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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Bev A – Knit hats
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
Hilary M – Yoga mat carrier woven in plain weave using 5/2 Perle cotton on 4 shafts at 16 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 – 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 – Happy Towels from recent Beth Duncan workshop woven in plain weave and basket weave with 8/2 cotton on 8 harnesses 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
Gay A – Towels in color and weave pattern from STrickler woven with 8/2 cotton on 7 shafts at 20 epi
Linda A – Sun and Moon tapestry woven in wool
Linda A – Giraffe tapestry woven mostly with wool and some novelty and handspun yarns at 8 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
Stojana K – Wall hanging woven in overshot using 10/2 and 5/2 cotton on 8 harnesses set at 24 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
Mary R – Shawl/wrap woven in Log Cabin using Aranmore light yarn on a rigid heddle loom sett at 12 epi
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.
