The harakeke (flax | phormium tenax) plants in my garden started sending up flower stalks in December. They look impressive and the birds love the flowers but they do have a tendency to fall over and then my husband moans when he has to mow around them because I won’t let him cut them downContinue reading “Dyeing with Harakeke Seedpods”
Author Archives: Kate Alberta Weaving
Happy New Year
Ngā mihi o te tau hou It’s halfway through the first month of 2023 already, and February already seems to be getting too close. The weather has been all over the place, lovely sunny days, days that are just too hot and sticky to move and then heavy rain and wind. The poor old vegeContinue reading “Happy New Year”
December 2022
I had good intentions to post during November but now it’s December and that obviously didn’t happen. Better late than never I suppose, so here’s a quick roundup of what I’ve been up to. Weaving I finally hemmed the hand towels that were my first warp on my Mecchia dobby. They are already in dailyContinue reading “December 2022”
October so far
I’m taking part in the Franklin Arts Trail this weekend, so pop in for a visit. You can download a map from the website http://www.franklinartstrail.co.nz or download it via this QR code. I haven’t been doing much weaving in the last couple of weeks as I have been busy giving my studio a makeover. WithContinue reading “October so far”
September – Part I
Weaving At the beginning of the month I completed two pieces for an exhibition at our local community gallery. The theme of the exhibition is Connections and these two pieces were inspired by a metaphor used in Nordic countries where the red thread can refer to a shared characteristic or core theme that runs throughContinue reading “September – Part I”
August – Part 2
Weaving Not much has happened since my last post on the weaving front. I dyed some wool for upcoming projects including these gorgeous pinks. And I started warping my jack loom with some of the newly dyed yarn. All going well, there will be photos of the completed piece next month.
August – Part I
Weaving August is racing away, I don’t know how we are already over halfway through the month. The weather has been wet and cold so it’s been good to be inside weaving. First up are some photos of the double weave scarves that I mentioned in my last post. Each scarf has a wintery phraseContinue reading “August – Part I”
July
Weaving July has been and gone so I thought I’d better post here before too much of August has passed and I had forgotten what I’ve been up to. Thank goodness the photos on my phone have dates on them 🙂 I finished weaving the Monk’s Belt placemats from Season 6 of Jane Stafford’s SchoolContinue reading “July”
June
Weaving June has flown by and I’m not quite sure where all my time went. At the beginning of the month I took part in a Pop-Up Artists in Residence event at the Franklin Arts Centre which was good fun. I took a couple of looms, a rigid heddle for visitors to play on andContinue reading “June”
The rest of May
Weaving I have finished weaving a couple more of the double weave accordion books, one with four sections and one with six. Handwoven using 2 ply corriedale yarn dyed with harakeke seedpods, the books are fun to play with and rearrange into new shapes. Rufus We have gone to the beach at low tide aContinue reading “The rest of May”
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