Show and Tell Photos

June 2020

As the COVID-19 shelter-in-place continued this month, members sent in photos with descriptions.

Diane W – She dyed this scarf warp at last summer’s dye day. It’s rayon in an 8 harness undulating twill with a raw silk weft.

Stojana K – Tied overshot sampler. It may be wall hanging. It’s an experiment so who knows?

Stojana K – Her weaving buddy inspects her work; no skipped threads!

Tammy D – 5/2 merc cotton $28lb ($1.75 ounce) great for “Quarantine Twill Towels.”

Tammy D – Finished Objects (FO): it’s only appropriate that she finish knitting socks the day after recent toe surgery.

Tammy D – Log Cabin placemats by Weaver Norma at TLD Design Center. While wearing masks and sanitizing touch surfaces Weaver, Norma, returned after 11 weeks away from her project at TLD. She was literally a 1.5” hem allowance away from completion on March 16th!

Tammy D – TLD Design Center locations have reopened.

May 2020

As the COVID-19 shelter-in-place continued this month, members sent in photos with descriptions.

Diane W – Back side of the 2019 Lowell, Massachusetts quarter.

Diane W – Front side of the 2019 Lowell, Massachusetts quarter.

Diane W – She received this Lowell, Massachusetts quarter from her sister-in-law in Arizona. She hadn’t seen one of these 2019 quarters previously.

Jennifer J – Strands of Spadefoot toad eggs remind her of a black and white variegated yarn against a green warp. Maybe that’s next on the loom, after she spends way too much time watching these tadpoles develop! Should you desire to be the recipient of some teeny tiny toads in June for your yard, let Jennifer know!

Maxine M – She had two small balls of colorful cotton yarn that were tired of social distancing. They are now together as a scarf with nowhere safe to go!!

Phyllis S – Finished Bateman in the Park scarves.They will be cowls when sewn. This pattern is from Handwoven March/April 2019. Slow weaving on a table loom but got it done. Pattern is very forgiving on mistakes-thank goodness.

Tammy D – “What’s on her loom?”

Tammy D – “What’s on her warping board?” Answer: Chroma quarantine twill towel kits for four weavers.

Tammy D – “What’s been occupying the bulk of her quarantine time?” Answer: Mask-making! She’s been making tons and tons and selling tons of masks. Contact Tammy for more information.

Tammy D – Fish face mask! This was a one-of-a-kind posted and sold on Facebook within 10 minutes.

Virginia H – She has been making little “Pillows” from her sampling and she finds them handy to prop a book on or in a certain spot of the back. The one she completed in the past two weeks embodies very different memories and a different shape. She continued to make a pillow and called it “Twisted World.”

Virginia H – The runner is wool for the weft along with some silk as in the warp.

Virginia H – She was not weaving anything particular; she was simply weaving to proceed further. She chose the Handweavers Pattern Directory pages 165-167 and wove everything she could in blue colors. The warp is a silk and the weft is various blue wools. After a week or so she could weave with a focus and purpose so chose the pattern in the front apron bar and wove a runner.

Bev A – She made 16 new pieces of Jewelry during the month of April. Here is an original necklace made from silver-coated copper and art glass pieces. The weave on the necklace is called “butterfly weave.”

Ellen GB – When you can’t be at the loom and have lots of scraps! Various sizes of covered buttons.

Ellen GB – Snappy bags made from loom scraps.

Jennifer J – Pattern, ‘Elegance’, derived from Handwoven’s Design collection #5 (modified), p. 18. A seven-yard warp should yield six+ towels.

Linda A – Braids from online weave-alongs. The light blue band on the left used 10/2 cotton with 8/2 for weft. The last 12″is made by entering from the right which wrapped the band into a round braid. The middle band used 10/2 cotton and started with 8/2 weft but changed to a heavier rug wool. The green band used 10/2 cotton for warp and 8/4 matching green rug yarn for weft.

Linda A – Threading diagram for olive, yellow, green, blue and red band.

Linda A – In-progress ankle band. Red Black and White is what she had on hand, 10/2 for warp and weft.

Linda A – Inkle band in olive, yellow, green, blue and red 10/2 cotton warp and weft.

Stojana K – Doubleweave bread bag in 8/2 cottolin. Pattern is from the Handwoven April 30 newsletter.

Tammy D – Handpainted Tencel scarf warp.

Tammy D – Warp and colors for “Quarantine Blues” towels. Lits available from TLD Designs.

Tammy D – Tencel warp for hand painting on warping board.

Tammy D – Promotion for what was supposed to be her first outdoor art fair of the season — “What’s Blooming” on Harrison Street in Oak Park, IL, sadly canceled.

Jennifer C – Deflected Double Weave wool blanket being woven with 8 shafts on a weaving on my Glimakra loom.

Linda A – Playing with wood for the band weaving workshop on groups.io, she decided to make some inkle shuttles. They are about 6” long.

Linda A – “wrong” side of the leaf pattern project.

Linda A – Her big project of this Covid story is warping and weaving on her Glimakra loom with the 20-shaft patterning device. For years she had toyed with the idea of using the patterning device like you would a table loom, pulling the cables of the appropriate shaft. She finally decided to try it. Last Nov I had a weaving retreat where I got to try a 16 shaft table loom. She came up with a leaf pattern and spent three days weaving without accomplishing much. Not having a good shed or decent beater bar was a huge hindrance. After 4-5 days of warping the loom and a day and a half fixing the warping pattern, she was ready to weave. She’s really happy with the results. Unfortunately, she’s weaving right side down and doesn’t get to see the pattern emerging like she’d like. On the next project, she plans to reverse the order of patterning (lowering the shaft instead raising it) so she can enjoy the pattern as she weaves. This view is the right side.

Noel C – Overshot fabric intended for pillow covers, woven with 18/2 wool warp at 20 epi and DK wool pattern weft.

Stojana K – Still working on her doubleweave project and matching card woven band. She is planning new projects as she awaits delivery of a new Louet Spring loom in the next few weeks. Noel’s kitty likes her weaving books (maybe she is trying to say that’s the pattern she wants for her blanket)!

Tammy D’s first art show of the summer season was supposed May 16th in Oak Park; instead, she’s holding her own “What’s Blooming” event on Facebook Live. It may now be viewed on the TLD Designs YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/6TsaVqvuZlM.

Tammy D – “Quarantine Blues” twill towel kits available from TLD Designs.

Tammy D – Close-up photo of the tapestry commission project taken after weaving on the far-away photo for two hours.

Tammy D – She has caught up on all her mask orders and has foot surgery scheduled for late May. She needs to get this tapestry commission off the loom before then!

Tammy D – What she’s doing with thrums – yarn-bombing objects! This is the first portion of a “Totem” Project.

Stojana K – Finished summer & winter towels. Warp is 10/2 cotton, weft pattern is 5/2 cotton, tabby is 10/2 cotton. Will be a special gift.

Billie M – Sample from Denise Kovnat’s Deflected Doubleweave workshop woven in fine wool and Perle cotton.

Billie M – It’s not a sweater, it’s not a poncho, it’s a SWANCHO!

Billie M – Deflected doubleweave scarf woven with laceweight silk and lace weight alpaca, dyed at the guild dye party.

Ellen GB – Cowl from a Zoom workshop with Duneland Weavers in the beginning of May on Echo and Jin. Warp is 10/2 bamboo in two colors. Weft in each one is a different color of 20/2 silk.

Ellen GB – Scarf from a Zoom workshop with Duneland Weavers in the beginning of May on Echo and Jin. Warp is 10/2 bamboo in two colors. Weft in each one is a different color of 20/2 silk.

Gay A – Towels from her stash. Every time she looks at her supply of 8/2 cotton, she wonders, “Why ever did I buy a cone of navy and a cone of burgundy?” Neither is a color that she gravitates to. But there they were, so she decided this was a perfect time to use them. She chose a a pattern that combines basket weave with twill and teamed the navy and burgundy with a khaki ground and weft. She likes the pattern more than she likes the colors, so currently she is tying a new warp on to the old warp, which (perhaps) saves a little bit of time.

Phyllis S – Samples off the loom from Deflected Doubleweave workshop with Denise Kovnat.

Phyllis S – On-loom sample from Deflected Doubleweave workshop with Denise Kovnat.

Phyllis S – Wet-finished sample from Deflected Doubleweave workshop with Denise Kovnat.

Stojana K – Bread bags off the loom; she’s very pleased with the finished product and she have a baker in the house to use them.

Tammy D – Tapestry commission is finished! Photo at right is the tapestry draped over her black pro panel. Steam blocking, warp ends woven up and rod pocket sewing work remains.

Tammy D – Tapestry Loom For Sale; $325. Used only once. Ready now for curbside pick-up in Berwyn, IL. 82” tall x 52” wide (46” work width); 36” x 52” footprint. (Tapestry not included.)

April 2020

As the COVID-19 shelter-in-place continues this month, members can send in photos with descriptions, and they will be added to the gallery as received.

Tammy D – “I should have been at YarnCon.” She set up her YarnCon booth in her Berwyn studio and did a “Facebook Live” tour of what should have been at YarnCon.

Tammy D – Progress continues on the epic tapestry commission.

Tammy D – Organizing her store stock of 5/2 mercerized cotton in case anybody needs some, and it makes her happy to play with the cones like this.

Phyllis S – Closeup of her “Playing in the Bateman Park” scarves.

Phyllis S – Slow weaving on her table loom with Handwoven’s “Playing in the Bateman Park” scarves.

Linda A – Felted and stitched tree and flowers in silhouette, technique learned in a recent workshop.

Linda A – Felted and stitched sunset work-in-progress 3, technique learned in a recent workshop.

Linda A – Felted and stitched sunset work-in-progress 2, technique learned in a recent workshop.

Linda A – Felted and stitched sunset work-in-progress 1, technique learned in a recent workshop.

Jennifer J – How many pieces of weaving equipment are required to wind a warp from a skein? Three! The band loom holds the skein winder, which turns with the warping mill and provides a bit of even tension!

Bev A – Her helper Inkwell is always with her!

Bev A – original chainmaille earrings, woven in Bicubix Blocks structure

Bev A – Closeup of original chainmaille bracelet, woven in Bicubix Blocks structure.

Bev A – Original chainmaille earrings with brown pearls, woven in Bicubix Blocks structure

Bev A – Original chainmaille necklace using 3 chainmaille weaving structures: Trizantine; Byzantine; and European 4-in-1; also used silver accent pieces; crystal beads; and Swarovski square bead.

Diane W – the pattern image for the sweater she’s knitting.

Diane W – While in a cabin in Wisconsin, she has been knitting this sweater. It is from Refined Knits by Jennifer Wood. The yarn is Indiecita 100% alpaca in natural grey, which was gifted to me years ago and is a dream to work with. After she gets the neck band done, she’ll determine the final length of the body and sleeves.

Jennifer C – Color & weave towels using 8/2 cotton for both warp & weft and sett of 20. The 8-shaft draft is based on page 74 of “Color-and-Weave II” book by Margaret Windeknecht. The color-and-weave is in L (light)-D (dark) arrangement using five different colors. She kept the light color (yellow) constant and changed the dark color (two green, one blue, one red) for each block.

Jennifer C – six-yard inkle band.

Stojana K – Since Bluprint had free classes, she started brioche knitting, which she wanted to learn for a long time.

Stojana K – Work continues on a lovely inkle band, with help from a furry friend.

Tammy D – Like many others, she’s been working on face masks.

Tammy D – Work continues on the tapestry commission!

Gay A – She generally warps front to back, so to thread the heddles, she climbs into the back of the loom and sits on a small chair. Her “barn loom” is a 4-shaft countermarch, handmade by a Wisconsin farmer for his wife about 125 years ago. It was purchased from an antique store in northern Wisconsin. As she weaves, she likes to think about the maker and the weaver(s) who have used it over the years.

Jennifer J – Two small Rosepath rugs made with cotton rug warp and blanket chenille weft being hemmed, as her “helper” looks on.

Jennifer J – She was hemming two small Rosepath rugs made with cotton rug warp and blanket chenille weft. She left to refill her coffee, and her “helper” decided to test the merchandise. (Does anyone think these rugs might be related to this year’s “Classic Blue” challenge???)

Kathleen B – Front of sweater knitted with Lopi Light.

Kathleen B – Back of sweater knitted with Lopi Light.

Linda A – About a year ago she had a grand idea of making “temperature towels” by taking the high and low temperature of the day. She used 8/4 carpet warp since she has lots and lots of it and lots of colors. She proceeded to assign colors in five-degree temperatures from -15 to +100 degrees. She got as far as January and February then decided that was enough and so combined both warps, added some turquoise and peach. Tied onto the warp she already had on the loom and here are the results. They may end up as 3-4 towels but will try it first as a table runner. Structure is two-block, 3/1 threading.

Linda A – Temperature towels using 3 different painted warps that she long had in her stash. The purple and grays are from Blazing Shuttles and the bright yellows, greens and purples she dyed at a Kathrin workshop last summer. She used bright wefts for the first one and jewel tones the second and third. When she came up to the section of the warp that was all grays and blues, she changed the wefts to different blues. The towel on the bottom is her color test towel. She loved how all the colors worked together!

Stojana K – Her first Brioche knitted shawl – fun to knit!

Stojana K – Finished summer & winter towels. Warp is 10/2 cotton, weft pattern is 5/2 cotton, tabby is 10/2 cotton. Will be a special gift.

March 2020

As the guild did not meet this month, members can send in photos with descriptions, and they will be added to the gallery as received.

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Two rainbow-colored handwoven fabric items on title

Sandy MH – Two color gamps, one a table runner and the other gamp sample, from the guild’s Strong Beginnings study group. Both were woven in 3/2 cotton; the runner structure is 2/2 twill and tabby.

Cream-colored handwoven fabric with fronted ends on table

Sandy MH- Shadow weave runner woven in 8/2 cotton.

Jennifer J – One of two wool scarves for Olds College weaving certificate program with Laura Fry; assignment was to use one hue and select six values of that one hue.

Billie M – Theo Mormon, textured rayon weft, rayon rick rack weft and inlay.

Jennifer J – One of two wool scarves for Olds College weaving certificate program with Laura Fry; assignment was to use one hue and select six values of that one hue.

Billie M – Woven sweater, Noro wool, added knitted cuff and collar.

Bev A – Lucy the cat helps prepare bobbins for a new project.

Bev A – 8+ yard warp for towels

Bev A – The first towel on the loom, sett at 12 epi in twill (4H). Each towel will have a different weft color.

Linda A – Warp has been on the loom so long I’m surprised it’s still good- actually about 4-5 years. Finally I have determined to weave the loom empty. Warp was originally for weaving a rug, then a practice warp for learning split shaft weaving (which I haven’t done yet), decided the loom just needs to be emptied and start over. About 4 feet still to go, will use as yardage for upcoming sewing project or make table runners and placemats. Warp is wool rug yarn from the rug company that has since out of business in Henderson NC (New Zealand wool). Weft is 3 strands of fine (lace weight) Merino wool.

Linda A – Finally finished! From the Echo workshop with Beth Duncan I have 1 towel and yardage that will probably become a vest or bags. I sampled 4 towels for color and weave comparisons, which are being used in my kitchen. Echo workshop with Beth Duncan March 2019? Loom set for Echo diamond weave. Treading pattern was changed to get rid of the “Point” on the yardage. Towel is the pattern and planned in the workshop. Fiber: 8/2 Cotton Sett 24epi. Towel: weft 8/2 cotton dark purple Yardage: weft 6 strand rust color cotton.

Stojana K – I finished this easy, fun, and useful doubleweave project. Still need to decide how to hang it. t is 4-shaft, 5/2 cotton, 16 epi per layer.

Maxine M – Trying to use the yarn I dyed last summer with our study group, this one for kitchen towels. The towels still need to be washed and hemmed.

Maxine M – Trying to use the yarn I dyed last summer with our study group, this one for a cushion for my loom bench.

John S – Rigid heddle project warped with Red Heart acrylic yarn in Woodsy color.

Tammy D – towels by student Deborah S.; pattern testing

Tammy D – warp prep for twill towels.

Tammy D – draft prep for twill towels.

Tammy D - twill towels on the loom. Available as a kit “Chroma Quarantine Twill Towels” designed by Tammy, available from www.tlddesigns.com. Kit makes two towels in 5/2 cotton.

Tammy D – twill towels on the loom. Available as a kit “Chroma Quarantine Twill Towels” designed by Tammy, available from http://www.tlddesigns.com. Kit makes two towels in 5/2 cotton.

Tammy D – warp for twill towels.

Bev A – Eight-yard warp for towels in 4/2 cotton n natural colors. Each towel’s weft will be a different color or treading.

Bev A’s weaving helper Inkwell monitors her progress.

Bev A – Previous set of twill towels.

Jennifer J – Warp for her 2020 “Classic Blue” guild weaving challenge project.

Kate W – Inspired by Laverne Waddington and Bedouin textiles I warped up my small inkle loom, treating the blue and yellow threads as one warp whether heddled or unheddled and then deciding which color to pick for the pattern in each shed.

Linda A – Pair of scarves made with tail end of workshop warp. Both scarves are 10/2 mercerized cotton, with Tencel wefts.

Linda A – Close-up of light-colored scarf.

Linda A – Close-up of dark-colored scarf and weft fiber, which Linda dyed. She made this for her husband using colors that remind them of their tri-colored rescue beagles.

Linda A – Back side of vest made from yardage woven on 10 shafts for Mary Sue Fenner workshop. Fiber is 8/2 cotton (warp) sett at 24 epi and 8/2 bamboo.

Linda A – Front side of vest made from yardage woven on 10 shafts for Mary Sue Fenner workshop. Fiber is 8/2 cotton (warp) sett at 24 epi and 8/2 bamboo.

Marcie R – Afghan project started years ago and finished while staying at home.

Marcie R – Quilted panel with the window frame she intends to mount it to.

Marcie R – Quilted panel.

Mary R – Granny square and knitted fingerless mittens yet to be sewn.

Mary R – Leno-weave yardage on rigid heddle loom made with DK wool. She’s hoping to create a garment from this using “Color and Texture for the Rigid Heddle Loom” book for inspiration.

Mary R – Start of Leno-weave yardage on rigid heddle loom made with DK wool. She’s hoping to create a garment from this using “Color and Texture for the Rigid Heddle Loom” book for inspiration.

Tammy D – “Chroma Quarantine Twill Towels” in nine colors of 5/2 mercerized cotton sett at 18 epi. Kits are available from Tammy and she will send guild member the PDF for free if you email her.

Tammy D – “Chroma Phobic” warp for the Chroma Quarantine Twill Towels.

Tammy D – Sleying the “Chroma Phobic” warp for the Chroma Quarantine Twill Towels.

February 2020 Meeting

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Andrea A – Two plain weave rugs with some basket weave

Andrea A – Two plain weave rug

Bev A – Mobius shawl woven with rayon and Perle cotton at 18 epi

Bev A – Chainmaille triple necklace in sterling with focal clasp in Chinese Knot pattern using Jens Pind linkage

Gay A – Mohair throw sett at 6 epi

Jennifer J – Eight-harness twill for Olds College Master Weaver Level 1 program woven with Knit Picks wool

Jennifer J – Damask sample in wool

Kathleen B – Eight-harness block weave towel and tablet-woven bands

Tammy D – Studio photo of in progress tapestry commission project

January 2020 Meeting

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Andrea A – Rug from Heirloom Challenge

Andrea A – original and new rug from Heirloom Challenge

Barb B – Rep weave towel in 8/2 cotton warp and 3/2 and 20/2 cotton weft

Billie M – Wool yardage woven for sweater class

Elizabeth C – Dishtowels in Diamonds and Circles draft, woven in 8/2 unmercerized cotton sett at 20 epi

Ellen GB – Two circle scarves in twill woven with 8/2 Tencel warp and lace weight silk sett at 24 epi

Karen P – Prayer shawl woven in cotton

Linda A – Doubleweave pickup test samples woven in 10/2 silk warp and weft sett at 40 epi.

Linda A – Dorset buttons and pendants created for an art demo fair in Kaneville

Linda A – Doubleweave pickup test sample woven in 10/2 silk warp and weft sett at 40 epi. Sample experienced background color run in finishing.

Phyllis S – Christmas towels woven in 8-shaft twill blocks draft from Strickler book, in 8/2 cotton warp and weft, sett at 24 epi

Tammy D – iPad slide show of in-progress tapestry commission “Pathways,” 3 ft x 4 ft

December 2019 Meeting

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Bev A – handwoven jacket from Mary Sue Fenner workshop

Leslie N – handwoven rug from Ethiopia

Leslie N – handwoven rugs from Ethiopia and Argentina

Michele O – jacket from Mary Sue Fenner workshop

Nancy W – poncho from Mary Sue Fenner workshop

November 2019 Meeting

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Chris M – Hand-dyed silk noil twill shawl

Gay A – Table runner woven in rep variation with3/2 perle cotton warp sett at 24 epi

Janet B – Tapestry diary, in progress

Jennifer C – Doubleweave 8/2 cotton runner

Jennifer C – Deflected doubleweave scarves in 8/2 Tencel and 2/18 merino wool sett at 24 epi

Noel C – Mapuche pillow cover in unknown fiber

Noel C – Wool indigenous blanket, Mapuche tapestry book, and cotton Mapuche belt

October 2019 Meeting

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Andrea A – Rag rugs

Diane W – Scarf from dyed 10/2 cotton warp and 20/2 cotton weft, sett at 24 epi; and dishtowels in 10/2 cotton warp and weft, sett 24 epi, 4 harness crackle weave

Diane W – Dishtowels in 10/2 cotton warp and weft, sett 24 epi, 4 harness crackle weave

Diane W – Scarf from dyed 10/2 cotton warp and 20/2 cotton weft, sett at 24 epi

Julie G – Towels in 10/2 cotton woven with 32 harnesses

Julie G – 6-block/12-harness rep weave made with carpet warp and 16/2 weft sett at 24 epi

Julie G – 4-block/8-harness deflected double weave in 16/2 wool and 8/2 Tencel sett at 24 epi

Leslie N – Baskets made by Leslie and purchased in Ethiopia

Leslie N – Felted wool rabbit

Noel C – Plain weave table runner woven with 10/2 cotton warp and cotton flake weft

Phyllis S – Rep weave pillow made with cotton warp and weft

Sue Z – Red and black Tencel shawl

Virginia R – Scarf woven in doubleweave overshot with 10/2 cotton, linen, and rayon

September 2019 Meeting

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Becca A – Shawl in white and gold mixed warp woven with 8 harnesses

Bev A – Double spiral necklace and twill towels

Bev A – Double spiral necklace with chain maile and art glass beads

Bev A – Twill towels woven with 7 harnesses

Bev A – Earrings using beads made with recycled eyeglass lenses

Gay A – Coverlet backed in fleece made with 20/2 cotton warp sett at 36 epi and wool weft, woven at Vavstuga

Jack F – Rug made with recycled blue jeans and 8/4 black and brown rug warp; jeans were cut into 1-inch strips to use as weft

Jennifer C – Deflected double weave scarves made with 8/2 Tencel sett at 20 epi

Jennifer J – Cloth woven in log cabin color-and-weave with 8/2 cotton

Jennifer J – Tablet-woven “Sheepies” band made with 8/2 cotton and novelty yarn

Jennifer J – Twill sampler runner woven in 5/2 cotton

Jennifer J – Bands woven in 8/2 cotton and novelty yarn using 9-thread Baltic pick-up technique

Michele O – Wool rug samplers made with shaft-switching technique in Jason Collingwood workshop

Mona S – Tablet-woven band, bootlace, and pin loom-woven square

Mona S – Tablet-woven band and bootlace

Noel C – Bag made with Linex warp and viscose, acrylic, and polyamide weft in plain weave

Paula B, Kate W, Jennifer J, and Billie M – Baskets made in Ellen Phillips workshop

Phyllis S – Name draft overshot sampler in 10/2 cotton warp and 5/2 cotton weft, made at Midwest Weaver’s Conference workshop

Sue Z – Yardage woven from hand-dyed chenille

Tammy D – “Thrum Ori” — mixed-fiber thrum-woven scarf to be altered later, also used for tapestry study

Virginia R – Mobius shawl woven with rayon, silk, and wool in broken twill, sett at 10 epi

Virginia R – Mobius shawl woven with rayon, metallic yarns in broken twill, sett at 8 epi; finished with handmade glass gbuttons

Virginia R – Kumihimo beaded necklace made with seed beads, Perls, and glass beads