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Last summer I agreed to spin dog hair as a demonstration at the Sheep Dog Trials held on Vashon. The demonstration was great fun - children loved the spinning wheel and dog owners offered me bags of dog fur - but I walked away with a bunch of dog yarn singles with no real plan for their use. Vashon [...]
Tied onto previous dish towel warp - using knitting cotton yarn for both warp and weft in one pair and for warp only (10/2 Perle cotton for weft) in the second pair.
I think this may be my favorite time of the year - the respite between the activity leading up to Christmas and the start of a new year. I never plan anything if I can help it. Somehow, with the glow of celebration still around me and satisfaction from my completed (or not) gift creations still intact, the new year seems full [...]
Every year this time I overcommit. Every year. Without fail. This year I was convinced I would do things differently. After all, I am not working for a corporation, I am not commuting 2 1/2 hours by plane each week, my family is doing okay, and my only travel plans are post holiday to sunshine. One would think all those [...]
There is an ongoing discussion about whether or not it makes sense to tie on to an exiting warp. While I don't think it always makes sense, there are certainly times when it is the elegant solution. I had this experience recently and thought I would share. I like to tie on for two primary reasons: when I want to [...]
Woven straight twill with plain weave hems. Cotton flake used as weft - with 10/2 cotton for the hems. Towels were wet finished in hot water, with hot dryer and pressed while damp.
These mittens were designed by Heather Dessarud. I used Berroco Alpaca Fine for the red and Baruffa Bollicina for the white. Next time I would soak the mittens with a color catcher or two to avoid have the red yarn dye bleed at all. Size 0 and Size 1 double pointed needles were necessary to achieve the appropriate gauge.