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Weaving an English Garden

We have recently returned from a lovely vacation in England and Scotland, visiting relatives and trying out the Scottish Highlands for the first time.  As a thank you to our various hosts, I decided to send them each a handwoven dishtowel inspired by something I saw on the trip: one of the gardens at Balliol College, Oxford University. It was [...]

By |July 7th, 2015|Categories: Weaving|2 Comments

Common Cloth for a Special Present

My brother has a major decade milestone this year and I wanted to make him something special - something that would be useful, would not go out of style, and was within my skill set. I thought and thought. A scarf? Too common and really we have been there and done that. Redo of the piano scarf? No - see previous. Kitchen [...]

By |April 27th, 2015|Categories: Weaving|1 Comment

Just a little more sampling

I can't seem to stop spinning and sampling. The spring weather has me outside, spinning on the patio. This week, I have tried spinning with beads and a balanced ply before deciding on a coiled yarn. I love the bumpy texture!! Since I couldn't stop, I finished my yak and silk and the Blue Moon Fiber Arts winter grays. The [...]

By |April 25th, 2015|Categories: Spinning|1 Comment

Spring Cleaning – Organization Tips

Something about spring makes me clean: clean out the old, finish up things in progress, plan for new projects. This year, I decided to clean my studio and it led me quite the merry chase. But I stuck it out and I am super happy with the result. Yay Spring! I started with the studio bookcase. It wasn't big enough [...]

By |March 27th, 2015|Categories: Miscellaneous|0 Comments
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