TEXTILLIAN STUDIOS

Category: After

  • Skeletons

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    Reference Ok, that seems like a really odd title for a post about baby blankets, but I will get to that in a bit. Turns out that my niece Maureen, Colleen‘s twin sister, is also expecting and is due pretty darn soon. And not only is she expecting, but she is expecting twins! Yes, double…

  • It’s Time

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    Reference So this summer, I spun up some superwash merino/bamboo roving that I purchased from Kimber of Fiber Optic Yarns at this year’s Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. And earlier this month, I teased you with the start of what it was to become. Well, it is done. And it could be yours. Mr. Penney…

  • Pretty in Pink

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    Reference Well, my niece, Colleen, is expecting a little girl (really soon!) I don’t think anyone ever doubted that I would make her something. Because, well, really, must I explain? The pattern for this matinee jacket is from a Hayfield pattern book from years ago. I am pretty sure that the pattern book is not…

  • Goody Two S(ock)s

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    Reference It has been awhile since I have posted about socks, hasn’t it? Actually, it has been awhile since I have posted, period. In any case, finally I have a post about socks. Not just one pair, but two! Both pairs are patterns that I have done before, for the most part. I previously did…

  • I Can See Clearly Now

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    Reference As you know, back at the end of March, beginning of April, I took the Color Interaction for Handweavers workshop by Su Butler. I have to say, for me, it is the best workshop that I have ever taken. Or could have taken. I have always felt that my use of color was the…

  • This Christmas

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    Reference Well, another Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival (or as Mr. Penney likes to refer to it, “My Christmas”) has come and gone. I helped with the set up of the skein and garment competition again this year. It seems to be taking them longer and longer to get the judging done, which means setting…

  • Beautiful Monster

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    Reference There are times when I make things just to see what will result. This was one of those times. I started by using the Sea Monster from Dragonfly Fibers that I spun a while ago. The last few weaving projects that I have done with handspun singles, I have woven as twills to avoid…

  • In Bloom

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    Reference It is not often that I see something that someone else has made and want to make it, but when I saw Roseann’s Azalea Center Piece, I knew I wanted to knit the pattern myself. I immediately purchased the book the pattern was in, The First Book of Modern Lace Knitting, as well as…

  • Reversible Cable Scarf

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    I didn’t originally plan this to be my next post, but I wanted something upbeat, and this project is that for me. The yarn is a yarn that I spun from Fiber Optic’s BFL/silk roving dyed in the Espresso-Crimson-Gold gradient. The pattern is based on something that I saw in a kntting magazine back in…

  • And So It Goes

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    Reference Well, it has taken me long enough, but I am finally updating my blog about the gradient spin along that Kimber of Fiber Optic had over on Ravelry. There were a lot of beautiful yarns spun up by people, some of whom even knit up the yarn in the time of the spin along.…