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Comment on Inspired by Vintage Towels by Jenny Bellairs

Jenny Bellairs — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:37:09 +0000

Nice towels, everyone. I was glad to have a chance to see and touch them last weekend. Wish I could have joined in, but it just didn’t fit into my schedule. Bears have been keeping my quite busy!

Comment on Sometimes I wonder by heritagespinning

heritagespinning — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:15:41 +0000

This is a loom that my dad and I designed for card weaving. The pattern is created because each card has four holes and four possibilities for colors. As the cards are rotated (as a pack or individually), the pattern appears. In this project the cards are rotated as a pack and always in one direction, which causes the threads of each individual card to twist around each other behind the cards, hence, I’ve weighted all the threads from one card individually to allow the twist to dissipate. Most often the cards are turned forward “x” number of turns and back the same amount of turns and the twist dissipates automatically. Hope that helps!

Comment on Sometimes I wonder by Thalei

Thalei — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:35:37 +0000

/very interesting. Looks like you’re working on an inkle loom but you say you’re card weaving??? I’ve never seen card weaving done that way. Inkle weaving produces strap-width pieces, dependent on the width of your loom and warp, and intricate designs are possible in infinite variety. What is the purpose of combing the two, and how are the cards (which control the pattern) brought in to play once your inkle loom is dressed? You’re picking your design by hand, aren’t you? I’m genuinely confused and look forward to understanding just how you are doing both techniques together. Please, tell us more!
Thanks and happy weaving. WM

Comment on My Passion by LynnH (ColorJoy)

LynnH (ColorJoy) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:26:40 +0000

I also fill with emotion when touching or viewing older, spectacular textile items. History is alive in them.

Comment on My Passion by Marge Townley

Marge Townley — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:12:42 +0000

Glad you’ve resurrected the blog.

Comment on My Passion by Cherie Cornick

Cherie Cornick — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:59:04 +0000

I love your story of learning to knit, crochet and sew at an early age. My first memory of hand work was staying with my grandmother in the summer that I was about 5. Grandma crocheted all the time. I remember making yards and yards of chain crochet and sending it in a letter to my mom.

My next memory of the needle arts was the How To book. You know, How to Knit, How to Embroider, How to Crochet, and How to Tat. I had my very logical mind even at an early age. I said to myself, ” Well, I know how to knit, crochet, and embroider, therefore, I should learn how to tat. Unfortunately, no one I knew could tat. I began my first “learn to by reading” experience. It was a real challenge to make that first ring. I tried and tried. When I finally succeeded, that was enough for me. Tatting isn’t something I have continued with.

I am going to check to see if I have some vintage textiles you would like. I love the edging above and look forward to the scarf pattern.

Cherie Cornick

Comment on Three Days with Jason Collingwood, Learning Weft Faced Plain Weave by jeannine

jeannine — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:20:46 +0000

hi there, just heard that jason collingwoood is coming our way next year. how much weaving knowledge do you need to get the most out of his workshop

Comment on TNNA 2009 Gets Started by Marge

Marge — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:07:34 +0000

The “adventure begins”? I think it’s been an adventure since the beginning! Go Heritage!

Comment on She did it! by rosebel

rosebel — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:06:06 +0000

I’ve just bought Ann’s book – I commend your work, simply stunning – you should be very proud of yourself!

Comment on The Wild, Wooly West by Becky

Becky — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:49:43 +0000

What a great trip!

Thanks again for a very lovely workshop. I finished and washed my cloth, but have not made the bag yet. I did warp the loom again — direct warp is awesome!

I finally wrote about the workshop on my blog. Slow? Me?

Hope all is going well for you and you are enjoying the Michigan summer.