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Another New One

After loving the Carnations handwoven scarves, I decided to use another new-to-me colorway – Chestnut Rose.

The bamboo-cotton variegation was very earthy, and while that tends not to be my favorite to wear, I know lots of people like those colors. I measured the warp for four scarves, dressed the loom, threaded for big […]

Twofer

Since I haven’t posted in a week, today will be a twofer. And you may get more tomorrow, too.

When I received my latest batch of hand painted bamboo-cotton yarn, I got to see some of Tammy’s new colorways that I’d ordered. Some I thought were stunning, some verged on being too bright for my […]

Weaving with Sapphires

The title of this post implies that I somehow used semi-precious gemstones in my handwoven scarves. That is misleading. Instead, I wove with a bamboo-cotton blend in a hand painted colorway Tammy calls Sapphires.

I don’t think I’ve used this colorway in the past, but I’m sure I’ll be going back to it in […]

Towel Exchange Follow Up

I just realized that although I showed you the towels I made for the exchange, I never showed you the terrific towels I got back. I’m always impressed with the work of other weavers. I’d like to honor them by giving their names, but I’ve decided that I can only responsibly do so when the […]

Weaving with the stash

I’ve made some ‘ahem’ interesting yarn purchases. Sometimes in person, sometimes over the internet. They may sit in my stash for a long time before I figure out what to do with them, or even decide that it’s time to weave a sample and see if I like it. That’s what these scarves were all […]