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2006/12/30

How to Prepare Your Loom - A Short Version

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I just found this post by Cathy in Maryland. It's a much more concise lesson on how a loom is prepared.
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2006/12/26

Baker's Apprentice

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Several things happened since June. But before I get into it, let me say I am not placing myself above other weavers, that I do not see mys...
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Artist/Craftsperson Continuum

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Then in June, I went to a weekend Artists Retreat organized by Martin at Arts Marketing . It was designed for artists to learn how to marke...
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Who Do You Think You Are, Calling Yourself a Weaver?!

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I started this post in May while thinking about what kind of a weaver I want to be and not being able to actually weave because of tendoniti...
2006/12/25

Randy Revisited on Christmas Day

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I was threading my navy/teal silk/cashmere warp on my 4-shaft jack in 8-end Dornick, (that's a twill that changes direction every eight ...
2006/12/14

How I Make a Shawl: The Two Candidates

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I believe good shawls age like good wine. I was unhappy with both of these last week, and refused to photograph them, but today, they didn...
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How I Make a Shawl - Part 7: Fringing, Embellishing, Wet Finishing, Pressing and Drying

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After the shawl rested overnight (or longer), I needed to fringe. This can be an art in itself, twisting, braiding, and weaving the fringes ...
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I Used the Wrong Weft!!

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I thought I was weaving with a yellow-green 100% cashmere yarn, and though the cloth took on a blueish color on the loom, I thought it was b...
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Men's Cashmere Scarves

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Men's mean they are just a little more densely woven, and are wider. Warp in two grays; one scarf is with weft in clear yellow, another...
2006/12/07

How I Make a Shawl - Part 6: Finally the Weaving

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The act of weaving is simple and quick: I stepped on the pedal; waited for the shafts to lift, (this photo is crocked, but the shafts lift...
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