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All in Weaving
I had an awesome response to the invitation for test weavers for my upcoming book ‘Krokbragd Patterns’. I am thrilled to announce. . . .
I’m updating content on some of my previous posts and thought I would share those fresh ideas with you.
February 14, Valentine’s Day, will mark the one year anniversary of the publication of my first book, Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave.
Read on for a surprise announcement!
A common occurence at this time of year is for bloggers to review or highlight posts from the past 12 months. I thought I’d do my own spin (pun intended) on this practice and write about projects that I completed, but never posted.
A common occurence at this time of year is for bloggers to review or highlight posts from the past 12 months. I thought I’d do my own spin (pun intended) on this practice and write about projects that I completed, but never posted.
At the end of Part 1 of my Epic Cloth Project , I had completed the preparation and spinning of 1,945 yards of yarn in 5 colors of alpaca fiber. Here’s Part 2, let the weaving begin.
Just a little update with snippets of news about ‘Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave’.
Last year our Guild held a challenge called The Crayon Project in which each of us blindly selected three crayons and then, over several months, we had to create a project from that color inspiration.
For 2019, one of our members collected photos of interesting birds. What did we do with those?
This project is wholly inspired by Jane Stafford and her incredible sense of color, approach to design, and ability to teach! Read about the six projects that I wove from a single warp.
It has been 4 months since the release of my book ‘Krokbragd - How to Design & Weave’. To date, over 1500 copies have been purchased. I am overwhelmed by the book’s reception around the world and the many wonderful reviews it has received in such a variety of venues. To each of you who have purchased the book and especially to those who have recommended it, I offer my sincerest gratitude.
At this point, some housekeeping is in order.
After weaving the project samples for my book, I had a bit of an 8/4 cotton warp remaining on the loom. I perused my stack of Handwoven magazines and saved project files for some inspiration and decided upon weaving a little overshot on this remnant.
Wow!!! Yippee!!!!! Happy Dance!!!!!! Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave is in print!
Writing and self-publishing a book has been a tremendous journey.
If you thought that I dropped off the face of the earth and took the Krokbragd book with me, be assured that I am still here and fervently working on publishing.
Although the postings here have been a bit quiet, I’m busy behind the scenes working on ‘Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave’. Many of you have inquired about the progress of the book, so I thought I’d give an update and share some sneak peeks.
In June's post 'ABC-Alpaca, Blending, & Color', I prepped and spun a fun, textured, alpaca/merino blend yarn. At the time, I couldn't show you the finished project because it was for a Guild challenge that wasn't yet completed. Well, the Guild members have now met and revealed their projects, so I can share what I created.
