FO · General Topics · handmade · Weaving

And done!

After breakfast this morning (strawberries, blueberries and a bit of honey, plus a hot cross bun and tea) I started in the fringe. Thankfully, I can whizz through them with my Ashford Fringe Twister which does two at a time. Then, off it went for a soak and wash. I do replicate a washing machine… Continue reading And done!

General Topics · Weaving

Off the loom…

Just a quick post... All I have to do now is twist those fringes. Tomorrow morning, I think.

General Topics · Weaving

More fun with twill

Well, after my Twill adventures which used four shafts on my rigid heddle loom, I was all fired up and ready to challenge myself again. This time, played around with iWeaveIt to design and the threading and and treadling. I’m sure if I searched Handweaving.net I might find the draft I have designed, but you… Continue reading More fun with twill

cooking · General Topics · Weaving · work in progress

Twill be done

Back to the loom this week, whilst I have a break from crochet and tapestry loom. I wanted to get some of the mercerised 3/2 cotton started, else I know it will sit in stash. I had a look back a some patterns I had done, and the first one I looked at, I thought… Continue reading Twill be done

Crochet · FO · General Topics · walking

Lilac shawl and other things

The shawl is now complete and all blocked. It’s turned out a good size at 78 inches along the long side. The pattern is from Gosyo a Japanese website. They have quite a lot of knit and crochet patterns on there. Stacey got to wear a T-shirt because it showed up the pattern better. The… Continue reading Lilac shawl and other things