November 2022
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Tammy D – Hand-dyed cotton/rayon wall hanging woven in 8-shaft waffle weave with 8 different colors. Sett was 12 epi and finished size is 18″ x 28″.
Tammy D – Hand-dyed cotton/rayon woven in 8-shaft waffle weave with 8 different colors. Sett was 12 epi and finished size is 18″ x 28″.
Closeup of waffle weave design in Tammy D’s wall hanging in multiple colors, with fringe.
Tammy D – Close-up of hand-dyed cotton/rayon hanging woven in 8-shaft waffle weave with 8 different colors. Sett was 12 epi and finished size is 18′ x 28″.
Phyllis S – Sampler from recent Robyn Spady Lace Weave workshop.
Phyllis S – Sampler from recent Robyn Spady Lace Weave workshop.
Phyllis S – Sample from recent Robin Spady Lace Weave workshop.
Phyllis S – Crimp cloth samples from Dianne Totten workshop.
Phyllis S – Crimp cloth samples from Dianne Totten workshop.
Lori B – Crimp cloth samples woven in Dianne Totten workshop.
Lori B – Crimp cloth samples woven in Dianne Totten workshop.
Diane W – Samples woven in Dianne Totten workshop. Warp is rayon & cotton; structure is 8-shaft point twill woven with different treadlings.
Diane W – Samples woven in Dianne Totten workshop. Warp is rayon & cotton; structure is 8-shaft point twill woven with different treadlings.
David W – Shadow weave towels.
David W – Shadow weave towels.
Betty K – Scarf woven in 3/1 and 1/3 twill blocks.
Betty K – Scarf woven in 3/1 and 1/3 twill blocks.
Betty K – Collar made from dyed sheep fleece locks and felted wool.
Betty K – Collar made from dyed sheep fleece locks and felted wool.
October 2022
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Lori B – Doubleweave sampler from Jennifer Moore’s Double Rainbow Workshop at Convergence 2022.
Virginia R – Plain-weave yardage woven in raw silk and indigo-dyed.
Virginia R – Close-up of indigo-dyed silk cloth.
Tammy D – 14-yard, 27″-wide fabric woven in 2/2 point twill with 5/2 mercerized cotton warp sett at 20 epi and 5/2 mercerized cotton weft. The project had been started by a student on a loom purchased from Tammy’s shop. The woman later returned the loom with the project unwoven and Tammy completed the fabric.
Tammy D – Close-up of point twill fabric.
Tamme D – Close-up of point twill fabric.
Pia T – Huck lace curtain panel.
Pia T – Close-up of luck lace curtain panel.
Pia T – Two inkle-woven bands.
Nancy W – Four non-parallel interleaved scarves woven on 32 shade with a two-color warp and a two-color weft. Warp and threading was the same for all scarves; weft, tie-up, and treadlings differed for each scarf.
Nancy W – Close-up of one of her non-parallel interleaved scarves.
Nancy W – Close-up of one of her non-parallel interleaved scarves.
Nancy W – Close-up of one of her non-parallel interleaved scarves.
Nancy W – Close-up of one of her non-parallel interleaved scarves.
Nancy W – Tencel Ikat scarf dyed and woven following Mary Zicafoose workshop.
Nancy W – Close-up of plan weave Ikat scarf woven with 8/2 Tencel warp and 20/2 Tencel weft, resist-dyed in indigo.
Marguerite R – Various pieces of cloth woven on a rigid heddle loom during a class at the Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin.
Marguerite R – Rag bag woven on a rigid heddle loom during class at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin.
Marguerite R – Cloth woven on a rigid heddle looming rags and cotton warp during a class at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin. Cloth is destined to be made into bags.
Ted & Andrea A – Rag bags woven on rigid heddle looms during class at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin.
Ted A – Phone bags woven with rags and cotton warp on a rigid heddle loom during workshop at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin.
Linda A – Carrier for Structo loom and “Birches” tapestry.
Linda A – Birch Tree tapestry, woven with handspun, hand-dyed, and commercial novelty yarns made of wool and silk. The frame was contracted from a real birch branch.
Linda A – Close-up of front side of Structo loom carrier/cover. The cloth was pieced from handwoven fabric scraps.
Linda A – Back side of Structo loom carrier/cover, with words “Weave Peace” woven using pick up against a plain weave background cloth.
Linda A – Multicolored crimp cloth scarf woven after a Dianne Totten workshop many years ago. Warp is silk and weft is manmade fiber. The design is from a Daryl Lancaster draft called “Chaos” and the scarf won an award at the Midwest Weavers Conference in 2019.
Ellen GB – Two scarves, one crinkle-woven in shades of green and blue and the other woven in bright shades of yellow, red, and lavender.
Ellen GB – Close-up Ellen’s scarf woven in shades of green with Tencel warp and silk/stainless weft.
Ellen GB – close-up of scarf woven in bright shades with cotton warp and silk/colcolastic weft.
Andrea A – Rag rug.
Andrea A – Close-up of Andrea’s rag rug.
September 2022
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Closeup of Tammy D’s rug made with handspun yarn containing many years’ worth of weaving thrums. The warp is mercerized cotton and the structure is herringbone.
Tammy D’s rug made with handspun yarn containing many years’ worth of weaving thrums (some of which are shown). The warp is mercerized cotton and the structure is herringbone.
Tammy D holding her rug made with handspun yarn containing many years’ worth of weaving thrums. The warp is mercerized cotton and the structure is herringbone.
Closeup of Suzanne W’s indigo-dyed shifted warp ikat scarf made after the guild’s workshop with Mary Zicafoose in Spring 2022. Warp is 8/2 Tencel and weft is a fine (thread-like) linen singles yarn from Lunatic Fringe yarns. Weave structure is plain weave.
Suzanne W holding her indigo-dyed shifted warp ikat scarf made after the guild’s workshop with Mary Zicafoose in Spring 2022. Warp is 8/2 Tencel and weft is a fine (thread-like) linen singles yarn from Lunatic Fringe yarns. Weave structure is plain weave.
Closeup of Kate W’s hand towels, woven in 8/2 cotton using plain weave and basket weave.
Kate W holding her hand towels, woven in 8/2 cotton using plain weave and basket weave.
Jodi W’s log cabin table runner and double-woven phone purse.
Jodi W holding her log cabin table runner and double-woven phone purse.
Bev A’s framed wedding wallpiece consisting of three name drafts based on the letters of the bride and groom’s names. They are used forward, backward, etc., to create pleasing patterns.
Closeup of Andrea A’s newest rag rug, woven for her son-in-law using fabric from his mother’s clothes.
Andrea A holding her newest rag rug, woven for her son-in-law using fabric from his mother’s clothes.
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