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July 2021 Flax Demonstration, Show & Tell

Naomi Holthouse- Turning Flax into Linen demo

Beautiful Park setting

Our Tech Team

Nice Turn out. Flax on a distaff

Wonderf demo of preparing flax for spinning into Linen

Annie B. Towels from Pat B’s workshop

Pat B Towels from her worksop. Lot’s and lots of color changes

Phyllis’s not quite a triangle scarf. Knit-not woven- but we all agreed it could be woven.

Phyllis S Shape of Cowl

Phyllis S

Phyllis S.

Phyllis

Pat B Towels from this years weavings

Sarah’s Runner

Al. N

Claudia didn’t get a chance to weave but spent some time natural dyeing

Al and Claudias Show and Tell

Linda ATapestry Loom made from Shasta combs, and materials from Loews

Linda A: Workshop samples for Split Shed weaving

Linda A Split shed project

Linda A Split shed Sampler

Linda A Split shed final piece: “Our world”

Silke L Crackle workshop

Linda A Tapestry

June 2021 Challenge and Show & Tell

Beth D Guild challenge using red, red/orange, and orange. 2 towels in summer and winter weave. Tie up was changed to weave second towel. 8/2 cotton for warp, tabby weft and pattern weft.

Claudia W. Jennifer Moores Workshop. Still trying a variety of colors but settled on black weft for the latest.

Nanette M I feel like the elephant who labored and brought forth a mouse. Analogous colors were a cinch, I thought. Reds/purples are my favorite, had my 8″ Structo warped in red and threaded to a miniature overshot pattern. Well, have you ever looked at the selection of colors in floss that would be suitable? I got a bunch, that I really liked, weren’t too close to one another, red purple to use for tabbies. playing with whole pattern repeats, partial repeats in various colors, single colors with different tabbies, etc. I learned more than I thought I would. 1) Just because colors are analogous, it doesn’t mean they will play nicely together. 2) Changing tabby doesn’t make as much difference as you might expect when they are similar in value. 3) Above all: VALUE WILL TRUMP HUE. I already knew this, but was surprised at how close in value most of my chosen colors were, making for very subdued patterns.

Pat B analogous color study, crackle sample. Analogous — Dark Red, Red, Pink, Yellow, a bit of a stretch. substituting orange for the pink for a truer study

Sandy N. I used Analogous variegated 8/2 Tercel for the warp. The weft for the fuchia was 8/2 bamboo. I had some warp left over so I tried a blue rayon for the weft. The scarf pattern was from Sixty Scarves for 60 Years. It is called Diamond back twill. It is set at 30 epi. I reversed the treadling for the scarf which was an accidental moment and liked it better. The small sample was woven as written. Not much shrinkage at all.

Al N 12 sett, gradient cotton blue in warp and weft. Added the white weft since I ran out of gradient. The black and bright blue in second are hemp cotton blend, courser. Seems like one “tooth” is thicker than the other. Weft is four threads, warp only 3? Did I goof? Also gradient bobbin changes?

Ginger T 8/4 rug cotton warp. Part of 12 placemats made to match customers dinnerware.

Ginger T 8/4 warp (rug warp) that matched ground of fabric. Fabric strips and matching 8/2 weft

Linda A. “Unprecedented” Zine. following an origami folding of the woven fabric to make a mini book. folded book is Approx 3X5″. Fiber is Silk 10/2 set at 20Epi. Ribbon bands woven on ankle loom and embroidered with words. Structure for main body is Double Weave Pick-up.

May 2021 Show and Tell

Pat B variegated spruce sparkle sock yarn (75% SW Merino/20% Nylon/5% Stellina) and dyed avocado green sock yarns (75% SW Merino/25% Nylon) are from Kelly Montag of NorthwoodsFibers.com in Menomonee Falls WI. Also in the bag was a card from Karen Anderson at Kaleidoscopefibers.com in Cambridge WI. I added teal blue 8/2 tencel for stability and color and wove with the variegated 8/2 tencel on the shuttle. The yarn pictured with the shuttle is all I have left of the 2 skeins. The scarf drew in about 1″ in the width and 3″ in length before washing and another 4″ in length after gentle washing in a garment bag. It was steam pressed with a pressing cloth while still slightly damp. It is very soft

Karen R from the crackle workshop with Beth Duncan.

Valda , Tips and tricks

Claudia W fabric to cover a chair cushion Fiber:cotton classic crackle fabric made of all cotton to cover a cushion for an antique rocking chair. Sett 20 epi Comments: used the last of my warp from Beth’s workshop on crackle

Al N: Purple green was a gradient dyed yarn. Thought it would be more of a violet red analogous. Green was a surprise. Added yellow trying for split complimentary. 7 harness waffle weave from carol strickler. Changed tie-up trying to get rid of floats. Both are 12 EPI sett.

Pat B Warping tricks

Valda M Heddle making jig

April 2021 Show and Tell

Sandy N: Off the loom finally needs to be washed may make a vest or jacket with panels.used 10/2 cotton on a 8 shaft table loom

Al N Harley towels. Trying to match colors on a motorcycle. Used Ashford 5/2 cotton. Used a 20 dent reed, block weave. Same silver-gray warp. Changed weft to blue complementaries yellow and red. Back Side. Much brighter colors.

Al N Harley towels. Trying to match colors on a motorcycle. Used Ashford 5/2 cotton. Used a 20 dent reed, block weave. Same silver-gray warp. Changed weft to blue complementaries yellow and red.

Al N. Woven Towels to match the colors of his new Harley.Trying to match colors on a motorcycle. Used Ashford 5/2 cotton. Used a 20 dent reed, block weave.

Karen York Spring Table Runner Fiber: 100% 8/4 cotton (Yes, carpet warp!) Structure/Sett: Plain weave, straight draw, 15 epi, 15 dent reed, 4 yard warp This is weaving kindergarten, or weaving for dummies. My desire was to weave some spring after a long, long, hard winter. I checked my ever-ready stash of carpet warp, and picked out the brightest, boldest colors I could find. I made the runner long enough to fit on both my antique tables. The kitchen table is 48″ x 60.” My dining room table is 48″ x 48.” It does what it was designed for: it certainly lights up a room. Comments: After warping my loom, I experimented with weft colors. My plan was to use a light tan, but I found that just dulled the warp down. I tried the colors in the warp, but eventually settled for a natural. That seemed to bring up the colors and not get buried in the strong colors of the warp. I wove a 2″ hem of 8/2 unmercerized cotton in natural, then 72″ of the 8/4 unmercerized cotton in natural, then finished with the 8/2. When hand hemmed, the runner measured 72″ x 19. After wet finishing, it measured 60% x 17.”

Karen York: Spring Table Runner Fiber: 100% 8/4 cotton (Yes, carpet warp!) Structure/Sett: Plain weave, straight draw, 15 epi, 15 dent reed, 4 yard warp This is weaving kindergarten, or weaving for dummies. My desire was to weave some spring after a long, long, hard winter. I checked my ever-ready stash of carpet warp, and picked out the brightest, boldest colors I could find. I made the runner long enough to fit on both my antique tables. The kitchen table is 48″ x 60.” My dining room table is 48″ x 48.” It does what it was designed for: it certainly lights up a room. Comments: After warping my loom, I experimented with weft colors. My plan was to use a light tan, but I found that just dulled the warp down. I tried the colors in the warp, but eventually settled for a natural. That seemed to bring up the colors and not get buried in the strong colors of the warp. I wove a 2″ hem of 8/2 unmercerized cotton in natural, then 72″ of the 8/4 unmercerized cotton in natural, then finished with the 8/2. When hand hemmed, the runner measured 72″ x 19. After wet finishing, it measured 60% x 17.”

Karen Y Spring Table Runner Fiber: 100% 8/4 cotton (Yes, carpet warp!) Structure/Sett: Plain weave, straight draw, 15 epi, 15 dent reed, 4 yard warp This is weaving kindergarten, or weaving for dummies. My desire was to weave some spring after a long, long, hard winter. I checked my ever-ready stash of carpet warp, and picked out the brightest, boldest colors I could find. I made the runner long enough to fit on both my antique tables. The kitchen table is 48″ x 60.” My dining room table is 48″ x 48.” It does what it was designed for: it certainly lights up a room. Comments: After warping my loom, I experimented with weft colors. My plan was to use a light tan, but I found that just dulled the warp down. I tried the colors in the warp, but eventually settled for a natural. That seemed to bring up the colors and not get buried in the strong colors of the warp. I wove a 2″ hem of 8/2 unmercerized cotton in natural, then 72″ of the 8/4 unmercerized cotton in natural, then finished with the 8/2. When hand hemmed, the runner measured 72″ x 19. After wet finishing, it measured 60% x 17.”

Linda A Rag Rugs. Shrinkage was 25% after wet finish in length. Minimal shrinkage in width

Valda M. Special shuttles that hold thread bobbins.

Al N Block weave, cotton, 12 dent trying to balance blocks.

Al N. Block weave, cotton, 12 dent trying to balance blocks.

Ellen G-B Deflected Double weave scarf. From a workshop with a modification in treadling. 2600 Rare Earth Yarns

Lee A Double Weave Rainbow from the Jennifer Moore Workshop. Showing both sides of the cloth

Kathleen B Item: Krokbradg mug rugs Fiber: Wool weft , carpet warp Structure/Sett: Twill? Set at 10 My first attempt at krokbradg. Fun to see design and color come together. Wool is Tuna 6/2 from Vastuga. Mug rugs. Comments: Pattern in Krokbragd: how to design and weave by Debbie Greenlaw.

Pat B. These are towel samples from a workshop Colorful Effects Tabby and Twill I just did for the Madison Guild. Woven in 6/2 cotton set at 20 epi. Left – Tabby Gamp Right – Twill Gamp

Linda A. Krokbragd rug done for Debby Greenlaw new Pattern book

Ginger T: Krokbragd closeup of Rug for Krokbragd Patterns book.

Ginger T. Kronbragd Rug. Test weaver for Debby Greenslaw’s new book.

Krokbragd- new pattern book by Debby Greenlaw “Krokbragd Patterns”

Krokbragd Patterns. Linda A & Ginger T were test weavers for her new book released April 7.2021

April 2021 Zoom Program

Beth Duncan “The Sizzle and Sputter of Crackle Weave”

March 2021 Show and Tell

Barb B. Laces sent to VP of the US

Barb B: Scarves: Plain weave on Ridged heddle loom. It was a sticky warp that drove her crazy but the end results are nice and warm.

Ellen B: Echo weave from worksop

Ellen B: Tencel Dyed Warp scarf yarn

Ellen B: two Color echo weave from workshop

Jan M Over shot with Indigo dyed yarn. 10/2 cotton- warp/ 5/2 cotton- pattern

Jan M Overshot Sampler woven in White and Navy – with Navy dyed in Fermented Ferrous Sulfate Vat Comments: Took a 4H Overshot pattern and flipped it to 8H so I could study halftones and block arrangements Experimenting with different Fermented Indigo Vats to produce different Blues.

Jan M:: Shadow Weave Cowls woven in White and Navy -with Navy dyed in Fermented Ferrous Sulfate Indigo Vat – Sett 28epi Cowls Fiber: Mill End – Rayon/Linen/ Cotton Mix

Jan M: Banana Indigo dyeing

Linda A Jan Friedman workshop samples

Linda A Tapestry and Needle Felted Tucans

Linda A Pandemic weaving in Michigan

Phyllis S: Table Runner series

Phyllis S: Table Runner series. Final custom sized.

Phyllis S: Table Runner series

Phyllis B. Marine silk, worsted 51% silk, 29% Merino, 20% rayon. Warp is rose city and weft is bittersweet for this scarf. It’s undulating 2/2 twill on 8 harness loom using only4 harnesses

Sandy N Finish of Happy Towels

Valda M: Towels from early Handwoven Magazine

Valda: Clips used for holding warp. Tips and tricks

Pat B:Warp 8/2 white and white slub from the woolery with red, light green, green, dark green, and yellow accents. The pin stripes are double threads, each in their own heddle. L-R: The towels with the red stripes were woven with the white slub. 22×30 off the loom. 18×26 after washing. The towels with the dark green stripes used to have red accents. The 3rd towel became a sampler. You are seeing the back side. Woven with a variety of slub yarns and experimented with some weft bands and accents with the 8/2. The 4th towel was woven with a double strand of fine natural white slub with a 2-bobbin shuttle. 22×33 off loom, 17 x 30 after washing. I laid in double thread pinstripes overlapping about 3″ in the wide bands every 11 picks. A bit of a pain to do but I like the look. I put in a wide band to match the wide color band in the warp. I washed a full inch wider than the rest of the towel. Teach me not to wash the sampler before weaving the final towel.

March 2021 Zoom Meeting

Annie & Friends-Weaving in Bhutan

February 2021 Show and Tell

Al N Dish towel, analogous colors violet, aqua, blue 5/2 ? Cotton 12 dent reed block weave pattern from carol strickler 8 shaft pattern book

Barb B; laces

Karen R. Jennifer Moore Double Weave Workshop

Ginger T> Pinwheel Towels

Linda A. Tapestry using linen warp, ribbon and novelty yarns and felted birds. It will be mounted on a tree slab for a more woodsy look.

Pat B Sampling colors

Pat B Sampling colors. Tying on new colors and taking off old.

Randi R Jennifer Moore Dble Weave Workshop

Sandy N. I am almost done with the assigned treadlings. I still have forty more inches to experiment. I used 10/2 cotton 48 epi There are suppose to be 96 color combos in this sampler.

Sandy N I am almost done with the assigned treadlings. I still have forty more inches to experiment. I used 10/2 cotton 48 epi There are suppose to be 96 color combos in this sampler.

Sandy N. I am almost done with the assigned treadlings. I still have forty more inches to experiment. I used 10/2 cotton 48 epi There are suppose to be 96 color combos in this sampler.

Karen Y. Table Runner- Rug warp Item: Table Runner Fiber: 8/4 carpet Structure/Sett: Plain weave, set at 15 epi I was asked to make a table runner for our grandson and family for a table he made from resourced barn wood. It is a large table, 41″ x 70,’ set in an open kitchen/dining room/living room, with windows on two sides. The house in decorated in Pinterest style, all grays, blacks, whites. I decided they need a dash of color, so I used strong colors, navy, purple, dark green, gold, yellow green, light blue in a stripe pattern. The weft is the purple, with a square in the middle of the runner mimicking the stripe pattern The runner is set at 15 epi in a 15 dent reed, and has a ppi of 12. Comments: I am pretty satisfied with the runner. After wet finishing it, it turned out to be 13″ x 60″ hemmed. It shrunk 6% in width and 12% in length. It is bold and rustic. I hope they like it. And it cost me $0.00, as everything came from my stash of the infamous carpet warp.

Karen Y. Table runner.Item: Table Runner Fiber: 8/4 carpet Structure/Sett: Plain weave, set at 15 epi Caption: I was asked to make a table runner for our grandson and family for a table he made from resourced barn wood. It is a large table, 41″ x 70,’ set in an open kitchen/dining room/living room, with windows on two sides. The house in decorated in Pinterest style, all grays, blacks, whites. I decided they need a dash of color, so I used strong colors, navy, purple, dark green, gold, yellow green, light blue in a stripe pattern. The weft is the purple, with a square in the middle of the runner mimicking the stripe pattern The runner is set at 15 epi in a 15 dent reed, and has a ppi of 12. Comments: I am pretty satisfied with the runner. After wet finishing it, it turned out to be 13″ x 60″ hemmed. It shrunk 6% in width and 12% in length. It is bold and rustic. I hope they like it. And it cost me $0.00, as everything came from my stash of the infamous carpet warp.

Ginger T “Gumdrops” Silk and Tencel Mobus

Linda A Zine folded for display. “Unpresidented” Silk, Double Weave P.U. Woven and embroidered

Linda A- Zine “Unprecedented”- laid out flat. Silk Dble weave P.U.

Ginger T8/2 cotton warp, 8/2 cottalin weft. “Friendship Towels”

February 2021 Zoom Meeting

Robyn Spady-Weaving Innovations from the Bateman Collection

Feb 2021 program

Robyn

January 2021 Zoom Workshop

Jennifer Moore-Rainbow Double Weave Scarf

Cathy R. Jennifer Moore WS. 4 shaft treadling

Karen R. Jennifer Moore Workshop 8 Shaft weaving

Cathy R. Jennifer Moore WS. 4 shaft treadling

Sandy N- Jennifer Moore WS. 4 shaft treadling

Jennifer A. Jennifer Moore Workshop

Ellen GB loving more colorplay! Learning so much in this double weave workshop. Having fun.

Floya H. Learning about snugging up the edges.

Cathy R

Randi R

April 2021 Zoom Program

Studio tours

Karen Y Loom with a view

Karen Y Inspiration Board

Karen Y. Studio closet

Lee A Studio/Loom space

Barb B. Studio, great lighting and view

Linda A. Glimakra and yarn

Linda A Clement and Yarn- yarn behind the closet doors too.

Linda A Cones and books

Nanette M. Structo work table

Annie B. Studio. No Longer Sons BR.

Ellen B New Loom Room

Ellen B. Yarn room shelves of painted warps/tencels

Ellen B Worktable space

Ellen B.Yarn Room- closet of cottons/silk/ Misc

Ginger T. weaving studio Ellensburg Wa.

Pat B 2 of many many looms.

Pat B Yarn and fabric storage

Pat B. Great Wheel Pat would like to get working

Susan K. Build a new room onto the barn

Susan K Spinning circle in the foreground, weaving in the back

Susan K. Nice cozy stove to spin and we’ve by.

Susan K. Collection of Nanette M cards and weaving memorabilia.

Carol Ann K. The Rug Weavers. Kapheim Studios

Carol Ann K. The Rug Weavers. Kaplheim Studios

Carol Ann K. The Rug Weavers. Kapheim Studios

Linda A welcome to my studio

Linda A- remote studio (aka-family room)

Pat B Studio Tour

Pat B Studio Tour- Shelving Unit.

January 6, 2021 Zoom Show and Tell

Al N. Commercial Tartan.This was 8 harness twill, on a 12 dent reed. Problem was I only had a 17” reed so the pattern was only one way, Count inches rather than threads, The Scottish registry publishes the thread count as Threadcount: W12B56K48G48K8Y12 meaning white 12, Blue 56, Black 48, Green 48, Black, 8, 12 Yellow.

Al N Al’s version of the Tartan. This was 8 harness twill, on a 12 dent reed. Problem was I only had a 17” reed so the pattern was only one way, Count inches rather than threads, The Scottish registry publishes the thread count as Threadcount: W12B56K48G48K8Y12 meaning white 12, Blue 56, Black 48, Green 48, Black, 8, 12 Yellow.

Al N.point twill. 12 dent reed, 8-10 inch off loom. Ran out of gradient 450 yards on ball band, at full stretch more than 10 percent less due to yarn stretch.

Al N.Al N.. Undulating twill done with gradient yarn.12 dent reed, 8-10 inch off loom. Ran out of gradient 450 yards on ball band, at full stretch more than 10 percent less due to yarn stretch.

Annie B. shawl Fiber: 20/2 spun silk warp; 30/2 silk/yak blend weft. natural silk Structure/Sett: Raku twill adapted from 60 scarves for 60 years, baltimore weavers guild 24 epi

Annie B. shawl Fiber: 20/2 spun silk warp; 30/2 silk/yak blend weft. both natural silk and dyed Structure/Sett: Raku twill adapted from 60 scarves for 60 years, baltimore weavers guild 24 epi

A tablet woven band using 10/2 perle cotton. This is my adjacent colors project. The back looks a lot better than the front.

Barb B. A tablet woven band using 10/2 perle cotton. This is my adjacent colors project. The back looks a lot better than the front. The model, by the way, is George. I made him back in high school and he’s been part of the family ever since.

Barb B. A small table runner in 8/2 unmercerized cotton. Word to the wise: if you’re going to do a Bateman weave, don’t use a table loom. That’s why this runner is so short.

Barb B. color and weave rigid heddle scarf using worsted wool.

Karen Y.Item: Crazy Quilt Afghan Fiber: 2/2 cotton warp; all acrylic wefts Structure/Sett: Plain Weave, 5 epi This afghan was a pandemic gift to us. I couldn’t concentrate on more complicated weave structures, and I wanted to use up the leftovers from several afghans I had made and gifted in the past ten years. I also tried to follow an analogous color scheme, beginning with what colors I had the most of, in the violet, blues, a little greens, and then threw in a red/orange in the middle. I find a definite center is most helpful in folding up an afghan, hence a cream middle stripe between two dark colors. I am happy with the crazy quilt afghan, because it helped me get through a pretty anxious time, and made something useful with leftovers.

Karen Y. Crazy Quilt Afghan Fiber: 2/2 cotton warp; all acrylic wefts. Structure/Sett: Plain Weave, 5 epi Afghan was a pandemic gift to us. I couldn’t concentrate on more complicated weave structures, and I wanted to use up the leftovers from several afghans I had made and gifted in the past ten years. I also tried to follow an analogous color scheme, beginning with what colors I had the most of, in the violet, blues, a little greens, and then threw in a red/orange in the middle. I find a definite center is most helpful in folding up an afghan, hence a cream middle stripe between two dark colors. I am happy with the crazy quilt afghan, because it helped me get through a pretty anxious time, and made something useful with leftovers.

Linda A. Used boucle for warp and “seed it on the canvas backing.

Linda A. I’m trying a new display form for tapestries. Used Boucle for warp and just wove a really quick tapestry to try the different mounting. Used photo canvas for the back to mount on.

December 4, 2020 Zoom Show and Tell

Valda M Scarf woven on 2 looms by Mike M.(Yellow on Ridged Heddle) and Valda M. (Sage on 4S loom)) From 1 kit.

Barb B. 8/2 Cotton Towel, Turned Twill Color and value study. Should have used a darker purple for contrast

Al N. Harley tartan.15 shaft washable wool straight twill

Linda A. Dyed wool for upcoming Krokbragd project

Phyllis S. Thrumsori workshop. What to do with all your Thrums.

Phyllis S. Assorted weaving styles sampler in Thrumsori scarf.

December 4, 2020 Zoom Program

Jean N. Inkle Ornaments

November 4, 2020 Zoom Show and Tell

Lee A: Athea’s Jacket It’s finished. This 10 /2 perle cotton short sleeve jacket is woven in the Charlotte Overshot, see The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon, pg. 110, with an asymmetrical striped warp in peach, red, yellow, navy and weft in lipstick red. It came out quite lovely. The lining and sleeve cuff are a cotton blend in a dark red. I beaded a skirt pin in shades of red crystals and seed beads with gold 15/O seed beads.I call it “Althea’s Jacket.” (She’s waited long enough for it).

Lee A, Athea’s jacket

Lee A. Athea’s jacket

Al N. Soft Yak scarf. Soft yak scarf, I was a little mislead by the name, as it’s 76% cotton, 15% yak, and 9% nylon. We’ve been told by our Dr. Kimber Baldwin (Fiber-Optic Yarn) that mixing cotton and wool in a yarn is not good as they tend to break down after a few years. I just grabbed the fiber, measured and warped it before I read the ball band. Knitting yarn so no grist on the label, wrapped at 24 per inch times .66 came our to sett of 15.84 so I used a 15 dent reed, which was maybe too tight. 35 step treadle sequence (advancing-declining twill) was tough to remember where I was On the loom 12.5 x 70 off the loom 11 x 64, white snowflake is back. Treadling errors more obvious on back than front. Selvedges still a little scalloping. Finished on the loom. Grey warp, red weft. Grey overwhelmed.