tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post6637155351807858665..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Log CabinMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-32106009437239395392010-12-02T21:48:31.040+13:002010-12-02T21:48:31.040+13:00Glad to know that I am not the only one partial to...Glad to know that I am not the only one partial to doing black and grey colour-n-weave!<br />It looks beautiful!samplinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569023578350980786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-1819943436416300492010-12-01T08:54:26.375+13:002010-12-01T08:54:26.375+13:00Bonnie, so far my experiences has been embarrassin...Bonnie, so far my experiences has been embarrassing and discouraging but there is a weaver, Win Currie, who mixes fine alpacas with silk to great effect. Your comment also reminds me that although I planted teasel this year, nothing is coming out yet. Maybe I need another packet of seeds. <br /><br />Margery, never thought of baby blankets in alpaca. That's really nice. I have been thinking, though, of a series of kitchen towels because it's not hard to rethread every two towels or so...Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-33935289781042919092010-12-01T03:48:33.597+13:002010-12-01T03:48:33.597+13:00...and the truth is, alpaca feels really good on a......and the truth is, alpaca feels really good on a cold day! I love log cabin in baby blankets, because it goes quickly and has such a nice texture.margery meyers haberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735988448243388420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-22317579318474415022010-12-01T03:29:02.015+13:002010-12-01T03:29:02.015+13:00Alpaca generally does not shrink when washed, but ...Alpaca generally does not shrink when washed, but it relaxes nicely and brushes to a beautiful buttery-soft gently fluffy scarf. I brush in all four directions while the scarf is still damp from that first wash. Brushing also helps to block the piece. <br />My alpaca yarn worked well in differential shrinkage in appropriate structures with merino wool in the shrinking area. <br />Log cabin is very easy to design with weaving software.Bonnie Inouyehttp://www.bonnieinouye.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-5497039136562170172010-11-30T20:51:33.040+13:002010-11-30T20:51:33.040+13:00It actually does, Shipbuilding! Amazingly. And s...It actually does, Shipbuilding! Amazingly. And so quick to weave.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-56670957865012529002010-11-30T20:49:58.482+13:002010-11-30T20:49:58.482+13:00I've been going to try log cabin for so long -...I've been going to try log cabin for so long - it has so much dimension.shipbuildinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810881811132466052noreply@blogger.com