Category: Weaving
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Silky Soul
Reference Ok, so maybe you want a little more information about the scarves that are yet to be. I understand. Here is the one that is currently on the loom. The yarn for both the weft and the warp is silk fingering weight yarn dyed by Dave Daniels. I have it sett at 18 epi…
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Ready or Not
Reference Remember this? I wondered who it was going to go to. Well, as you may have guessed, I knew all along who it was going to go to. It’s going to YOU! Well, one of you, anyway. Yes, it is that time of year again: time for Race for the Cure. Last year,…
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Olympic Theme
Reference Well, the Olympics are over. Kind of sad. But the happy part is that I did actually get something done during that two week period. Call it a shawl if you wish, but I prefer to think of it as a Super Scarf! The fiber is a Romney – mohair blend that I got…
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Here Comes the Judge
Reference Yesterday was a very interesting day for me. Why? Because yesterday, I was one of the two judges for the weaving and spinning home arts competition at the Maryland State Fair. It was a good time, getting to go over everyone’s entries with a fine tooth comb. Of course, doing that made it a…
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Don’t Stop
Reference This post was originally supposed to be about the actual action of weaving. (The part that everyone sees when weaving is being demostrated somewhere.) But I got a little carried away.
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(Sley) Ride
Reference OK. A few notes before I go forward with this entry: I have changed warps on you. I am using yarn that I spun a couple years ago for the project you are about to see. I didn’t want anyone thinking that weaving had the magical power to turn fingering weight purple silk into worsted weight handspun blue/green/purple…
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Begin the Beguine
Reference I joined up with the O-Loom-Pic Weave-along on Ravelry; so in doing the projects for it, I thought it would be a good opportunity for giving the uninitiated some insight into the weaving process. This post covers the project planning and winding the warp.
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Wrap It Up
Reference Well, here is the result of my first experiment with weaving with “energized” singles:
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I’m So Excited
Reference I am excited about two things. First, look at this: Do you know what this mean? The scarf is off the loom. Actually, it is not just off the loom (which happened Tuesday,) but it is completely finished, fringe with a blanket twist (those of you at meetup didn’t get to see that part) and all…