Posts Tagged ‘silk’
October 19, 2011
Here’s a sneak peek at what is growing on the loom. F/W 2011 will have 3 distinct colorways in limited edition. The next shop update will be mid-November.
If you are not familiar with Donor’s Choose, I highly recommend checking out the site. Many of our country’s public school teachers are underfunded and supporting their classroom needs on their own. Thanks to Donor’s Choose, everyone can help out a classroom in need. The project close to my heart is Ms. Aquino’s 5th grade class. They were able to get the funds to purchase a table loom, but still need funds to get the necessary tools such as shuttles, hooks, etc. which will make the loom work. Please consider helping them out. Any amount will be helpful, and the done-good feeling will last you a long time! Please visit the project page here.
Tags:2011, fall, on the loom, silk, tencel, wool
Posted in Misc, NYC, On the Loom | 2 Comments »
August 13, 2011
The shop is now updated. There are only two vaccinium scarves available. These along with one remaining paradisi scarf are the last of the cotton/silk series for 2011. My next shop update will be in Oct/Nov when I launch my fall series. Happy shopping!
Tags:2011, blue, cotton, handwoven, scarf, shop, silk, summer, vaccinium
Posted in Off the Loom, shop | 2 Comments »
July 28, 2011
I wrote awhile back that I was going to make the summer scarf in blue. All I had to do was tie the new blue warp to the old pink warp and keep weaving without having to re-thread the loom. Many house guests and a couple of trips out of town later, it is time to catch up. So the pink warp waited…
And one by one the blue warp threads got tied to the pink warp threads. That is a lot of little knots.
And now the weaving! I anticipate the scarves will be done and ready for a shop update by the end of next week. Stay tuned!
Tags:2011, blue, cotton, knots, scarf, silk, summer, technique, weaving
Posted in On the Loom, process | 3 Comments »
September 28, 2010
The not so good news: I am behind schedule which makes me unable to participate as a vendor in a big holiday fair. I was really hoping that I could pull that off and was doing fine schedule-wise until I ran into a snafu. Last week I found out the hard way that I have a severe allergy to a common local anesthetic. Recovering and following up with various doctors and moving on with life in general has simply gotten me behind in my weaving schedule.
The good news: I am totally fine! Yay! So now on to Plan B. I will be announcing my online shop very soon. I am so excited about this next venture and can’t wait to get the ball rolling.
Tags:scarf, shop, silk, tencel, wool
Posted in Off the Loom, shop | 4 Comments »
July 16, 2010
I love the color of this scarf. A color called “Grey Teal” is right up my dusty color alley. There is just one problem. This scarf has a halo which is bad news on the comfort front. Mohair and alpaca have the yarn-loving world divided. Some find mohair to be the softest of all yarn. It is ethereal and light and oh so pretty. And then there are others (like me) who can’t even have the slightest percentage of it. I have a pair of socks made with 15% mohair and they are 15% itchy.
Alpaca does not typically seem to have a reputation of being itchy. If anything, it seems to be the wonder fiber. It’s light, warmer than wool and very soft. I have knit with some alpaca that was just deliciously cushy. I recently took a poll of some friends and they were split down the middle. Alpaca has far less of a halo than mohair, but once a person is sensitive to hairy yarn, they are always sensitive. So even if a yarn is soft, those few hairs that poke out of the yarn can make a person itch, especially when wrapped around the neck.
This may change some of my plans for scarves I want to make.
So tell me, do you think alpaca is soft or does it make you twitch?
Tags:alpaca, scarf, silk, tencel, yarn
Posted in On the Loom | 2 Comments »
July 12, 2010
It always amazes me that no sooner do I have a warp on the loom that my mind has already wandered off and I’ve started designing the next scarf. I love how the ideas are growing organically as I experience the fibers as they turn into fabric. I am keeping my plan fairly loose to see how the collection evolves. I am hoping that sometime soon process will meet production and I will have some scarves to sell come fall!
Tags:alpaca, inspiration, process, silk, tencel
Posted in On the Loom | 2 Comments »
June 30, 2010
Awhile back I mentioned working with Tencel and it appears that day has arrived! The mailman just dropped off a cone and I can’t wait to get started. I love the Alpaca/Silk blend but it needs some strength so I’m adding a new fiber in the same color. I love how the color is softer with the Alpaca/Silk (background cone) and sharper with a bit of shimmer with the Tencel. Loom shots right after the holiday!
Tags:alpaca, silk, tencel
Posted in Glorious Yarn | 1 Comment »
June 20, 2010
Wow, this week has flown by, and so has my shuttle! Weaving shuttle, that is. I have been so busy working on a new sample that I’ve lost track of days. My current obsession involves grouping warp threads to create a textural change in the fabric. It’s a super easy trick that works all sorts of magic. I just love it. Right now I am using a traditional threading, following a recipe, so to speak. I’ve tweaked my plan and am now trying to kick this one woman sweat shop into high gear. As long as my 3-year-old continues her interest in vacuuming, I may actually get a lot more weaving time!
Tags:alpaca, green, silk
Posted in On the Loom | 2 Comments »
