Mar 2018 Show and Tell

There was a lot of weaving shown this month and much of it was hand spun! Some  magnificent projects displayed our weavers exceptional talents. 

Barb L's weft faced twill weave rugs generated a lot of interest and members asked questions I would never have thought of. I was in awe. She used a linen warp at 5 epi. Barb hand spun the heavy 2 ply yarn from from Navajo-Churro Sheep's wool and handyed what she did not leave the natural colour. There is so much detail and research that goes into the creation of these rugs which many of us do not realize until you  have a conversation with Barb. She did a lot of research into the "Golden Triangle" or "Golden Ratio" formula and Fibonacci number patterns to weave these perfect rugs.

Barb L's weft faced twill weave rugs  

Closeup of 25 in x 34 in rug design 

Closeup of 25 in x 43 in rug design 

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Gail's rag (hardly) rugs and a lesson on how to achieve bumpless joins in rag rug weaving. Each of Gail's rugs is colour designed for a particular person and use. Both rugs have acrylic warps. 

Gail's lucky Granddaughter will be the recipient of 2x3 ft rug.

This Inspirations of Spring rug (approx 2x4 ft) 
by Gail was made using florals sheets 

 Here is Gail's lesson on how to achieve bumpless
joins in your rag rugs.

 

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Tom Kinsley's book is inspiring Jen.

Jen modeling the mohair shawl
she wove for herself

Jen's scarf spun and woven
from the wool of her alpaca's

Using the postcard for colour inspiration,
Jen made this locker hook sample
before starting on her new chair pads. 

Brenda's elegantt triangular shawl with it's transition from
plain to lace and picot edges is a popular patten at the Guild. 

Sandy knit 3 shawls 

Ewa wove two bamboo scarves on 7 shafts.
Each scarf has a different pattern
highlighted by the use of 2 shuttles
with different shades of bamboo.

Detail of Ewa's scarves

Ilona knitted a pr of Men's socks and fingerless gloves.
 Her weaving included 3 scarves, the blue in tencel.
The blue scarf with coloured stripes for Jen's Challenge
was achieved by using a 2nd beam on the back,
threaded into the 1st warp. 

Ilse spun a hank of merino
and silk. She used a painted warp
to weave this pretty tencel scarf.

Ilse's Inkle name lanyard

MaryAnna wove the alpaca hounds tooth check scarf from a draft she
found in an old Handwoven. The two rayon and chenille shawls have
 an alternating rayon chenille  and cotton warp and a 2/8 cotton weft.  

The waffle weave towels woven on 8 shafts by Stephanie have very
different shrinkage rates. One is on 2/8 cotton a 8 epi, the other in
4/8 cotton at 27 epi. The large towel is 27 in x 46 in. The red circle
highlights the thick, rounded edge, a product of the weave. 

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These tea towels in summer winter weave and all same
warp colour are the result of Stephanie participating in a
weave-a-long of 400 weavers. They shared a table of
colours so all the towels are compatible with each other.

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Marianne H added the embroidery to a hand towel woven
by her Mother or sister about 50 years ago. The checked
cottolin tea towels she wove in plain weave.

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Using a rigid heddle loom, Michael wove one scarf (L)
 using Stephanie's mixed bag of yarn and
the other using a Wave Shuttle.

The beginning of Maureen W's 25th toque for the homeless.
On circular needles, knit 8", then switch to 4 DPN's and decrease.

After unsuccessfully passing through several members hands,
this incomplete thrift store loom has found new life with Bonnie
as she uses it for tablet weaving. Way to go Bonnie!

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Alex knit a pair of  merino, silk and nylon (Opal) ankle socks
for herself, finally as she has knit so many gifts for others. 

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Socks and another patternless summer top knit of bamboo yarn by Lilo.

Klaudia knit this touque and
charming animal figure fingerless gloves.

Using free stage yarn (which she found hard to work with) Brenda knit this slouchie hat. 

Marg H's socks. She also handspun hanks of
camel & silk and felted a pr of slippers.

Diane L knit the child's socks and two tea cozies
which are just waiting for their pompom's  

Karen G's handspun (L), a special sweater for her new great niece
 and a Ravelry neckwarmer cowl knit as a rectangle using a bulky yarn 

Feb 2018 Show and Tell

We had a great turnout this meeting. The weather was mostly clear and sunny. Such a contrast to last month. I'm not sure a theme emerged with this month's Show and Tell but we have lots of wonderful projects. Still a few more captions to be transcribed.
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Another masterpiece rug woven by Gail. This one as a gift to her Son and DIL and that it be in earth tones. I estimate the size to be 2 ft x 4 ft? 

Sheets, shirts, etc cut into strips for the weft
and an acrylic warp

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A closer look at the detail and just a peek
at the knotted & twisted fringe. 

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PJ said she was playing when she created these small colourful
towels in huck lace on an 8 shalft loom using odds 'n ends

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Marianne M did her Beginning weavers practice by weaving
this Rosepath sampler, recording each pattern.

   Treadling sequence for each Rosepath pattern

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Jen hand dyed and hand spun mohair and silk (warp) for
the woven green shawl/scarf (14" x 6 ft) and wove the
a 6 1/2 ft long shawl (R) using rayon and bamboo

Navajo plying and hand
dyed Shetland wool by Jen

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On the left is the scarf Doreen wove for Jen's Calendar Challenge (due Apr meeting).
She wove a set of tea towels and two scarves, the purple from oddments  

Closeup of "Twill Complication"
found in A Handweaver’s Pattern Book

"Twill Complication" is hidden if
the warp and weft are the same

Stephanie wove a long runner and 8 napkins
 using a "twill complication" weave pattern. 

Karen B wove this advancing point twill shawl of
7 gauge bamboo which feels and drapes like chenille.

Karen B used the same 2/8 cotton warp
for all the towels. 2/8 mercerized cotton
 buolce was used for the left 2 towels.

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Marianne H used her stash for these cottolin tea
towels and leftovers for the Men's socks

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Christy's knit set of merino silk blend. an Infinity scarf
is created with the deer antler buttons. 

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Alex's knit slouchie hat

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Patricia L needle felted this elf
called 'Leon' (one of four).

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Ilse knit this shawl of mohair and mixed wool and
socks for a family member. Now everyone wants a pair.

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An extra large image so you can see the detail of Hélène's knitted shawl
using free yarn of wool, alpaca and silk

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Klaudia's felted 'Melted Crayons' tea cozy
 and men's wool socks

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Sue knit her 1st socks in 60 years
 from bamboo yarn

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Marie spun merino and silk yarn and
knit the hat from her own alpaca wool

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Pat knit this 'Vegas' scarf using alpaca from Jan

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