Category: Weaving
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Race for the Cure 2011 post-show
Race day, which was two weeks ago now, was a brisk but sunny day; and as usual, my stomach was turning before the event. The nervousness starts on the drive to the event, as the last few miles take an eternity to drive because traffic is so backed up. Granted, I have learned my lesson…
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And the winner is…
Joan Hajek! The shawl is being fulled as I write this. More on the shawl and the race later. And thank you for your support in the Race for the Cure. Copyright 2011 by G. P. Donohue for textillian.com.
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Drawing reminder
Just a quick reminder that the drawing for the shawl is at 7 pm Eastern today. For every $5 donated on my page, you get an entry for the shawl below. Thanks!
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Rubberband Man
Reference You know that problem I told you able in the last post where a tie-up came loose? Well, it kept happening, and not just on the one treadle, but some other treadles as well. It seems some of the treadles really don’t like being tied to the eighth shaft. That last tie-up seems to…
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Race for the Cure Weaving
So, as some of you have figured out, the shawl that I was putting on the loom if the “thank you!” prize for the those that support me in Race for the Cure. For every $5 you sponsor me for in the Race, you get 1 entry in the raffle for the shawl. So how…
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Kinky
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Woohoo! Socks are done. The toe and the heel of these socks are from Charlene Schurch class I took back at the MDSW. For the toe, I used Becker’s magic cast on, rather than knitting a rectangle as the basis for the toe. I think I am going back to the rectangle method, as the…
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Color My World
Reference While I loved working with the natural gray of the blanket, it was time for some color after completing it. Luckily, it was also time to finish up another project. My YMCA socks are done. These socks are nice and comfortable and fit well. As an added bonus, the colors didn’t pool or form…
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Hip to Be Square
Reference So it all started with the gray Romney fleece that I got at last year’s Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. That fleece then got spun into singles. The result of all of that spinning was 10 skeins of singles that contained over 200 yards that were about 14 epi. Now, I knew I wanted…
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The Weekend
Reference Ah yes. Another year, another Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. What a time. The day before the festival, I helped one of the vendors, Jennifer of Spirit Trail Fiberworks, set up her booth. She had an armada of helpers, most of whom I recognized from years past when visiting her booth. Myself and one…
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I Know There’s Something Going On
Reference Last time, I promised you that I would show what else I had going on besides the rugs; and true to my word (if a bit late), here it is. Let’s start with Benedict. I am on my second of the six skeins of baby alpaca and am just about to start decreasing for the…