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The REAL Reason

This warp, weft, & weave combo is great. But……

…as I wove and wove and got the near end… What the heck?! OH! MY! GOD! It happened again?!?!

I measured and counted and counted and counted and counted again the number of wraps around that warping mill. The warp can’t possibly be too […]

I’m Loving It

I finished weaving MG’s wrap – black weft, hearts pattern – and started weaving TA’s – dark pink weft, zigzag pattern. What a difference! Although the colors are not at all accurate, the difference between the two is as striking in real life as it is in the photo – maybe more so.

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Two A Day

Now that Labor Day is behind us, it’s officially the fall season, at least in my world.

For decades I have consciously chosen not to do any fall ‘put the garden to bed’ work. By then I’m too busy, tired, and just plain over it. Never a really good idea, I decided that […]

Follow up

I really do like the way that JM’s warp looked and felt after wet finishing and pressing, too. The texture is still really obvious.

When I pulled this wrap out of the dryer I was surprised. I don’t usually look much at the ‘wrong’ side of the warp when I weave. For most of […]

Textures

Let me start by saying that I love my baby mamas. Working with the young women who order custom handwoven baby wraps from me is a real joy. They are overwhelmingly happy, agreeable women who communicate well and are easy to get along with. JM is no exception.

She’s getting the sister wrap to MY. […]