The League of NH Craftsmen Virtual Fair, waffles, and a new weaving design.
The Virtual Fair is underway!
Category: kitchen textiles
New bookmarks and a fellow fiber artist feature
Kate's handwoven mug rugs, bookmarks, and work by League of NH Craftsmen member, Carrie Cahill Mulligan.
Save the dates!
Preparing for the League of NH Craftsmen Summer "Virtual" Fair and sharing the work of ceramicist Sibel Alpaslan.
“How do you finish your towels?”
Step by step directions about how I finish my handwoven kitchen textiles.
Weaving with the greener side of blue
Weaving kitchen towels in greens and blues. Fine craft show cancellations for 2020.
Double Orange Peel overshot work
Double orange peel overshot weaving and woodchuck problems.
A bit of sunny weaving on the rigid heddle
Hello, friends. The rigid heddle loom and I continue to spend time together here in South Carolina. A little bit of Maysville 8/4 cotton carpet warp and a bin of quilting fabric scraps can keep one busy for a very long time! The sampling that I've done on the rigid heddle may, with any luck, [...]
Spring colors
Hello, friends. It is snowy and cold (-10 F forecasted for Friday this week!) but the studio is warm and cozy thanks to the woodstove and a loom dressed in cheerful, bright colors. I used a jumble of bright colors for this kitchen towel including aqua, orange, lemon yellow, purple, and bright green. It looks [...]
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 [...]
Winter Market event and recent weavings
Hello, friends. Here we are, well into the first week of the year 2020. We have had a bit of snow here in the Monadnocks but it sure is a lovely thing, especially when you can avoid driving to the places that you need to visit. I find myself shuffling up and down Chesham Road [...]
