Love the twill patterning in the gamp.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
More May
The 21st and 22 of May 2015, I have a Boundweave Rug making workshop happening with Tom Knisely, weaver, teacher and writer.
It's part of OHS Panoply. Looking forward to that too. Here is the link: http://panoply2015.ca/ .
And I must ready myself and pull things together for my Level 6 studies in Olds, Alberta in June 2015 at Olds College.
The dye skeins for the class I haven't quite finished spinning. Tonight will be the final episode of 'Mad Men' and some spinning.
This is a blend of Border Leicester and hemp. I experimented with blending on the combs, but prefer the hand carded rolags instead.
Here's what it looks like. The hemp content gives the the yarn a manilla colour. I suspect that the indigo dyeing we will be doing in class will have a slight greenish tinge because of this fact.
I should get out to my garden for spring chores.
It's part of OHS Panoply. Looking forward to that too. Here is the link: http://panoply2015.ca/ .
And I must ready myself and pull things together for my Level 6 studies in Olds, Alberta in June 2015 at Olds College.
The dye skeins for the class I haven't quite finished spinning. Tonight will be the final episode of 'Mad Men' and some spinning.
This is a blend of Border Leicester and hemp. I experimented with blending on the combs, but prefer the hand carded rolags instead.
Here's what it looks like. The hemp content gives the the yarn a manilla colour. I suspect that the indigo dyeing we will be doing in class will have a slight greenish tinge because of this fact.
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| B. Leicester & Hemp |
I should get out to my garden for spring chores.
May...a lovely fibre month
I have been slow to post to the blog, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy.
Just a sampling of projects:
Seems like just plain grey socks? Well sometimes that's just what is needed. It's almost auto knitting _ I can knit on something like this at work on breaks or before I actually start work; just pick up and knit. It's surprising to see how a few rows knitted here & there add up to a whole sock rather quickly.
This is my much anticipated Gansey project. I've been fearful to start this project, but finally just plunged right in.
I'm using Wendy 5 ply Guernsey yarn I purchased from http://www.loveknitting.com/us/ .
I have a few books and have done some research, so look forward to completing the sweater before it gets too warm to knit a large project.
Socks are great warm weather projects.
Bath towels are on my to do list.
This is ready for some sampling with cotton chenille from http://www.mbrassard.com/index-ang.html .
Previously I had tried to use mop cotton, but it makes a better bath mat than a towel.
See what happens with this.
Pictured to the right is hand dyed cotton/hemp warp for tea towels.
Pattern is for a twill gamp which I find fascinating to see happen.
Each section is a different threading and combined with different treadling combinations beautiful twill patterns emerge.
This again is hand dyed cotton/hemp warp for more tea towels.
Love the pattern!
It's a beautiful year for the lilacs. Our house has many in front and across the road lining the farmer's field.
All cotton. Log Cabin tea towels.
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| Boring Grey Sock |
Seems like just plain grey socks? Well sometimes that's just what is needed. It's almost auto knitting _ I can knit on something like this at work on breaks or before I actually start work; just pick up and knit. It's surprising to see how a few rows knitted here & there add up to a whole sock rather quickly.
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| Wendy 5 ply yarn. Beatrice Gansey |
I'm using Wendy 5 ply Guernsey yarn I purchased from http://www.loveknitting.com/us/ .
I have a few books and have done some research, so look forward to completing the sweater before it gets too warm to knit a large project.
Socks are great warm weather projects.
 |
| Bath Towel project |
Bath towels are on my to do list.
This is ready for some sampling with cotton chenille from http://www.mbrassard.com/index-ang.html .
Previously I had tried to use mop cotton, but it makes a better bath mat than a towel.
See what happens with this.
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| Cotton/hemp tea towel warp. MX dyes. |
Pictured to the right is hand dyed cotton/hemp warp for tea towels.
Pattern is for a twill gamp which I find fascinating to see happen.
Each section is a different threading and combined with different treadling combinations beautiful twill patterns emerge.
 |
| Hand dyed cotton/hemp. Twill Gamp. |
This again is hand dyed cotton/hemp warp for more tea towels.
Love the pattern!
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| Lilacs of 2015 |
It's a beautiful year for the lilacs. Our house has many in front and across the road lining the farmer's field.
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| Log Cabin patterning |
All cotton. Log Cabin tea towels.
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| Mother's Day from Lauren |
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