Driftwood

Driftwood Poncho

Warp: ebay perle cotton warp

Weft: unknown cone of yarn from Salvation Army

Double weave with hand embroidered embellishment.

Hand knotted fringe.

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Reclaimed can be beautiful.

Farm Show

Had fun last week representing the Butler Guild by doing a weaving

demonstration at the Butler Farm Show.

The spinners hand spun Linda's beautifully prepared wool rolags

into yarn for weaving. 

I warped enough for two scarves and wove the second one at home.

The weft for the second scarf was a miscalculated warp

from a demo last year.  Glad I hung onto it because I had just

enough to weave off the scarf!  

The medium blue weft really makes the colors pop..

One more demo to go.  Next stop...

Indiana County Fair

#weaveallthethings

hash·tag

noun

1. On social media sites, a word or phrase preceded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic.

Sometimes I use the hashtag 

#weaveallthethings

when I share my work.

That little tag really encompasses what I love most about weaving.

For example the above shawl was woven with:

• Reclaimed sweater yarn.

• Vintage yarns from garage sales.

• Yarn naturally dyed with Oak bark from my yard.

• Handspun yarns - with fiber that I hand dyed.

• Reclaimed silk from Indian Sari garments.

• Random balls of yarn found at thrift shops.

• Yarn given to me from guild members.

• Left over yarns from knitting projects.

The garment above was not woven with any yarn purchased specifically

to "weave a shawl'..

 I find it is much more fun to #weaveallthethings !!!

Part Two: Construction

Weaving away.

Blue warp:  Hand dyed indigo from a few years ago

Terracotta warp:  Repurposed sweater

Blue weft:  super super thin weight of a cotton cone yarn

from the guild trash-to-treasure sale.

Using a double bobbin shuttle for the thin weft making it

two strands.  Makes the edges a bit tricky, but I love the 

way it is weaving up!

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Saori shawl to follow..