Random thoughts of a fiber enthusiast – mostly fiber related, sometimes coherent.
Tuesday * February 7th 2012
May30
I’ve been busy. But there wasn’t a story to tell until everything was finished. So, this will be another long picture laden post. If you don’t care about the process/samplers, just jump on down to the end to see the finished scarf. Not the scarf, but a pleated scarf nonetheless. As I said in my [...]
May11
I finally got around to taking pictures of the samples from my 2 day collapse weave workshop with Anne Field. All I can say is WOW! I was just blown away with the technique! It’s been three weeks since the workshop and my brain is still twitching with all the new possibilities. And this is [...]
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May10
I have a love/hate relationship with facial tissues. They are handy to have around for various things…blowing your nose, wipe a teary eye, wipe a runny nose. Unfortunately, they are never around when you need them. Or they are a blobby mess at the bottom of your purse, bag or whatever. Those little plastic pouches [...]
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May09
For the warm weather that is… I finished the Ribbed Cap back in December. But the length really bugged me. It was too long to not roll up, but not quite long enough for it to look right rolled. It just wasn’t wearable by my standards. This week, I buckled and ripped it out to [...]
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May05
Browsing through Weavolution last week, I came across a Weave-Along on the Rigid Heddle list. See post #28 (sorry, can’t figure out how to link to a specific post). I was obsessed with trying this out. So, yesterday, I measured out a 70″ warp (enough for 2 small table toppers) and went to town. It [...]