The Beach Beckons

10/02/2022

After hand dyeing both warp and weft yarns I attended a really great two day workshop with a great US weaver NatalieWoven and after creating the samples I showed earlier I went on to weave this beautiful scarf

06/02/2022

Deflected doubleweave samples from day 1 of a 2 day workshop

06/02/2022

06/02/2022

8 samples of defective doubleweave in 5/2 tencel or/and lambswool

05/02/2022

End of day one of a fantastic workshop with NatalieWoven. 7 samples mixing tencel and lambswool. Can’t wait for tomorrow

04/02/2022

New warp on the loom ready for a two day workshop. Hand dyed tencel and deflected Doubleweave

25/10/2021

I’ve been working on doubleweave so as to make items with two different faces. Useful for things like placemats

06/08/2021

I've decided to create a St Just tweed in colours inspired by land, sea and buildings in and surrounding the town. What colours do you think of when you see St Just in your minds eye?

30/04/2021

Technical post - the considerations of a Weaver
When weaving, like knitting, you need the correct gauge. Preparing to weave a tartan wrap with a new to me yarn (2/30nm extra fine merino) I set out to find the ‘sett’. Firstly I made a yarn wrap. The wrap showed I needed 36 threads for one inch - known as 36wpi. Tartan is woven as a 2/2 twill (over 2, under 2) and is typically set at 2/3rds of the WPI = 24 ends per inch (epi). I warped the loom and set to weaving. 347 threads was 11 1/2 inches wide, but the squares are rectangles and the weft (crossways threads) are covering up the warp (up and down threads) - not good! I cut the sample off and resleyed to 28epi. Still the same 347 threads but more threads per inch making it narrower - but still rectangles! I cut it off and resleyed at 32epi. The story was the same. Cut off, resleyed at 36epi. The original 11 1/2 inches wide sample is now down to 8 inches wide, all in the search of perfection! Just to cover all the bases I then resleyed to 40epi. Definitely getting squares now, but the feel of the fabric is too firm for a nice flowing scarf. I think I’m going to weave the wraps at 36epi, which will be 864 threads for 24” wide Colourmart

22/03/2021

Sample of the next batch of tea towels ready to weave. 14 towels, everyone slightly different

07/03/2021

New tea towels hot off the loom! 😁 £15 each. Cotton and linen mix. 5 towels and a shorty