General Topics · Plants in my Garden · Weaving

Into the blue

Here’s a picture of the current weaving. I simply love this variegated yarn. The warp is Lake Combo in an 8/2 cotton and the weft is Mixed Berry in the same weight cotton. The combination is coming through well and I like the way it’s weaving up. I decided against doing some pick up pattern,… Continue reading Into the blue

General Topics · Weaving

The Reel World

This past week, work has simply gotten in the way of crafting. I had to take a trip out for work. Once in the previous week in the car, but this past week I took the train. I’ve not done that for about 15 months. All was fine, not very busy and all masked up… Continue reading The Reel World

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Diamond Scarf

Here we are. All done and off the loom. It’s even been washed and fringed. I am captivated by the bronze of the Madder Brown You can see the three colours better on this than the others. I’m really pleased with how it turned out. I had two little skips. One right at the end.… Continue reading Diamond Scarf

General Topics · Weaving · Yarn Stash

New on the loom

It’s hard to believe that it’s been six days since my last post. This weekend was a busy one. The other half and I went looking for a new car. We put together the new dining table (which ways a tonne). Oh, and I warped the loom again. I’ve gone with the brown colour yarn,… Continue reading New on the loom

General Topics · Holidays · walking · Weaving

Beach combing

Yesterday at the beach walk, I managed to find some ideal sticks for hanging weaving. They are ideal circumference and length for attaching my next tapestry weaving. Today we take a route to Witches Cauldron, a collapsed cave. It’s a good 10 miles there and back. The picture below is the view from the house… Continue reading Beach combing