Although I do all my weaving at home on a floor loom (usually my delightful, handmade, 4-harness counterbalance), I really like to bring my LeClerc rigid heddle loom to shows to demonstrate the weaving process. Lots of people like to watch me weave, and when I’m doing a plain weave, I can get kids involved […]
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I’m keeping my promise to batch up the recent scarves I’ve woven instead of doing a separate post for each. This color of 100% bamboo yarn is called Cloud. Â And these scarves are as soft as clouds. Â The silkiness and drape of bamboo, combined with the fact that it’s eco-friendly, make handwoven […] This is another set of three bamboo scarves I’ve recently woven. I just love working with Bambu 7 – it’s so smooth and silky, so easy to wind on the back beam, and finishes so nicely. On the downside, the 100% bamboo yarn does split easily, so I have to pay attention when I’m […] In addition to those gorgeous handwoven cashmere and silk scarves, I also wove this set of three striped scarves. Woven from 100% bamboo yarn, these scarves share the same warp – randomly spaced stripes of ivory, honey, gold, and navy blue. Two of the scarves, at left and on top, have a solid acorn […] A few years ago when I first saw a scarf handwoven in a log cabin pattern, it blew me away. It was completely beyond me how this pattern could possibly be done. I spoke with the weaver, who insisted it was really easy. Huh. I could see that it was a tabby weave, but how […] |
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