Sun, 06/14/2009 - 14:03

Deborah (not verified)

Good morning all. 

I live in Aurora, but usually tell people Denver, it makes the location conversation shorter when talking to people from other states.

I'm a rather new weaver.  My first exposure to weaving when when I was in grade school... MANY years ago.  Last year I took Judy's 4 Shaft beginning weaving class at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins.  I have kept a loom busy since then.

Now, I am ready to give up this work nonsense so I can weave, knit and hike all the time.  But, alas I still have to support myself so that is not an option for now.

I'm a member of RMWG and Boulder Handwoven Guild.  Today I am off to Estes to demo on a floor loom in the RMWG booth.

Have a grand Sunday.

Deborah

 

 

 

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 14:03

Deborah (not verified)

Good morning all. 

I live in Aurora, but usually tell people Denver, it makes the location conversation shorter when talking to people from other states.

I'm a rather new weaver.  My first exposure to weaving when when I was in grade school... MANY years ago.  Last year I took Judy's 4 Shaft beginning weaving class at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins.  I have kept a loom busy since then.

Now, I am ready to give up this work nonsense so I can weave, knit and hike all the time.  But, alas I still have to support myself so that is not an option for now.

I'm a member of RMWG and Boulder Handwoven Guild.  Today I am off to Estes to demo on a floor loom in the RMWG booth.

Have a grand Sunday.

Deborah

 

 

 

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 14:20

DJCNOR (not verified)

Hi,all,

I'm Donna Carty, an American living in Norwich, who imported a 25 inch 8-harness Harrisville when I came to the UK 4 years ago. I also have a 28 inch Kromski Harp loom which I use mostly for portable demonstration and for lending out when I'm teaching someone.

I had a 4-harness LeClerc table loom a long time ago and learned a bit by myself, but gave up that and the inkle and another very weird loom when I moved to NYC. Then I went back to school at the Fashion Institute of Technology in surface design/textile design and took weaving as my specialty. That's where I really learned weaving. We had 12-harness Macomber's and did projects on double cloth and upholstery fabrics and fabrics changed afterwards by washing or treating.

I'm the author of one article in Handwoven about  a method of dropping a bead into each waffle of waffle weave.

How I wish I'd come to Norwich in time to learn to weave a Norwich shawl!

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 14:56

Lodi_Weaver (not verified)

 Mary,

You may want to look into the Saori group here.  It is my understanding from what I read a few years ago, that Saori weaving work wonderfully for individuals that are handicapped or differently abled because of the freedom it affords.

I don't know the details, but I know there is at least one certified Soari instructor on the site that could provide you with information.

 

Patrick

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 15:17

FiberLady (not verified)

I'm in the Dallas Metroplex, between Dallas and Denton. We have three guild in the area, Dallas, Denton and Ft. Woth.

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 15:39

Cheekyredhead (not verified)

Hi Syne!

 

I was listening to episode 26 of Weavecast last night, and loved to hear all about Daryl Lancasters approach to sewing with handwovens.  A thought struck me.  Could you get Daryl to write an artice (and include lots of pictures) for Weavezine on how she transfers her sewing patterns so that she can save the original pattern uncut?  Also, could Daryl include tips for how to go about cutting handwoven fabrics?  I've always wondered if I should zigzag stitch each cut piece before sewing them together to prevent fraying.

I'm definitly to the point where I'm ready to cut into my fabric but the idea still scares the bejebus out of me!

 

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 15:39

Cheekyredhead (not verified)

Hi Syne!

 

I was listening to episode 26 of Weavecast last night, and loved to hear all about Daryl Lancasters approach to sewing with handwovens.  A thought struck me.  Could you get Daryl to write an artice (and include lots of pictures) for Weavezine on how she transfers her sewing patterns so that she can save the original pattern uncut?  Also, could Daryl include tips for how to go about cutting handwoven fabrics?  I've always wondered if I should zigzag stitch each cut piece before sewing them together to prevent fraying.

I'm definitly to the point where I'm ready to cut into my fabric but the idea still scares the bejebus out of me!

 

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 16:07

weaversouth (not verified)

Go to Lillian Whipple's website and order her "lesson on a disc."  she will also be teaching at Convergence next summer.

I would start with Summer and Winter, and explore all those variations THOROUGHLY, then get into doing some simple, 2-colour taquete.

When the dust settles around here, I will upload the .wif for the cross bookmarks I made for this year's Confirmation class.  I did some in Dukagang and some as 2-colour taqueté on 8 shafts.

Nancy C.

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 16:29

weaversouth (not verified)

OK< the pictures of the cross bookmark are on "my stuff"  whew