Diminishing Dimity
The dimity warp is diminishing as the dimity fabric grows! Several things have come to my attention as I wove today. One is . . . now I remember why my beloved mostly black wardrobe got shelved . . . every
Dimity – Dark and Diabolical or Heddle Hell
I have just finished dressing the big Harrisville with a 58" warp of 30/2 silk noil for some dimity dress fabric. I wound the warp months ago, but it languished in plastic salad containers because of a number of reasons. There
Praise the Fatman for His Grace
We are sad. Even though many good things are perking for me and the fam, we just lost a core and beloved member. Our big, senior tomcat called "Fatman" died on Tuesday morning. We buried him near our sweet bulldog Choco,
Long and Winding Warps
I just finished winding and mailing the warps for my NEWS class. I had a ball designing and winding warps for other people to weave. I think I have come to a point in my weaving life at which the
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Oh Lord! As my Granddad was famous for saying in his Southern drawl. I just spent close to 10 hours (14 if you count travel) in one of the most grueling, difficult endeavors of my life. I won't quite liken
Blanket-y Blank
Loom time has become scarcer and scarcer. The strange thing is that I am spending many hours a day on weaving-related activities rather than actual weaving. It is a hard balance to strike because the weaving-related activities are very rewarding
. . . there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. John Calvin
I seem to be in a world of color lately. Even though the natural world is still mostly browns and grays, I keep seeing beautiful color. I am winding warps for my NEWS class and it is such a treat
March Madness
I want to take the term March Madness and make it describe NOT the happy and longed for College basketball events, but the crazy whirlwind of intertwined weaving and weather madness that has been going on around here. Here are a
Hanging by a Thread
I saw this poor lost bear hanging in a tree on a walk recently - and somehow it resonated . . . I am working on a blanket/pillow set called Dots and Dashes. I used a combination of wool and an alpaca/modal
At Last – The 50th Comment
I will activate the randomizer and we will see what lucky commenter gets to choose two skeins of hand-dyed, luscious yarn from The Kangaroo Dyer. I can't wait . . . . . And the winner is . . . .
Circus Punks
My last post was entitled "Learning to Look" and I am TRYING! I have been so enamored of this project. I solved a couple of technical problems. I used a smooth strong bamboo threaded on the same shaft (different heddle) as
Learning to Look
I recently hosted a workshop at my house for a wonderful group of weavers. We all gathered to learn at the feet of weaving guru and incredibly generous teacher Ute Bargmann. She had set up a couple of darling little