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Today, I have something a little different for you: a review of Debbie Maddy's newly published book, Discover Shibori: Creative Techniques in Natural Indigo Dyeing.
In my last post, I talked about achieving the milestone of selling ten thousand books. Reflecting on this, I reviewed the many comments and questions I have received since I first published in 2019. Many of the questions I received were about weaving krokbragd on a rigid heddle. So, today’s post will focus on that topic.
Today marks the end of my five-part series on finger-manipulated weaving techniques.
Today, I will explain how I combined different techniques to create a wall hanging.
This post is the fourth in the series, looking at finger-manipulated weaving techniques. Today is the decorative technique of Danish Medallions.
This post is the third installment in a series looking at finger-manipulated weaving techniques. The first post described the general attributes of these weaves and the methods of leno and Mexican lace. The following post looked at Spanish Lace. Today is the lovely Brooks Bouquet.
This post is the second offering for a series looking at finger-manipulated weaving techniques. The first post described the general attributes of these weaves and the methods of leno and Mexican lace. Today's post looks at Spanish Lace.
As Christmas is celebrated by countless millions around the world and through the centuries, the tradition of gift-giving is a special part of this season. I, too, wanted to give you a small gift.
This post is the first offering for a series I've planned to look at finger-manipulated weaving techniques. Today's post describes the general attributes of these weaves. Then we'll explore two weaves: leno and its cousin, Mexican lace.
I have something fun to share today, a guest post from a fellow weaver, Mary Trimmer.
She presented an interesting idea to weave a krokbragd rug with fabric strips.
In March, I wrote about the Combo Spin I did and the project I planned to knit with the handspun yarn. Remember the four fiber braids that I started with?
Check out my newest post to see the completed project!
It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘Let’s Weave . . .’ post where I take a look at a particular weave structure. Today’s exploration is basketweave.
Cheviot sheep are an ancient breed that originated in the cold, wet, rugged Cheviot Hills on the border between Scotland and England. They were noted as early as 1372 and likely selected for monastery flocks due to their hardiness. Initially, they were called 'Long sheep' or 'White sheep' in contrast to the Scottish Blackface. Sir John Sinclair is credited with naming these hardy sheep he chose for his estate in Caithness, North Scotland.
Today’s post is about a project I’ve had on my mind for probably five or six years. The time was right to do it finally. The vest is inspired by a design by Nancy McRay and published in Handwoven magazine's September/October 2009 issue. The original project, woven on a rigid heddle loom, created five sections on two different narrow warps joined to form the vest. I made several alterations to the original design to make it my own.
A combo spin combines several different fiber braids to create enough spun yardage for a larger project, say for a sweater. The braids are divided into chunks, spun in random color order, and then those singles are plied together.
Today’s post is a follow-up to ‘Cashmere Gathering’, which I published a while back. In that article, I wrote about the history and characteristics of cashmere and about collecting cashmere from my own goats. Readers wrote asking me how I dehair and prep my harvested cashmere. So, in this post, I'll share my process.
