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”
Tag Archives: JST School of Weaving
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”
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”
May 2022 so far
Weaving The tea towels in the last post have been washed but still need to be hemmed. There has been much moving of stuff and rearranging looms in my studio so not much actual weaving. I have finished the double weave projects on my table loom and have a few ideas on what to doContinue reading “May 2022 so far”
April Part 2
Weaving I have finished weaving the warp from Season 6 Episode 2 of Jane Stafford’s School of Weaving. I love the colours and patterns and once I get around the hemming them all I’m looking forward to using some of these tea towels in my kitchen. Weaving continues on the double weave warp on myContinue reading “April Part 2”