Summer and winter placemats are on the loom. Making friends with a ski shuttle and weaving with batik fabrics.
Summer and winter placemats, batik fabric weft
Category: Handwovens for the table
Dine at home
We're dining at home more these days. Please peruse some of my handwoven table linens that I've made recently and some that we use here in our own home.
November weaving (and a bit of knitting)
What's on the loom for November, stranded knitting, and other fiber-related chatter.
The Virtual Fair is underway!
The League of NH Craftsmen Virtual Fair, waffles, and a new weaving design.
Log cabin placemats, “Art, Craft and Design” exhibition
Log cabin placemats for the League of NH Craftsmen Virtual Fair, Aug 1-9, 2020.
Rugs for mugs and a look inside my studio
New mug rugs and my studio, for real.
New, free weaving pattern to share: “Quarantine Coasters”
Weave a set of simple mug rugs using fabric scraps and my free PDF pattern and instructions.
Summer and Winter in the winter
Summer and winter is becoming one of my favorite weaving structures. It is a two shuttle weave (unless you turn your draft, but that is a topic for another day). I really like the sturdiness of the resulting fabric but especially love the fact that you end up with a reversible piece. Yes! It is [...]
Twills: from bird’s eye to diamonds
New "Four Seasons" placemats and diamond twill towels.
Placemats for all seasons
Hello, friends. I love placemats. I love to use them and I love to weave them. They make great gifts and they're a nice way to "live" with handwovens. When crafted from cotton, they're especially easy to launder. My newest design is build around a four shaft bird's eye twill design. I wanted to create [...]
