Weaving Projects

Wandering Vine Linen Runner
Date completed:     August 1, 2006     Pattern:    Wandering Vine (Cat  Track, Snail Trail) -  Davison Warp:      Euroflax 14/2, Willow    Tabby Weft:     Euroflax 14/2 (French?) Blue    Pattern Weft:  Euroflax Sport Weight Sett:    20 epi  Finished length:   28"     Finished width:    13"     Length on warping board: 2 yds, Length fresh off loom: about 36" Width in reed: 14.5"  Notes: Pattern is woven as written in Davison, not as photographed. The difference is in whether or not one of the lines crosses from one side to the other in the neck of the hourglass. Washed on delicate.

Four Critter Shawl
Date completed:     July, 2006     Pattern:    Tabby  Warp:   Mostly handspun maroon merino              20% of heddles had commercial mohair                    paired with a multicolored rayon boucle Weft:   half "Italian Angora" from Newton's knits             half handspun black llama from WA state   Sett:    10 epi  Finished length:    78"    Finished width:     23.5"    Length on warping board: 3.25 yds Width in reed: about 25" Technique and finishing: Beaten loosely, balanced with warp. Fulled in washer on "Extra Delicate" for about 10 minutes. Deliciously soft. The "four critters" are sheep (merino), goat (mohair), rabbit (angora) and llama.	Click on this picture for a larger image of the whole shawl

On-The-Fold Handspun Blanket
Date completed:     2000?     Pattern:   Tabby, woven on the fold   Warp:    Handspun wool - 2-ply   Weft:     Handspun wool - 2-ply    Sett:   ?? about 8 epi for each layer   Finished length:        Finished width:            Notes: I did this just to see if I could. It turned out so soft that I have another one planned. It needs more fulling than the 10 minutes I gave it in the washer on Delicate.	This blanket is twice as wide as my loom can weave because it was woven with a fold at one side and two open edges at the other. The closeup is more the true color.

Natural Dye Silk Scarf #2
Date completed:          Pattern:   tabby   Warp:          Weft:         Sett:       Finished length:    about 60" plus fringe    Finished width:    about 6"        Notes: I like the results of the first silk scarf so much that I wove one for my Mother-In-Law. For her coloring (white hair and blue eyes) I chose different colors - mostly logwood and cochineal for a purple range with a touch of fustic for accent.

Natural Dye Silk Scarf #1
Date completed:          Pattern:    Pointed Twill, changing direction with each warp chain.  Warp:          Weft:         Sett:       Finished length:    60" plus fringe    Finished width:      5"      Notes: I painted the warp at a Michelle Wipplinger workshop. Each chain was dyed separately so the colors change differently along each individual chain.

Sun, Moon and Stars Blanket
Date completed:     1986??     Pattern:   Sun, Moon and Stars    Davison   Warp:   Lilly 5/2, same for tabby weft   Weft:    Handspun single ply wool    Sett:    12??  Finished length:        Finished width:            Notes: I bought this fleece on my first trip to Lopez Island in 1981. It was huge, beautiful and, for a student budget, cheap. Bart, Mark and I drove it home in Big Chunky, their 1965 GMC suburban. A dirty fleece, no air conditioning, driving down the central valley in July - it was, um, aromatic. Bart and Mark bore it with good humor. Moths ate part of the project in the years it took me to wash, spin and weave all the wool. What is left is a wonderful couch blanket with many fond memories woven into it.		The spinning was all done on my tiny antique wheel. I never did manage to spin anything finer than chunky weight on it, so this blanket is single ply.

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