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Trip to Sweden
Last week I had a memorable trip to the Swedish Weaving Exhibition . This event is run by the publishers of the weaving magazine Våv and takes place every three years. This year it was in the town of...
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Chenille Scarves and Spring is in the Air Shawl
Hi there - time for a weaving update I guess.Back in the summer I bought some chenille thinking it would make nice winter scarves. I had four colours, a rich gold, pale blue, purple and a sort of rich...
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Arabella Shawl
Hi there !Today's post is mostly knitting related but a hint of weaving at the end !I am very fond of this pattern Arabella on Ravelry in fact, I find it difficult to know if this is my new favourite...
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Fine Cotton Summer and Winter Scarf
Hi there folks.This post is about a weaving kit I brought back from my trip to the weaving exhibition in Borås, Sweden.I made several visits to the stand of Venne Cotton . They had stunning displays of...
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8 Shaft Merino Tencel Scarves
Hi thereAs you know, I came back from my trip to Sweden with a wide selection of books from the exhibition mainly in Swedish ! However, I also returned with a very special book in Danish ! This was...
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Christmas Rep Weave
Hi there - this post is about some Christmas weaving and if I don't get a move on with it it won't be this Christmas !!When I was in Sweden (how often have I said that !) I saw a table laid with these...
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Christmas Rep Weave Continued !
Hi there,I have been consumed by placemats for the last two weeks ! My difficult warp seems to have lasted for ages. However, the mats are off the loom I'm very glad to say. I have 12 place mats, 1...
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Trip to Prague
Hi there - I promised to post some pictures from our visit to Prague. My daughter, Alison and I went to see the Christmas markets, just a short trip for three days. Here she is with her very fetching...
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Christmas
Hi there,I hope you are all enjoying a happy festive season and spending time with loved ones, family and friends. Just thought I would do a quick post to share a bit of our Christmas with you. First...
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Diamond Twill and Undulating Twill
Hi there - a very happy New Year to you all and may 2012 be a healthy and prosperous year.First of all, my apologies for the absence of the draft from my previous post. When I looked at the preview it...
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Second Undulating Twill
Hi there - time to share my second undulating twill project with you !I was so pleased with the winter sea scarf that I decided to do another run using the same draft. This time I used 50% merino 50%...
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8 Shaft Checked Tea Towels
Hi there ! I promised a back to basics project and here it is ! Cotton tea towels.I used a draft from Handwoven's Design Collection #16 called Checked Tea Towels. I saw these towels woven by Dawn...
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Visit to Ripples Crafts
This last week, Tony and I took ourselves to the north west of Scotland. Now most sensible people of our age don't move about much during the winter here in Scotland mainly because of the chance of bad...
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Ann Madsen Scarves
Hi there !I have a lovely book produced by a Danish weaving school called Vaev i Tiden, it contains a number of very attractive projects but one of my favourites has always been a scarf by Anne Madsen....
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Helen's Silk Scarf
Hi there, in my last post I said I would be working with silk from Helen of Ripplescrafts lace weight collection.Now I am able to explain a little bit more about this 'commission'. After my visit to...
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Pinwheels and another Swallowtail
Hi thereLast year I tried to do pinwheels on a scarf woven for a friend and failed miserably ! I have always said I would have another go at doing them ! I see them a lot on Ravelry and the pattern is...
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Dråll silk scarf
Hi thereToday I can show you the second silk scarf I have woven with lace weight silk from Helen at Ripples Crafts.Helen chose the colours and what a good job she did, they worked so well together.I...
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Tea Towels and Spring !
Hi there - I have been a bit quiet over the last couple of weeks ! That's because I have had a tea towel warp on the loom and they always take a while to work through. We have also had some very very...
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Silk Scarves and another Swallowtail
Hi there - I will start this post with my knitting. Yet another Swallowtail shawl ! I had some warm gold lace weight silk left over from Helen's woven scarf, just less than 50gms so enough for a...
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Finished Silk Scarf
I thought you might like to see the final result of my 30/2 silk scarf.I am very pleased with it, very soft after washing and draping nicely. This should encourage me to do more work in silk.The other...
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