Spring and early summer are tricky for me because it is a time of finding a good balance between time spent weaving and time spent readying my vegetable garden. I like to start our veg from seeds, and while this offers a lot of choices in terms of varieties available, it does take time. I guess we all wish we had more time.
The LeClerc was dressed with an overshot weaving that I plan to submit to an exhibit this summer. I’ve finished weaving the piece but still have some work to do to make the piece display friendly.
Here are some new placemats that I plan to offer at the League of NH Craftsmen Annual Fair in August, 2025. Each mat is woven from mercerized cottons, is reversible, and is machine washable. My first run of these mats is woven in burgundy and ivory:
I enjoyed this textured weave so much that I tied on a new warp using different colors:
The purple mats actually have four different colored yarns in them : can you find them all? My husband asked if I plan to offer a print-at-home pattern of this design. I hadn’t really considered it, but perhaps it would be of interest to fellow weavers. It is a 4 harness design and uses just 1 shuttle. Let me know in the comments section if you’d be interested in weaving some of these mats for yourself.
My husband and I were fortunate to take a trip in the latter part of March and into early April. We visited Germany and a bit of the Alsace region of France. Everyone we met in our travels was lovely and patient with our attempts at speaking rudimentary German or French. Since this it not a travel-related blog I will not post too many photos, but I wanted to share a few here:
We also found a cuckoo clock in Schoenwald, located in the Black Forest, which arrived at our home about a week after our return to New Hampshire. We met the artisans who make the clocks at August Schwer and were treated to a tour of their workshop, which we thought was rather generous. We are delighted with our new clock:
I hope you are all weaving something interesting and enjoying the fruit of your looms.
Be well,
Kate K.
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