Reinventing

In just two short weeks I’ll be closing the doors on my brick and mortar shop for the last time!

It’s difficult! But it’s also exciting! It’s true — when one door closes another opens. The closing of the shop will allow me to dedicate my time to spinning and weaving — my true passions! The past ten years have been a joyride — I wouldn’t change one single day!

I’ve had the absolute best fiber artisans creating with me and the best customers! I will certainly miss my Saturday conversations with the best fiber people I’ve ever met — thanks for the tips, the teaching, the learning, and your friendship!

Meanwhile, I’ll be seeing you — at the loom! ♥️

My First Journey with Houndstooth!

So … these towels are done AND already in their new forever kitchen!  The journey was amazing — so much so that I almost hated to see them go.  

Woven with a 10 dent heddle and 3 stick shuttles.  Set: 20 epi. So, a total of 500 warp ends, with 2 ends per slot and 2 ends per hole. Yarn:  8/2 unmercerized 100% cotton. 

The color combinations are endless and I intend to explore as many as possible!

Happy Weaving!

Progress on these Towels

So this is becoming a diary — or project record — of these towels. I’ve never been good at keeping track of my projects; hoping this will give me a better record and I won’t get stuck when I’m asked to make another set!      Please feel free to comment with hints, tips, or weaving hacks!  😁

Watch me as I weave!

So sometimes life gets in the way!  Have you noticed that?  Great intentions don’t always happen 
And so it is with my weaving!  These towels should have been done quite some times ago, but each step in the process seems to drag on forever. I just want to weave!  I just want to surround myself with beautiful yarns and watch them create color and texture. I want to watch them create smiles on the faces of recipients!    

Therapy

Some much needed yarn therapy!  Getting ready to warp my Pendleton floor loom. Does anyone else find this therapeutic?

The start of something new!

Starting a new set of kitchen towels on the rigid heddle loom. First time trying the houndstooth pattern. Anyone one else love this pattern? 

Fans come in all sizes and shapes!

Our newest — and by far — the youngest fan.  

THE HISTORY OF A LINEN TABLECLOTH – DATED 1789 (F 3)

Tip of the Week: Splitting Threads

Cottage Chick Knits

This week’s post is anything but philosophical, but before I get into it, I would like to give credit where credit is due. The clever Meredith, of These Hands of Mine, first introduced me to the technique I’m about to show you.

Of course, we all hate it when we accidentally split our yarn while knitting, and this should be avoided as much as possible. There is one specific situation, however, in which splitting yarn is actually useful and desirable, and that involves weaving in ends.

I must admit, I was a bit smug in the end-weaving department (I usually use a duplicate stitch to weave), until I realized that none of my creations to date had been made for children or heavy laundering. Clearly, something sturdy is needed to withstand the rigors of life with certain recipients, but what might that something be? Enter the split thread.

The split…

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Happy Scarf Part 2

MarissaFH Makes ...

As I looked at the Happy Scarf, I was thinking that I should make another one, but this time wider and longer.  And since there was no pressure to finish the scarf within the allotted class time, I could take my time to practise weaving.

So I took out all the colours, and added in the others that I didn’t use before, and started to warp the loom.  I didn’t really have a pattern in mind, just to warp randomly with a vague idea on the colour repetitions and checkered boxes.  Soon after I started, I realized that if I wanted to use all colours, I would need to use only a few repetitions of the same colour, or I would run out of space.  Satisfied with my final warp, I continued on and tied the ends to the apron rods.  I used the same yarn and colours for…

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