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Handwoven Silk Shawls

The cayenne baby wrap finished the warp on the loom, leaving the Macomber empty. As planned, I focused on weaving pieces for my upcoming jurying. I’m getting anxious because time is ticking away and I don’t have the pieces I think will serve me well.

So I spent some time creating a draft for an […]

Baby Wrap #4

I’ve gotten enough feedback from my first 2 testing mamas for sample wrap #2 that I was comfortable weaving the second wrap on that warp.

Here’s what the draft looked like in my computer software.

Although the color is way off, to me, the snowflake image is very clear, although some friends are sure […]

Christmas Towels #2

It’s December 26 so now I can show you my second batch of Christmas towels. I still have to give two of them tomorrow morning, and mail one to a friend who won’t be home for weeks, but neither of those people will be reading my blog, so it’s safe to proceed.

After I made […]

Christmas Towels #1

I got my first batch of towels for Christmas hemmed and pressed at about 8PM Saturday night, just about 12 hours before I needed to put them in gift bags and then into my car for a family holiday celebration. Not that I was cutting it close or anything. 🙂

Sunday morning I photographed everything, […]

Sample Wrap #2

I finished sample wrap #2 and got it off in the mail. The first tester mom should have received it today. I’m anxious to know if this one is thin enough or if I need to reduce the ends and picks per inch further. I have enough warp on the loom waiting to weave […]