Moving On - Tablet Weaving

It is over three years since my last post and I am still spinning and weaving.  I have become very interested in various methods of weaving bands.  I particularly enjoy tablet weaving although still very much a beginner.

I started tablet weaving using a small modified Ashford rigid heddle loom and then went on to use an inkle loom which I will continue to use alongside my new Don Betterley 'Better Loom'.

This is just a very simple pattern where all the cards are turned forward.  I wanted to test just how well the loom with weights eliminated the twist......it worked beautifully.  I have only had it for just over a week and am very pleased with it.

The photograph below is a road where I often walk with our dog Jack  He is a wonderful little dog who has become a very important member of our family.   We also have a cat now called Emily, she is the first cat we have ever had and she is a little star.  No doubt they will both feature in future blogs.

In memory of my dogs

 

Beth

August 1999 - 7th January 2014

 

 

 

 

Megan

February 2000 - 1st September 2014 

 

 

 

 

Bryn

August 2002 - 10th October, 2014

 

 

 

Our three dogs have all died this year - it has been a tremendously sad time for us. We miss them all so very much.

 

 

Patchwork Quilt

Returning to the Sewing Machine has encouraged me to finish off this quilt. I only had one corner to finish quilting but had somehow lost interest. Anyway here it is and it is now hanging in the hall.

Back to Sewing - 'Creative Challenges' with Shelagh Folgate

I have had a change this last couple of months

and have turned back to sewing. I have joined Shelagh Folgate's creative challenges' 'Smashies' and 'Tantalising Techniques' groups which are great for anyone like me who is interested in textile art but hasn't a clue where to start they are really informative and fun to do.

The photographs are from the 'Smashies' projects.

Weaving

I have been very poor at blogging and it is ages since I took any photographs of my spinning and weaving - so this is just a small sample of what I have been doing over the past few months.

I used my own home spun yarn for both the warp and weft for both the blanket and the scarf. The blanket was woven 'double width', the wool used is mostly BFL and was dyed using 'natural' dyes.

The scarf is natural Shetland. I have really appreciated both of them this winter - they are lovely and warm.

Erddig Hall

Today we went to Erddig Hall and Gardens and the weather has been absolutely beautiful. These are just a few of the many photographs I took.

Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving

The shawl in the background was spun using Shetland and BFL. The colours are natural and the shawl is beautifully soft.

The cushions were spun using Shetland which I dyed using Ashford Acid Dyes however the colours became a bit murky and diluted because I used too much water in the pot and so I am not particularly over the moon with the results but I am pleased that I have seen it through the whole process - spinning, dying, weaving and sewing.