Green Line Scarf or Cowl
We received a big box of Jaggerspun, Organic Green Line yarn on luscious 50 g skeins a couple weeks ago. All of us around the Lunatic world were brimming with ideas of what to do with this lovely yarn and what colors we would we weave first. The race to the loom was on! Happily, […]
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A Whole Lot of Counting Going On!
Amid all the counting and recounting going on for the current elections, our thoughts turned to all the counting that is part of getting a warp on the loom, especially a warp with a complex threading. We are in the process of weaving the Coral Challenge First place prizes. Surprise, Surprise, they will be 8-shaft […]
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Waulk On…Waulking a Blanket Part 2
We recently recounted the beginnings of the wool blanket saga, and now for part two, the finale to the ultimate 2017 Blanket Creation story. Creating the wool blanket for the waulking at Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Conference was an exercise in flexibility. When part of the goal is to use up odds and ends of JaggerSpun 3/8 […]
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Waulking a Blanket…Part 1
It seemed like a good idea at the time… Melissa Weaver Dunning will be teaching Tartan Weaving at the Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Conference at Lake Yale, Florida over St. Patrick’s weekend in March (16-19). FTWG asked if we could arrange for her to do a program of her ‘Old Songs from Ireland, Scotland and […]
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The Incredible Randall Darwall
This weekend we learned that Randall Darwall, an icon in the weaving world, has left us. We are heartbroken and yet so very thankful that we have had the privilege of knowing and spending time with Randall. In the 20+ years we have been doing yarn shows, we often had the pleasure of spending time […]
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Chameleon Scarf Blog Post
How could we weave scarves that change color from the beginning to the end, top to bottom, just like a Chameleon, on a Rigid Heddle Loom and not have to dye the warp to do it? Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized yarns to the rescue! Using a favorite tapestry technique of combining thin yarns to make thicker […]
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