaving towels with 16/2 cotton. The weaving is going well, and much more fun now that I have it figured out.