The 92nd Annual League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair ran from August 2-11, 2025 and it was a great 9 days. My booth was located in Tent 8 at Mt. Sunapee and once again I had fabulous booth neighbors! It was lovely to see and to chat with fair goers from previous fairs and to meet new people. The weather was especially cooperative this year.
I received an award for “Best in Weaving” in the Art, Craft and Design exhibition for my overshot piece titled, “The Leaves Still Change.” Here is a photo:
Here is my booth:
Since the fair I have been busy preparing work for the Monadnock Art Tour which is scheduled for October. Here is one of the pieces I’ve worked on:
For the past couple of years after the Fair I try to carve out a bit of time for “weaving for the sake of weaving.” Sometimes I experiment with a new technique or weaving something for our house. My stash of old sheets and fabric was getting a bit out of hand so I decided to weave a rag rug and followed the guidance of Tom Knisley’s “Rags to Rugs” book. I put on a warp of 8/4 carpet warp from my stash sett at 8 ends per inch. I prepared fabric strips 3/4″ wide. The main color is a pale blue printed queen sized sheet, and this provides the plain weave weft throughout the rug. I am weaving a rose path motif throughout the rug using fabrics. The green fabric is special to me : my grandmother started working on a quilt for my husband and me as a wedding gift (35 years ago!) but was unable to finish the project. I acquired the fabric that Nana had purchased and have never found a way to use it. I decided to use some of the green calico in the rug:
I’ll probably continue to alternate the rose path sections of the rug with navy and green:
I am not a rag rug weaving expert, but I am enjoying the process. Incorporating the fabric that my grandmother selected for her quilting project more than 35 years ago is particularly meaningful. I hope to share photos of the finished rug either here or on my Instagram account.
Happy weaving,
Kate K.
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