We are heading out on a little vacation for the next 2 weeks. So it has been a frantic scramble to get things wrapped up in the woodshop and the weaving studio before then…but we are coming down to the end, and then it is off to something “completely different” – Hawaii (the Big Island). [...]
Archive for 2012
Aloha!
Posted in weaving on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Collapse weave round 1
Posted in weaving on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Well, my first collapse weave experiment totally worked! I wove the scarf with 16 strands of 16/2 unmercerized cotton and 4 strands of superfine merino wool per inch, using a 2/2 twill structure (see pictures in previous post). I soaked and then agitated it in the washing machine in very hot water and some Dawn [...]
Introducing…Kingston!
Posted in weaving on April 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
First of all, I did finish two more of the polychrome scarves, for a total of 6 so far. I had them photographed last week in a studio setting so I would have good photos for the advertising and poster of the show I have coming up with 2 other women (early June, Winthrop Gallery). [...]
Feline surprise
Posted in pets on April 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
We just got back from taking Stormy and Juno for their first vet visit here in Winthrop. They were vaccinated at the Humane Society, but not for rabies, and we just wanted them to have a “well kitty” visit and establish some records with our local vet. We were informed that Juno is probably a [...]
Polychrome progress
Posted in weaving on April 10, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I finally got back to the loom last week after what seemed like ages – many things seemed to interfere: trips to the coast, catching up at work now that my boss is back from Argentina, gallery activities, just life in general. I put a second warp on my little loom for more “summer & [...]
Busy Week
Posted in family & friends on March 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s been a bit of a mad whirlwind the last week or so. The weekend before this last one, we went over to the coast for 3 nights for mostly social reasons. First up was my “little” brother’s 60th birthday, which he didn’t want a big deal made of. His wife had a nice dinner [...]
Icelandic “Fleece”
Posted in knitting on March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Before I left for spinning camp in late February, I realized I had never finished up spinning and/or plying some of the projects we had undertaken 2 years previously. Ridiculous! That year the theme had been “Spinning for Traditional Knitting.” We spun different kinds of fleeces different ways, to make yarns suitable for Cowichan style [...]
We-Haul
Posted in family & friends, home life on March 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
We made a quick trip to Portland, Oregon this past weekend. One reason was to pick up a load of oak display cases from our friends who own The Real Mother Goose Gallery in Portland. These are cases that Rick built for the stores probably 25-30 years ago (there were three stores at the time, [...]
New directions
Posted in weaving on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I have had an almost finished small rug sitting on my Baby Mac loom since September, when I took the rug weaving workshop out in Forks, WA. Last week I finished that rug, in which I was playing with clasped wefts and some pick-and-pick patterns. I still had warp left on the loom, so I [...]
Mister and His Sister
Posted in pets, spinning on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I can’t believe I have been back from Orcas Island for a week already. While I was gone, Rick reported that the new cats were getting along well and playing a lot. They seem to be firm friends by now: Spinning camp, or fiber retreat, was a lot of fun as always. The theme was [...]
