Category: weaving
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moss scarf/wrap
Dudes. I love weaving. Not the least of which is because it’s freaking fast. I wove this scarf on an Ashford rigid heddle loom, 24″ width, with a 10dpi reed. I didn’t do the total width of the loom, a bit less on both ends, so it’s 18″ across and about six feet long including […]
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more ways to use up yarn
I’ve picked up my rigid heddle loom (an Ashford) again, finally! It’s been sitting around for quite awhile, but I think various woven pretties around the web finally gave me the kick I needed! And damn, is it ever fast. Last night it took about 2 hours to warp up the loom (direct warping with […]
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one shortcut gift
When I went to the Royal Winter Fair this year, one of the reasons was to see the Sheep to Shawl – each team gets a raw fleece, and they spin and weave it into a shawl in four hours. The finished shawls are judged and then auctioned off in the fleece auction. I’ve got […]