I took a break from weaving my Directions banners to weave a scarf for my mom’s birthday. When she was here last she chose a yarn that she wanted for the weft of the scarf – it was a beautiful Umaj sock yarn (merino wool and bamboo) from Gaia’s Colours. For the weft, I chose […]
During my last weaving retreat, one of the weavers asked about weaving with wool, using wool for a warp and weft, felting, etc. So, I put on a wool warp in browns for some samples. Well, the samples turned into some harvest runners – which were perfect for hostess gifts at Thanksgiving. Happy Weaving, Terri […]
I finished my first Cherry Blossom weaving a while ago, but was waiting for the stars to align a beautiful Salt Spring Island sunset to take some photos. Finally, we had the day the time to go and enjoy the sunset. It helped that the next day I had to take it in to be […]
Tom and Tanya came for a visit in February – to get to the coast… to experience a bit of springtime – they thought. (Spring has been a bit late this year – oooh that must be ccccold!) And to spend time at Honeysuckle Cottage…. While they were here Tanya was introduced to Saori weaving […]
I have been invited to create a banner for an exhibit in New York City! The idea is to have banners hung from the ceiling like a waterfall. Each banner will be a minimum of 6 metres long. The exhibit will be in a gallery and there will be dance performances held under the ‘waterfall’ […]
A local store has challenged Salt Spring Artists to create ‘Green’ Christmas stockings to be auctioned off to support the Salt Spring Conservancy. So, I took some denim jeans (that were no longer suitable for wearing – not even for the thrift store) and cut them into strips to weave with. I also put in […]
The Salt Spring Fibre Festival has a Postcard Challenge “This year the Festival is planning a display of post-card-size ‘samplers’ – created in any natural fibre, using any technique (woven, knit, crocheted, felted, quilted…), in any style, and illustrating any story a creative fibre worker could want to tell. This is a great opportunity to […]
The ends of the threads of the warp need to be finished in some way to secure the weaving. The easiest way is to tie knots in groups of threads, but you can also braid them, twist them, etc. These ends can then be used to tie together if you are making friendship bracelets, they […]
The next step is to weave. I used a blunt end tapestry needle bought at a yarn store – 4 to a package. Cut a length of any yarn that you want to use, thread the needle and start weaving… Over and under each thread on the loom… On the next row, over the ones […]
The foamcore looms are easy to make and inexpensive. I bought a piece of foamcore board for about $3 and it made over 10 little looms. It is great for projects for groups, for children, for demonstrations, and so on…. Front… Back… The loom can be cut to any size depending on what you want […]
