Spring clean up
March 18, 2015
the tea towels are finished
using a boucle for the heavy weft and a different colour fine weft is a good change
what’s next?
bath towels for me, using the handspun cotton/linen for weft
same weave structure
when I peg in a 10 shaft pattern on the dobby loom it is nice to use it more than once
the fleece takes time to prepare but spins up quickly
I’m forcing myself to finish or it will end up on the bottom of a pile again
and I’m in a hurry to spin this lovely Romney next
from Knotty by Nature, dyed black/purple by Ryan
very difficult to photograph
today is garden pick-up, thank goodness
I can stop cutting down the garden
and start Spring house cleaning – I know my priorities!
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Thanks for shwing your creativity to us by your writing. its amazing article about towels. All the best for it and please keep it up. writing and shearing.
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I keep coming back to look at your towels – what a beautiful design – refreshing colors and this graphical pattern together with boucle structure – perfect.
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Alfia – thank you. All the colour changes and the thick and thin threading takes extra time but I really like this pattern.
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Where do you get all your energy?! I get tired reading your posts . . .
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Kerry – it makes me tired sometimes, too!
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The tea towels look amazing. How wonderful to be able to make your own towels. Your energy continues to astound.
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Judi – handwoven towels are wonderful, I sell most of what I weave.
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The tea towels are lovely! So spring-y. Is there any chance of adding a couple to my collection?
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Suzanna – I’ll take a close-up picture tomorrow and send you an email. They were made for a studio tour next month so you can have first choice.
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I’d love that!
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Love the colours. Such luxury! handwoven teatowels!
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thanks Myra – they seem very ordinary to me after weaving/using them for years
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Good luck with the bath towels!
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Kjerstin – I’m winding the warp, it takes awhile with all the colour changes.
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