Weaving

[gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="title"] Yesterday we had a dye day at Hill with Gail Callahan. We did the first color on our woven shibori (the light color) and will dye the second color (after the threads are pulled) next week. The

[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] I finished weaving at about 11:00 pm last night and had to see if the “auction” wool would full - so I washed it and hung it up for this morning. I think it worked. The 2/18 wool

[gallery link="file"] As my “buttonhole recovery project” I wanted to use the yarn I dyed at Gail Callahan’s dyeing workshop. I spent many hours trying threadings and color combinations for a shawl in deflected double weave using the hand-dyed as the

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] I did it - I made the buttonholes - they are not bound, but machine stitched. They are okay, but I am determined to do bound buttonholes for the real coat. I am going to do another sample

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] In my last entry I mentioned that I planned to use my fear of sampling to drive me to tackle my buttonhole fear. Well, the buttons are nicely pinned in place . . . But, I did use

[gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="title"] I did it! I actually sampled. I think the fear of the prototype buttonholes drove me to overcome my sampling aversion. (note to self - optimize fear in future). The above photos are of the sample I

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] Today I helped organize the donations for our Guild Auction. We had pounds of yarn to categorize and bag into auction-able units. Some of the donations were really covet-worthy and some were not-so-much. We had beautiful weather until

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] I am in the lining stage of the coat prototype project and this is what I have learned: 1. I failed to match stripes - I better research how to match plaids before the real project. 2. The

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2"] The yarn on the dress form is what I really want to experiment with for the next collapse project. I am trying to discipline myself and embrace my “scary coat” project (see inset) instead. The first step

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] Here is what I have learned so far: setting Zephyr at 28 epi and using a 20/2 silk weft results in a soft, supple fabric - a ppi of 36 gives very firmly collapsed pleats and a ppi

[gallery link="file"] I am going to write a quick catch-up bulletin to try to make up for my hideously unreliable blogging this last month. I am going to revisit the fulled 2/2 twill blanket with selvedge re-mediation soon. Guru Laurie Autio

[gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="title"] I have been away from the studio and consequently away from my “fiber diary” for some college visits, family time and necessary, but painful non-fiber work. However, I have been percolating some ideas and here are some