These are handwoven placemats I made on my Macomber. I made these out of an unbleached 10/2 pearl cotton, which gives them a nice, fine look and feel, as well as the slight sheen of the mercerized cotton. I modified a pattern I had for linen placemats, since the pattern called for yarn that [...]
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I just took these three scarves off my lovely, little counterbalance loom. The fiber is a wool-silk blend that was hand painted by the talented Tammy of Yarntopia Treasures. This is a colorway she calls Snow White. I really like the fact that this fiber has a handspun look and feel to it [...] On Saturday, before the bee man came, I headed to East Aurora to the Knox Farm Fiber Festival. I’d never been to the Knox Farm State Park before, and was looking forward to the visit. It wasn’t hard to figure out that I was almost there when I saw what seemed like miles of stone wall. [...] I haven’t been able to post much lately because I’ve been really busy. That’s actually the good news. The Elmwood Avenue Art Festival was wonderful for me, despite a downpour Saturday morning, high winds that afternoon, and periodic rain on Sunday. I sold several of my handwoven scarves, a baby blanket, and a [...] I love my little, vintage, handmade, counterbalance loom. It’s quiet, it’s easy to operate, and it pleases me greatly. It does have its limitations, however. One being that it has a maximum weaving width of 26″, resulting in a finished maximum width of about 23″. That’s why I figured how to do [...] |
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