Monday, May 23, 2016. Tubular Edges Backstrap Workshop with Laverne Waddington. We just finished a marvelous workshop with Laverne Waddington. Margaret, Judy and Kathleen. Meg, Rocio and Lori. Nawi Awapa woven as separate tubular bands.

Projects in Hand-Spinning, Knitting and Weaving. because knitting is in my genes, spinning my own yarn is heaven on earth, I have more fiber related pursuits than good sense, and no excuse to be bored, ever. Monday, March 5, 2018. Some of those limbs are bigger than they seem in the photo.

Build a Weavette Style Mini Loom. This means that flip flops and sandals must give way to something a bit more substantial. I bought some really cute ankle boots for fall and winter. The tops of the ankle boots were rubbing. Without the protection of socks, my ankles were very uncomfortable by the end of the day. I set about to knitting a pair of stirruped ankle cuffs.

I have been weaving for 31 years and in 1992 I completed an in-depth study for Ontario Handweavers and Spinners to become a Master Weaver. In 2013 I published a book.

Reflections From a Flaxen Past. Sunday, January 21, 2018. The design and weaving of the upholstery only took three years and the structural restoration took the talent of a local woodworker, but 17 yards of gimp came off the loom on the 21.

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Thursday, October 31, 2013. Revisit Woven Shibori and Card Weaving. I know you are all waiting with baited breath to see if this worked or not, right? The original post where I wove the bands is here. I was fairly optimistic about something interesting happening on dye day, but unlike the iridescent experiment, I was disappointed. Here are the samples before everything was gathered. Here are the samples all knotted for the dye pot. I tried different techniques for incorporating the ties into the weave.