When I got my loom, one of the first things I did was beg a skein of Tanis’s discontinued colourway ‘Harvest’ off of Rayna’s stash. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it, but since I got the loom, wildly variegated colours that…
Yesterday, our friend Ben encouraged us to get our bikes cleaned up for the summer and go for a ride (we’re a little late getting on this particular train). We rode for about 3 hours, had an amazing lunch and took lots of photos. Of…
I was at Romney Wools, in the early days of loom ownership, looking for colourful self striping yarns to weave up. Weaving with self striping wool is like making a stockinette project for me in knitting – mindless and relaxing, where the beauty of the…
Those of you who read this blog often will know that, lately, I’ve been completely obsessed with my loom (I do have projects on the the needles, and I poured some resin yesterday, but really, it’s been all about the weaving) and, every chance I…
The goal with this scarf was simple, to design the most ‘Shireen-y’ scarf possible. I definitely succeeded, this one is absolutely my favourite. Just look at those colours together, aren’t they gorgeous? Brown: Debblie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (Sport) Bright Blue (top): Indigodragonfly Merino Silk (4ply…
I’ve been sitting on photos of this scarf for days, not wanting to give it away! For Mothers Day my lovely mama got 2 scarves from me, and here is the second one. The best bit about this scarf is that the warp was my…
First of all, I’m in love with my boat shuttle. it doesn’t snag on my warp threads, it can be shot through in one smooth movement, and best of all, it can be loaded up using a power drill in less time than it takes…
For Mother’s Day I wove two huge scarves (pics of the second one to come later) and took mom and dad up to Gryphon Highland Cattle Farm for the day to meet Kim and spend some time with her critter collection. Here’s mom showing off…
Rayna has been hedging about getting a loom. She’s on the fence, and ready to tip over to the dark side. To give that last little push I took my loom to her place, and showed off by making an entire scarf in a few…
“You should blog that photo” said Rayna, “You know, to show…” (Leslie finishes) “That you suck at something.” The girls were playfully ribbing me as I produces this laughable yarn :) it was my first time on a wheel, and it really feels like the…
I don’t do anything in half measures, so when I decided to try warping the loom all by myself, I chose to use my 12 dent heddle and a lace weight yarn, for a 17” wide scarf. 260 threads later I realized what a commitment…