Show and Tell Photos

May 2022

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Bev A – Pinwheel towels on the loom, in cream, orange, and green. These are being woven as part of a 25-one-of-a-kind towel commission. Fiber is 4/2 cotton sett at 12 epi, woven in 4-shaft twill.

Bev A – Two Shadow Weave scarves on the loom in shades of peach and purple. Woven with rayon chenille sett at 16 epi on an 8-shaft loom.

Suzanne W – Close-up of 8-bobbin, 2-color (shiny blue and matte olive-lavender) beaded Kumihimo bracelet created during “Kumihimo with Beads” class at Fine Line.

Suzanne W – Various Kumihimo braids. Left to right: 8-bobbin, 2-color green and purple sampler started in Fine Line Kumihimo class; 8-bobbin, 2-color yellow and blue Ukraine solidarity necklace braided in diamonds pattern; 16-bobbin, 4-color necklace braided in spiral pattern; and 8-bobbin, 2-color beaded bracelet braided in spiral pattern during Fine Line class.

Billie M – Finished Prism Tapestry off the loom.

Billie M – Small tapestry on the loom as part of the Mirrix Prism Tapestry weave-along. Fiber is wool and silk, woven on Billie’s Saffron loom.

April 2022

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Tammy D – Thrums to be spun into fiber for Thrumori woven rug.

Tammy D – Spinning thrums for Thrumori woven rug.

Tammy D – At the loom weaving the Thrumori woven rug.

Tammy D – Thrumori woven rug on the loom. Structure is a 4-shaft Herringbone twill pattern woven with cotton warp sett at 12 epi. It was a slow project!

Tammy D – Summer & Winter scarves woven by student Maria V using handpainted 8/2 Tencel warp sett at 24 epi and bamboo weft. Tammy handpainted the warp.

Tammy D – Shadow weave shawl woven by student Gretchen M on 8 shafts using 8/2 Tencel sett at 24 epi.

Maxine M – Two twill scarves woven on 4 shafts using 8/24 Tencel sett at 24 epi.

Linda A – Weaving with wire, The Thinker and start of a square box. Woven on an 8-shaft loom using doubleweave (4 shafts per layer) with 28-gauge copper wire warp and wool, cotton, sari silk, and copper wire weft. Sett was 30 epi per layer for a total of 60 epi. The Thinker’s body and red stand use the doubleweave wire and fiber fabric. The box is unfinished.

Gay A – Red plaited twill yardage for rocking chair cushion. Woven with Strickler pattern #369 on 8 shafts using 3/2 Perle cotton warp sett at 16 epi and wool weft.

Gay A – Closeup of red plaited twill yardage for rocking chair cushion. Woven with Strickler pattern #369 on 8 shafts using 3/2 Perle cotton warp sett at 16 epi and wool weft.

Bev A – Foxtail weave chainmaille necklace with almost 500 rose gold-colored jump rings.

Bev A – Removable glass heart pendant charm for foxtail weave chainmaille necklace.

March 2022

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Sandy HM – Waffle weave towels in shades of cream, blue, and green woven on 4 shafts with 8/2 cotton sett at 24 epi.

Phyllis S – Closeup of cozy blanket.

Phyllis S – Cozy blanket in shades of cream, aqua, red, green, and dark magenta woven in 8-shaft Ms & Ws with miscellaneous wool warp sett at 8 epi and Nora Ginga chunky weft along with some thick soft wool weft.

Maxine M – Kitchen towels woven in shades of cream, blue, green, and gray using a Monk’s Belt structure in a design from the Handwoven Design Collection 18, “Treasury of Towels.” Woven with mostly 8/2 cotton warp and 6/2 cotton for pattern weft and 8/2 cotton ground weft. Warp was sett at 20 epi.

Joanne and Tom B – Circular centerpiece with snowman motifs woven with stash yarn consisting of unknown wool, alpaca, bison, Jersey-wooly rabbit, and flax/linen. Woven in plain weave on a 4-shaft and 2-shaft looms; the brown ground fabric was woven in the 1980s on a 4-shaft loom; the snowmen and holly designs were woven more recently on the 2-shaft loom and stitched onto the ground fabric.

Jennifer J – Green and white Baltic pick-up band woven with 5/2 cotton for green background and bamboo knitting yarn for white snowdrop pattern. She wove this on a rigid heddle loom set up for inkle weaving.

Gay A – Closeup of red fringed boucle shawl.

Gay A – Red fringed boucle shawl woven in 4-shaft plain weave using Victorian Boucle (mohair/wool/nylon) from Halcyon Yarn, sett at 5 epi. Gay reports that this was a fast weave!

Chris M – Fringed scarf woven with pattern from Strickland’s Book of 8-shaft patterns, p108, #11.1c, in shades of orange, blue/lavender, and green. Structure is 2/2 twill and plain weave grouping, woven with unmercerized 6/2 handprinted cotton warp and 8/2 orange, and 16/2 unmercerized cotton weft in bottle green. Warp was sett at 20 epi, weft beaten in at 14 ppi.

February 2022

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Andrea A – Memorial rage rugs and table covers made from deceased friend’s clothing for family members.

Bev A – Chainmaille necklace made with one-of-a-kind focal bead and complementary accent beads and silver-coded copper jump rings, woven in love knot structure.

Bev A – Chainmaille necklace made with a signed glass focal bead and chainmaille “beads” on a Byzantine chainmaille rope woven with silver-coated copper jump rings.

Bev A – Close-up of glass focal bead and chainmaille “beads” on a Byzantine chainmaille rope woven with silver-coated copper jump rings.

Bev A – Close-up of focal bead in chainmaille necklace made with one-of-a-kind focal bead and complementary accent beads and silver-coded copper jump rings, woven in love knot structure. The bead had been chosen by Bev’s late business partner and guild member Bev S.

Chris M – Card woven on four shafts in a twill variation with alpaca sett at 15 epi .

David W – Shadow Weave towels woven on eight shafts using 8/2 cotton sett at 20 epi.

David W – In-progress tablet weaving project using 170 cards and 20/2 cotton.

Overshot table runner woven on four shafts using 3/2 and 5/2 Perle cotton sett at 18 epi. Pattern came from the Bertha Grey Hayes book “Miniature Overshot Patterns.”

Gay A – Close-up of overshot table runner woven on four shafts using 3/2 and 5/2 Perle cotton sett at 18 epi. Pattern came from the Bertha Grey Hayes book “Miniature Overshot Patterns.”

Jodi W – Uncut fabric straight off the loom for pillows woven on eight shafts using 8/2 cotton warp sett at 7 epi and doubled strands of bulky yarn as weft.

Jodi W – Pillow woven on eight shafts using 8/2 cotton warp sett at 7 epi and doubled strands of bulky yarn as weft.

Jodi W – Handmade 2″ and 4″ pin looms.

Jodi W – Pin loom square woven with worsted weight knitting yarn on handmade 4″ pin loom.

Jodi W – Placemats woven on four shafts using 8/2 cotton and 8/2 Perle cotton set at 12 epi.

Linda A – Rug woven on a 3-shaft Biederwand warp with 1/3 twill treadling. Warped with 8/4 cotton warp and woven with bulky acrylic weft using approximately 25 colors.

Linda A – One of three 3-shaft Biederwand rugs woven with manmade knit fiber strips.

Linda A – Close-up of one section of rug woven on a 3-shaft Biederwand warp with 1/3 twill treadling.

Maxine M – The gifted towels with the Dorie Greenspan cookbook that inspired the “Cook and Release” slogan on the towels.

Maxine M – Kitchen towels woven in 4-shaft twill using 6/2 cotton sett at 20 epi and later personalized using an embroidery machine.

Stojana K – Summer and Winter scarf woven in Bamboo and Tencel on eight shafts at a sett of 30 epi.

Suzanne W – Pin loom flower made in the guild’s recent pin loom workshop with Margaret Stump and finished after the workshop. Woven with DMC tapestry wool and assembled using yellow Czech glass beads and embroidery floss to enhance the flower.

Suzanne W – “Not Vax Summer” postcard-sized tapestry capturing the shift during early summer 2021 through the end of the year from elation over Covid vaccines and the darkening mood as the Omicron variant took hold late in the year. Woven on a Mirrix Little Guy loom using wool, cotton, and glass beads, with embroidery.

Virginia E – Cross-stitched afghan made with pin loom squares using worsted weight wool knitting yarns on a Weave-It loom, over 50 years ago. She wanted to share it with the guild following our recent pin loom workshop.

Elizabeth C – Heart wreath made with formed, mattress-stitched pin loom-woven squares woven with sock yarn.

January 2022

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Becca A – Miniature weaving loom and hand-dyed wool pin kit that she won in the guild holiday party, with which she made some fun stocking stuffers.

Bev A – Men’s rayon chenille scarves woven in 8-shaft shadow weave, sett at 16 epi, before wet-finishing.

Bev A – Men’s rayon chenille scarves woven in 8-shaft shadow weave, sett at 16 epi, after wet-finishing.

Jan M – Vest woven in 8-shaft Bateman Extended Twill variation using 16/2 cotton warp sett at 28 epi and 8/2 bamboo pattern weft and 10/2 cotton tabby weft. Vest is made with pieced sections.

Jan M – Front view of pieced quilted jacked made with indigo-dyed cotton, bamboo, and rayon, with cotton batting. Includes some pieces of vintage Japanese fabrics. This was her first time quilting!

Jan M – Back view of pieced quilted jacked made with indigo-dyed cotton, bamboo, and rayon, with cotton batting. Includes some pieces of vintage Japanese fabrics. This was her first time quilting!

Jennifer J – Deflected Doubleweave scarf woven on 8 shafts using Jaggerspun Zephyr, Nomade Yarns hand-dyed yarn, and cotton hand-dyed yarn, sett at 24-ish epi. She struggled to get this color combo to work twice, and it looks like the second time was the charm!

Linda A – Canvas weave and tuck lace napkins woven on 4 shafts using 22/2 cottolin warp and weft, sett at 24 epi.

Linda A – Canvas weave and tuck lace placemats woven on 4 shafts using 22/2 cottolin warp and weft, sett at 24 epi.

December 2021

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Andrea A – Remembrance rug woven for her son-in-law using bright strips of t-shirt cotton and cotton blends from his late father’s t-shirts.

Bev A – Chenille scarf woven in plain weave with hand-dyed rayon chenille sett at 16 epi. Her colors started as black and white, but unfortunately, the black ran and created a gray color, which is lovely. She ran into some issues wet-finishing the fringe (a known challenge with chenille), and she had to re-twist it.

Bev A – Closeup of chenille scarf woven in plain weave with hand-dyed rayon chenille sett at 16 epi. Her colors started as black and white, but unfortunately, the black ran and created a gray color, which is lovely.

Phyllis S – Micromacrame bracelet woven using waxed cotton and beads.

Billie M – Micromacrame bracelet made with waxed cotton and beads. Home renovations forced her to pack her looms and fiber so she’s been having fun with a different creative pursuit for the time being.

Jennifer J – Rep Weave placemats (before cutting and hemming), woven with the “Metamorphic Placemat” kit from Lunatic Fringe. Woven on 4 shafts using 3/2 and 8/16 cotton sett “as tight as it should be.” She changed the design a bit to accommodate her beat, which was perhaps a little off due to the stress of her recent move, but we wouldn’t know that unless she told us!

Jodi W – Overshot towels woven from “Barleycorn Towels” project in Sept. 1993 issue of Handwoven magazine, as they came off the loom before cutting and hemming. Woven on 8 shafts using 8/2 cotton sett at 24 epi. The weft is 3 strands of 2 different color combinations, which created incredible texture.

Jodi W – Overshot towels woven from “Barleycorn Towels” project in Sept. 1993 issue of Handwoven magazine. Woven on 8 shafts using 8/2 cotton sett at 24 epi. The weft is 3 strands of 2 different color combinations, which created incredible texture.

Jody W – Reverse side of rug woven in double corduroy (uncut) for a class with Heather Winslow at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Woven on 4 shafts using 8/4 carpet warp for warp and 16 various-sized strands of cotton and mercerized cotton for weft. Tabby sections were woven using a single strand of 8/4 cotton. She decided not to cut the weft because it was too skimpy to function as pile. Sett was 6 epi doubled.

Jody W – Rug woven in double corduroy (uncut) for a class with Heather Winslow at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Woven on 4 shafts using 8/4 carpet warp for warp and 16 various-sized strands of cotton and mercerized cotton for weft. Tabby sections were woven using a single strand of 8/4 cotton. She decided not to cut the weft because it was too skimpy to function as pile. Sett was 6 epi doubled.

Kate W – Closeup of warp-faced runner woven on 4 shafts using 5/2 cotton sett at 40 epi. this runner was inspired by a picture of a gray shingle house with a blue door and green foliage, with stripes she added to keep it from being too plain.

Kate W – Warp-faced runner woven on 4 shafts using 5/2 cotton sett at 40 epi. this runner was inspired by a picture of a gray shingle house with a blue door and green foliage, with stripes she added to keep it from being too plain.

Kate W – Closeup of fringe for warp-faced runner woven on 4 shafts using 5/2 cotton sett at 40 epi. Kate wove this using a requirement from the recipient of two colors, green and purple, with stripes she added to keep it from being too plain.

Kate W – Warp-faced runner woven on 4 shafts using 5/2 cotton sett at 40 epi. Kate wove this using a requirement from the recipient of two colors, green and purple, with stripes she added to keep it from being too plain.

Kathy S – Baby blanket woven in random pattern turned twill and plain weave. Kathy wove this in three sections on her new Jane loom and then stitched the three sections together to create a wider blanket, and trimmed it with satin blanket binding. Woven in 8 shafts in 8/2 unmercerized cotton sett at 24 epi.

Linda A – Turned Biederwand towel made in recent Karen Donde workshop. Woven in 8/2 and 5/2 cotton sett at 20 epi.

Linda A – Linda A – Turned Biederwand sampler from made in recent Karen Donde workshop; there were 15 different structures possible. Woven in 8/2 and 5/2 cotton sett at 20 epi.

Linda A – Tartan Towels woven during a recent weaving retreat. Woven in 4-shaft twill using 10/2 cotton sett at 24 epi. The project started as her husband’s tartan (rightmost towel); two are variations on that and the two towels on the left are Linda’s tartan.

Phyllis S – Front of kimono-style jacket made from pieced Kantha quilt fabric.

Phyllis S – Back of kimono-style jacket made from pieced Kantha quilt fabric.

Phyllis S – Closeup of arm detail on kimono-style jacket made from pieced Kantha quilt fabric.

Suzanne W – Beaded wrap bracelet.

Suzanne W – Beaded wrap bracelet made using “Crystal & Bead Wrap Bracelet” kit. The instructions provide the setup and first few motifs and then you’re own your own. The clasp is a rubber o-ring covered in the same hand-dyed silk thread used for the warp, which passes over a metal button to close. Woven on an 8″ Mirrix Lani loom.

November 2021

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Andrea A – 25-inch rag rug woven with strips from a friend’s old cotton and cotton blend t-shirts.

Bev A – Chenille shawl woven in plain weave using rayon chenille sett at 16 epi.

Billie M – Twill scarf woven on 8 shafts using bamboo and cotton sett at 24 epi.

Billie M – Closeup of twill scarf woven on 8 shafts using bamboo and cotton sett at 24 epi.

Dorita F – Closeup of twill yardage woven on 24 shafts with silk, cotton and Tencel warp sett at 24 epi and Orlec weft.

Dorita F – Twill yardage woven on 24 shafts with silk, cotton and Tencel warp sett at 24 epi and Orlec weft. The Orlec provides the ability to crimp.

Kathy S – Tablecloth designed to match her wedding china, started 4 years ago and finished with assistance from Maxine M. The center panel is an 8-shaft point twill designed by Kathy and woven iwith 5/2 cotton sett at 20 epi; side panels were woven in 5/2 cotton on 4 shafts and then sewn to the center panel.

Kathy S – Closeup of point twill center panel from her tablecloth.

Sandy MH – Deflected doubleweave scarf woven on 4 shafts using 8/2 Duet Cotton/Linen sett at 16 epi. Although there was no collapse effect or deflection, she loves the finished piece and really enjoyed the rhythm of the treadling.

Sandy MH – Long table runner woven in rose path and zigzag twills on 4 shafts. Colors were chosen to coordinate with the recipient’s dining room decor. Woven in 8/2 cotton sett at 24 epi.

October 2021

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Suzanne W – Bead and fiber woven bracelet from kit by Ann Benson on her “No Finish Bead Loom.” Woven in Tencel, nylon, and glass/metal beads.

Virginia H – Twill scarves woven on 4 shafts. The maroon and blue one was woven with a DK-weight warp and similar weigh mohair as weft; the orange and blue scarf use DK-weight yarn in both warp and weft. The sett and beat were purposely a bit more open to facilitate drape.

Chris M – Rag rugs woven on 4 shafts in plain weave using 8/4 cotton carpet warp sett at 12 epi and cotton rag strips for weft. The blue and green rugs use a fibonacci stripe sequence, as does the tan and yellow rug. The red rugs are more freeform.

Chris M – Yardage woven as a personal challenge piece woven with no planning, using 10/2 cotton warp sett at 18 epi and a variety of cotto, rayon, and linen yarns. Woven in plain weave at a sett of 18 epi.

Bev A – Closeup of scarf woven in Turned Boulevard with supplementary warp using rayon/cotton blend yarn, Perle cotton, and ribbon, on 8 shafts with warp sett at 24 epi.

Becca A – Twill towels woven on 4 shafts using 5/2 mercerized cotton warp sett at 18 epi and 5/2 cotton weft, using the “Quarantine Blues Twill Towel” kit and draft from Tammy Deck/TLD Designs.

Dorita F – Broken twill yardage woven with 5/2 Perle cotton, cotton flake, 8/2 Tencel, and two-ply six, all space-died with indigo and Procion green dyes and sett at 12 epi. Weft was a multi-ply variegated cotton knitting yarn and several fine yat=rns, mostly 10/2 Perle cotton for tabby sections.

Jody W – Graduates of her “Tapestry Weaving Camp” with the weavings they created using cardboard looms and various yarns. Great work by weaving newcomers!

Jodi W – Gradiant dishcloths woven on 8 shafts using 8/2 unmercerized cotton sett at 24 epi.

Jodi W – Closeup of stashbuster scarf woven in Tien Chiu’s and Janet Dawson’s weave-along on 8 shafts using mostly 8/2 cotton sett at 12 epi.

Suzanne W – Closure side of bead and fiber bracelet, which she made just a bit too tight.

Bev A – Scarf woven in Turned Boulevard with supplementary warp using rayon/cotton blend yarn, Perle cotton, and ribbon, on 8 shafts with warp sett at 24 epi.

Elizabeth Q – Potholder made from the rug shown elsewhere in this gallery, made with rug warp, sheet strips, and cotton knot rag coils. She’s still experimenting with binding the edges but hopes to turn these into holiday gifts. Great way to rescue a project that didn’t turn out as expected!

Elizabeth Q – Rug woven on 4 shafts using rug warp, sheet strips, and cordon knit rag coils, using a sett of 10 epi. She was unhappy with the finished piece, so she cut it off the loom and made potholders from it, shown elsewhere in this gallery.

Gay A – Deflected doubleweave scarf woven on 8 shafts using Jaggerspun Zephyr wool/solk blend fiber sett at 20 epi. She had so much fun that she warped up another deflected doubleweave project right away!

Bev A – Scarf woven in Turned Boulevard with supplementary warp using rayon/cotton blend yarn, Perle cotton, and ribbon, on 8 shafts with warp sett at 24 epi.

Elizabeth Q – Prayer rug for a friend woven in 4 shafts using rug warp sett at 10 epi and navy blue sheet strips.

Dorita F – Damask baby blanket woven on 16 shafts with point twill threading using 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and heavier two-ply cotton weft with novelty fine binder.

Jodi W – Stashbuster scarf woven in Tien Chiu’s and Janet Dawson’s weave-along on 8 shafts using mostly 8/2 cotton sett at 12 epi.

September 2021

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Bev A – Breadcloths/napkins made in 4/2 cotton in black and turquoise using 4-shaft shadow weave, sett at 12 epi.

Bev A – Closeup of chainmaille necklace in 4-square weave and box chain weave. The piece is made with over 900 5.4 mm 18-gauge silver coated jumbo rings, one-of-a-kind glass focal bead with diamond chips, nd 12 teardrop glass beads.

Bev A – Chainmaille necklace in 4-square weave and box chain weave. The piece is made with over 900 5.4 mm 18-gauge silver coated jumbo rings, one-of-a-kind glass focal bead with diamond chips, nd 12 teardrop glass beads.

Bev A – Schacht spinning wheel with some of her handspun yarn from 2021 Ravelry “Tour de Fleece” event. She and Chris M teamed up for this year’s event, which featured 18 days of spinning.

Bev A – 2021 “Tour de Fleece” tee shirt.

Bev A – Two-ply handspun yarn on the skein winder for 2021 Ravelry “Tour de Fleece” event. She and Chris M teamed up for this year’s event, which featured 18 days of spinning.

Chris M – New 36″ tall cutting table made by Chris’s husband from a hollow-core door. The table frame is bolted to the wall and folds up when not in use.

Chris M – New 36″ tall cutting table made by Chris’s husband folded up; she calls it her “Murphy table.”

Chris M – Two handpainted and tan merino braids spun during 2021 “Tour de Fleece.” There’s also a bobbin with some of the blue fiber behind the braids.

Chris M – Fingerless gloves knitted with sock yarn.

Bev A and Chris M – These lovelies were the inspiration/mascots for their “Tour de Fleece team, “Ewe Two.”

Chris M – Summer and wWinter towels woven in 8/2 and 4/2 cotton on 6 shafts, sett at 18 epi.

Chris M – Extended twill scarf woven in 10/2 perle cotton in natural and 4 shades of blue, in 4-shaft extended twill in color-and-weave, sett at 26 epi.

Chris M – Spinning her blue fiber for “Tour de Fleece.”

Chris M – Ready for action in the 2021 “Tour de Fleece.”

Chris M – Team captain tee shirt with blue armband for 2021 “Tour de Fleece.”

Chris M – Twill towels woven in 4/2 cotton on 8 shafts, sett at 15 epi.

Gay A – Linen table runner woven in 10/2 linen using plain weave, sett at 15 epi. The weft alternates colors with each weft pass. The runner will be a wedding gift.

Jody W – Closeup of summer and winter tea towel woven in 16/2 cotton woven on 8 shafts, sett at 28 epi.

Jody W – Summer and winter tea towels woven in 16/2 cotton woven on 8 shafts, sett at 28 epi. These were woven in a Beth Duncan class in June. The assignment was to sample using different block lengths and colors.

Linda A – Shaped freeform tapestry woven with linen warp, will, cotton, and novelty yarns as weft, incorporating painted letter beads. Woven on a tapestry loom sett at 8 epi. Mounted on a linen-covered board and framed.

Linda A – Tencel cowl woven in 2-shaft pickup on a Peacock loom, using 8/2 Tencel for warp and weft, sett at 22 epi.

Linda A – Her long-languishing green warp, finally woven off into a lovely wrap!

Linda A – Deflected double weave towels woven in 10/2 and 8/2 cotton on 8 shafts, sett at 24 epi. She encountered many challenges along the way, but who can tell?

Maxine M – Rep weave rug woven with 5/2 cotton on 6 shafts, sett at 42 epi. That was 1044 threads – a LOT of cotton and threading! The dog seems to approve.