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Fourth Year Rug

Submitted by ashlityre on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 10:43am
Project
Project Status: 
Finished
Project Date: 
Fri, 08/01/2008 - Wed, 07/15/2009
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Loom Used: 
Navajo Loom
Number of Shafts: 
0
Number of Treadles: 
0
Sett: 
6.00 EPI
Length on Loom: 
4.00 ft
Width on Loom: 
2.75 ft
Finished Length: 
4.00 ft
Finished Width: 
2.75 ft
sgt_majorette's picture

Navajo Class Online

Submitted by sgt_majorette on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:28pm
Project
Project Status: 
Warping
Project Date: 
Wed, 01/20/2010
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Sett: 
8.00 Ends/cm
Notes: 

Handspun singles, using Marilu Schultz's yarns as model

warp spun on upright dd/st wheel; weft on roosterrick (etsy) Navajo spindle, various French antique suspended spindles

Cover image: Deschinney loom "Awee" (Baby)

image1: Navajo style (I hope) tightly spun yarns hanging to dry
image 2: American Girl Doll (Josefina) loom, warped
image 3: Combs -- 3 Snipes, 2 Deschinney, 2 Tapestry beaters, 1 Schacht, 1 Spanish Peacock
image 4:My first design (will be hopefully my fifth or sixth rug.)
image 5: Spun on Dedman spindle with sample roving provided
image 6: Hourglass rugs (center two actually finished; others chopped off and fringed)

 

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Branches Tapestry

Submitted by AutumnWeaves on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 7:18pm
Project
Project Status: 
Weaving
Project Date: 
Tue, 09/01/2009
Yarn
Yarn:
Color:
Type:
Loom
Sett: 
10.00 Ends/cm
Notes: 

Small piece with lots of distroted wefts, added silk inlays for color and depth.

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