February 2021
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Tammy D – Close-up of scarf made using 12-year-old abandoned warp still slayed in reed on 4 harnesses using mixed fiber (cotton/rayon/metallic) warp and weft sett at 18 epi.
Tammy D – Scarf made using 12-year-old abandoned warp still slayed in reed on 4 harnesses using mixed fiber (cotton/rayon/metallic) warp and weft sett at 18 epi.
Tammy D – Herringbone twill and plain weave yardage on loom woven with 4 harnesses using cotton warp, and recycled fur/acetate lining fabrics/handpainted rayon/cotton/Tencel wefts sett at 12 epi.
Tammy D – Herringbone twill and plain weave yardage on loom woven with 4 harnesses using cotton warp, and recycled fur/acetate lining fabrics/handpainted rayon/cotton/Tencel wefts sett at 12 epi.
Tammy D – Herringbone twill and plain weave yardage on loom woven with 4 harnesses using cotton warp, and recycled fur/acetate lining fabrics/handpainted rayon/cotton/Tencel wefts sett at 12 epi.
Stojana K – Doubleweave placemats woven on 4 harnesses in 5/2 cotton sett at 16 epi per layer.
Suzanne W – Fringed rayon chenille scarf woven on rigid heddle loom using variegated warp and light rust-colored weft, sett at 16 epi.
Suzanne W – Close-up of rayon chenille scarf woven on rigid heddle loom using variegated warp and light rust-colored weft, sett at 16 epi.
Suzanne W -A second rayon chenille scarf woven on rigid heddle loom using variegated warp and deep claret-colored weft, sett at 16 epi. This one became an infinity scarf, sewn together at the ends.
Tammy D – Herringbone twill and plain weave yardage on loom woven with 4 harnesses using cotton warp, and recycled fur/acetate lining fabrics/handpainted rayon/cotton/Tencel wefts sett at 12 epi.
Maxine M – Close-up of scarf woven on 8 harnesses in 8/2 tencel warp in color peacock and 8/2 ten cell weft in black, sett at 24 epi.
Maxine M – Scarf woven on 8 harnesses in 8/2 tencel warp in color peacock and 8/2 ten cell weft in black, sett at 24 epi.
Linda A – Exploration of alternative tapestry mounting, using assorted novelty yarns for weft and mohair/nylon boucle for warp, sett at 8 epi.
Linda A – Exploration of alternative tapestry mounting, using assorted novelty yarns for weft and mohair/nylon boucle for warp, sett at 8 epi.
Linda A – Exploration of alternative tapestry finishing, using assorted novelty yarns for weft and mohair/nylon boucle for warp, sett at 8 epi.
Jody W – Plain weave runner woven on 4 harnesses with 8/4 cotton warp and cotton strips as weft, sett at 8 epi.
Jody W – Twill scarves woven on 8 harnesses in 20/2 silk and bamboo 12 sett at 24 epi.
Jody W – Rosepath rug woven on 4 harnesses with 8/4 cotton warp and fabric strip weft, sett at 16 epi.
Jody W – Close-up of Rosepath rug woven on 4 harnesses with 8/4 cotton warp and fabric strip weft, sett at 16 epi.
Karen R – In-progress double Weave sampler from Jennifer Moore’s Double Rainbow workshop, woven on 8 harnesses in 5/2 cotton sett at 32 epi.
Jody W – Plain weave placemats woven on 4 harnesses with 8/4 cotton warp and carpet warp and cotton strips as weft, sett at 8 epi.
Jody W – Twill napkins woven on 8 harnesses using 20/2 cotton sett at 40 epi.
Jody W – Twill placemats woven on 8 harnesses using 20/2 cotton sett at 40 epi.
Jody W – Inspiration for Tom Knie=sely’s “Handwoven Table Linens” book was the inspiration for several of her submissions this month.
Chris M – Inkle-woven bookmarks in warp-faced plain weave, using 3/2 Perle cotton with some Lurex.
Chris M – Towels woven in 4-harness Herringbone Twill from Davison’s “Handweaver’s Pattern Book,” using 4/2 cotton sett at 12 epi.
Gay A – Square towel on loom with integral loop at the center, woven in 2/2 twill on 4 harnesses using 6/1 tow linen sett at 20 epi.
Jennifer J – Close-up of Valentine’s Day towel on loom, woven in polychrome crackle on 4 harnesses using 10/2 cotton warp and 8/2 cotton weft sett at 20 epi.
Jennifer J – Valentine’s Day towel on loom, woven in polychrome crackle on 4 harnesses using 10/2 cotton warp and 8/2 cotton weft sett at 20 epi.
Bev A – Shadow weave shawl on loom, woven with 8 harnesses in 4/2 cotton sett at 12 epi. Warp and weft yarn were chemically dyed by Jan M.
Bev A – Chainmaille necklace in Byzantine weave using ceramic beads, glass discs, and silver-coated jump rings.
Bev A – Chainmaille necklace in Byzantine weave with polished stones and silver-coated jump rings.
January 2021
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Bev A – Chainmaille necklace, bracelet, and earrings, an original adaptation of Byzantine weave to create circles using silver coated jump rings and Australian glass beads.
Bev A – Close-up of chainmaille necklace showing details of circular Byzantine weave and Australian glass beads.
Billie M – Thrum-ori scarf from Tammy D’s workshop.
Billie M – Close-up of thrum-ori scarf from Tammy D’s workshop.
Billie M – Plain weave scarf woven on four harnesses using sock yarn, woven on same warp as thrum-ori scarf.
Billie M – Close-up of plain weave scarf woven on four harnesses using sock yarn, woven on same warp as thrum-ori scarf.
Billie M – Deflected Doubleweave scarf in silk and alpaca woven with 8 harnesses.
Billie M – Close up of Deflected Doubleweave scarf in silk and alpaca woven with 8 harnesses.
Billie M – Plain weave finale of Deflected Doubleweave scarf in silk and alpaca woven with 8 harnesses.
Diane W – Overshot mug rugs woven in 10/2 cotton for warp and tabby and 5/2 cotton pattern weft. Woven on 4 and 8 harnesses sett at 20 epi as part of Janet Dawson’s and Tien Chiu’s recent “Discover Color” weave-along.
Diane W – Overshot mug rugs woven in 10/2 cotton for warp and tabby and 5/2 cotton pattern weft. Woven on 8 harnesses sett at 20 epi as part of Janet Dawson’s and Tien Chiu’s recent “Discover Color” weave-along.
Sandy HM – Bumberet towels woven in 8/2 cotton on 4 harnesses sett at 24 epi.
Sandy HM – Collaborative ArtExchange project made through Women in Turning, a sub-group of the American Association of Woodturners. Sandy (the weaver),, a precious metal clay artist, and a woodturner created this project based on the phrase, “Diverse Evolution.” The branch at the top is Manzanita, which Sandy used as both back beam and warp frame, which was really challenging!
Tammy D – Helping a student warp his new loom, which he will use to create textiles incorporating materials from recycled fur coats.
Tammy D – Beginning of a recycled textile incorporating recycled materials from fur coats. Weave structure is modified honeycomb. Other fibers include 3/2 cotton and novelty metallics.
Tammy D – Close-up of a recycled textile incorporating recycled materials from fur coats. Weave structure is modified honeycomb. Other fibers include 3/2 cotton and novelty metallics.
Tammy D – Scarf warp rescue! This was a long-ago set-aside unfinished project incorporating snagged metallics and other fibers, The day of reckoning had arrived.
Tammy D – Close-up of scarf warp on the way to redemption. This was a long-ago set-aside unfinished project incorporating snagged metallics and other fibers, The day of reckoning had arrived.
Tammy D – the rescued scarf warp on the loom, minus a few renegade warps that could not be saved.
Virginia H – Overshot mug rugs made with 10/2 cotton on 4 harnesses sett at 20 epi as part of Janet Dawson’s and Tien Chiu’s recent “Discover Color” weave-along.
December 2020
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Janet B – Eight-shaft twill napkin made with 22/2 Bockens Nialin sett at 24 epi.
Jody W – Rigid Heddle plain weave bread/jam bag woven with wool.
Jody W – Rigid Heddle plain weave bread/jam bag woven with wool.
Jody W – Detail of rigid heddle plain weave bread/jam bag woven with wool, showing felted drawstring channel.
Maxine M – Four-shaft “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 10 epi with various wefts.
Maxine M – Four-shaft “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 10 epi with various wefts.
Maxine M – Four-shaft “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 10 epi with various wefts.
Maxine M – Four-shaft “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 10 epi with various wefts.
Nancy W – All of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Nancy W – Three of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Nancy W – Two of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Nancy W – Two of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Nancy W – Two of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Nancy W – One of her seven dishtowels woven on a dark and light green warp, using 32 harnesses and 8/2 cotton warp sett at 24 epi and 8/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin, and 10/2 linen weft depending on the towel.
Paula B – Eight-shaft “Was Gonna be a Tote Bag Now is a Table Runner” woven in a WEBS Doubleweave draft in 8/2 cotton sett at 40 epi (20 epi for each layer).
Phyllis S – Rigid heddle “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 7.5 epi with various wefts.
Phyllis S – Rigid heddle “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 7.5 epi with various wefts.
Phyllis S – Rigid heddle “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 7.5 epi with various wefts.
Ramona S – Rigid heddle “Thrumori” Scarf made in Tammy Deck’s November workshop. Cotton warp sett at 10 epi with various wefts.
Sandy MH – Eight-shaft color-and-weave rowels on the loom made with 8/2 cotton sett at 20 epi, a Strong Beginnings Study Group project.
Bev A – Four-shaft Summer and Winter “Crayola” towels made with 8/2 and 4/2 unmercerized cotton.
Bev A – Four-shaft Summer and Winter “Crayola” towels made with 8/2 and 4/2 unmercerized cotton.
November 2020
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Stojana K – Yardage woven in 12-shaft color-and-weave using 8/2 cotton sett at 24 epi
Sandy HM – Tabble runner woven in eight-shaft plain weave using 5/2 Perle cotton sett at 20 epi
Paula B – Yardage for tote bag woven in eight-shaft doubleweave WEBS pattern using 8/2 cotton sett at 40 epi (in reed)/20 epi per layer
Kathleen B – Rag rug woven in four-shaft twill using carpet warp, fleece sheets, and plain fabric sett at 10 epi
Kathleen B – Rag rug woven in four-shaft plain weave using carpet warp, fleece sheets, and plain fabric sett at 10 epi
Kate W – Table runners woven in four-shaft weft-faced plain weave using 5/2 cotton sett at 40 epi
Bev A – Shawl woven with six-shaft turned overshot/supplementary warp using hand-dyed rayon and 10/2 Perle cotton sett at 36 epi
Billie M – Bee Motif Hat knitted with fingering weight raw wool using US size 2 needles
Billie M – Bee Motif Hat knitted with fingering weight raw wool using US size 2 needles
Gay A – Table runner woven in eight-shaft rep weave variation using 3/2 Perle cotton sett at 24 epi
Jody W – Napkins (left) woven in eight-shaft twill using 16/2 cotton sett at 30 epi
Kate W – Baby and doll blankets woven in four-shaft twill using merino-acrylic blend sett at 10 epi
Bev A – Detail of shawl woven with six-shaft turned overshot/supplementary warp using hand-dyed rayon and 10/2 Perle cotton sett at 36 epi
Bev A – Commissioned chainmaille necklace made using foxtail weave with gold enameled jump rings and handblown glass pendant
October 2020
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Mary R – Shawl/wrap woven in Log Cabin using Aranmore light yarn on a rigid heddle loom sett at 12 epi
Stojana K – Wall hanging woven in overshot using 10/2 and 5/2 cotton on 8 harnesses set at 24 epi
Linda A – Happy Towels from recent Beth Duncan workshop woven in plain weave and twill in 8/2, 10/2 cotton on 4 shafts at 24 epi
Linda A – Giraffe tapestry woven mostly with wool and some novelty and handspun yarns at 8 epi
Bev A – Knit hats
Linda A – Happy Towels from recent Beth Duncan workshop woven in plain weave and twill in 8/2, 10/2 cotton on 4 shafts at 24 epi
Phyllis S – Rya pillow woven in plain weave with rya knots using Gist Mello organic cotton and Duet linen and cotton on 3 harnesses sett at 5 epi
Phyllis S – Happy Towels from recent Beth Duncan workshop woven in plain weave and basket weave with 8/2 cotton on 8 harnesses at 24 epi
Gay A – Towels in color and weave pattern from STrickler woven with 8/2 cotton on 7 shafts at 20 epi
Hilary M – Tablet woven band in 8/2 cotton using 16 cards on an ankle loom, to be used for a bread bag drawstring
Hilary M – Yoga mat carrier woven in plain weave using 5/2 Perle cotton on 4 shafts at 16 epi
Linda A – Sun and Moon tapestry woven in wool
Phyllis S – Happy Towels from recent Beth Duncan workshop woven in plain weave and basket weave with 8/2 cotton on 8 harnesses at 24 epi
Bev A – Cowl and scarves plain weave with supplementary warp in wool and rayon chenille
Stojana K – Wall hanging woven in overshot using 10/2 and 5/2 cotton on 8 harnesses set at 24 epi
Phyllis S – Harrisville wool dyed with goldenrod flowers from her garden, mordanted with alum
September 2020
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Tammy D – “Thrumori” expressive-woven scarf, full. Woven with Tencel, metallic, and wool warp and weaver’s thrums in cotton, Tencel, and viscose bamboo weft. This is an example of the project to be done by participants in the November 2020 IPWG workshop.
Tammy D – “Thrumori” expressive-woven scarf, detail. Woven with Tencel, metallic, and wool warp and weaver’s thrums in cotton, Tencel, and viscose bamboo weft. This is an example of the project to be done by participants in the November 2020 IPWG workshop.
Tammy D – the cartoon and woven tapestry from her recent tapestry commission, which she accepted after declaring she doesn’t so commissions. The piece was woven with linen warp, and wool weft with added cotton, Tencel, and metallic elements. She was very happy with the end result!
Tammy D – “Bozo’s Wife Has Passed”; off-loom basket woven with newsprint and cotton/rayon weaver’s thrums, inspired by the death notice for Bozo the Clown’s real-life wife. This started as a TLD Design Center “Creativity Continuum” exercise about “Recycling in covid times… as printed in the Sunday Chicago Tribune.”
Suzanne W – 8-harness deflected double weave scarf on loom, woven with 8/2 Tencel and 2/18 Jaggerspun superfine merino warp; and 8/2 Tencel, 2/18 Jaggerspun superfine merino, and Venne Colcolastic weft sett at 20 epi, in shades of blue and green. Draft from Denise Kovnat’s workshop for the guild in Spring 2020.
Sandy HM – Color Gamp Table Runner in 2/2 twill and tabby, from Anne Dixon’s book. Woven with 3/2 polished cotton sett at 16 epi. This was a Strong Beginnings study group project. She wanted to do the happy parts of the pattern in a contrasting color for each stripe and succeeded!
Jody W – Autumn Placemats and Table runner. Plain weave using 8/4 cotton warp and 1.5-inch cotton fabric strips sett at 12 epi. Pattern from Tom Knisely’s Table Linens book.
Jody W – Autumn Napkins (on her brand new Louet Spring loom). Woven in 8-shaft twill with 16/2 cotton sett at 30 epi. Parts of the pattern came from Handwoven magazine, Sept./Oct. 2018, p. 36.
Jennifer J – Mystery 4-harness loom that she is restoring.
Bev A – Towels woven in 4-harness Summer & Winter structure using 8/2 and 4/2 unmercerized cotton sett at 16 epi. Towels are pre-washed and hand-hemmed, and will be available at the 2-B Weavers sale in November.
Bev A – Chainmaille necklace, bracelet, and earrings, her original design using 5 sizes of colored jump rings. She was inspired by the one-of-a-kind focal glass pieces created by an Australian glass artist.
