Sun, 06/14/2009 - 17:37

lisack (not verified)

I loved both your videos!  Isn't it great to have the little ones around?

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 19:02

cacolorado (not verified)

I grew up in Baldwin County but I live in the Rockies now.  I'd join you if I were there.

It seems there are many more knitters (and crochet maybe too) in South than weavers.  Is that what you've found?

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 19:16

cacolorado (not verified)

I've husbanded (owned) Angora goats -- have spun and dyed that mohair.

I currently have two French Angora rabbits.  The first attempt at spinning that angora wasn't very successful, but I've got plenty more to try.   This next attempt I'll be blending the angora with some superfine merino and some silk to see what comes of that.  I plan to cross these FA's with some Satins for Satin Angoras.  We'll see how that goes as well.

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 21:53

daisychainz (not verified)

Hi, I have lived in New Zealand for just over 7 years, and since living here have been introduced to spinning, felting, knitting, dying, and most recently to weaving. I learnt to crochet as a child, and also sew and do heaps of other crafts.  I have 3 pet sheep (corridale/suffolks) and 4 alpacas.  I have just rainbow dyed some wool from one of the pet sheep and am planning on what to weave now i have almost finished spinning it.  I have mostly used a ridgid heddle loom, I also have an inkle loom, and got a 2nd hand 4 shaft table loom a couple of weeks ago, but yet to be experimented with.

Anne-Marie

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 21:55

Alaire Rieffel (not verified)

 

I weave on a Glimakra Standard 8S, convertible to 10.  I bought it "used" on Ebay, but really it didn't look like the original owner had woven on it.  I was frustrated at first, but after using Vavstuga's tie up kit, it got really easy.  (Their classes are great too!)  Now if I could just retire and weave more .....

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 21:55

Alaire Rieffel (not verified)

 

I weave on a Glimakra Standard 8S, convertible to 10.  I bought it "used" on Ebay, but really it didn't look like the original owner had woven on it.  I was frustrated at first, but after using Vavstuga's tie up kit, it got really easy.  (Their classes are great too!)  Now if I could just retire and weave more .....

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 21:55

weaversouth (not verified)

Hi, I'm Nancy Lea, and live in the US, but visit the UK about once a year and it would be nice to connect with some UK weavers while I'm there.  Nice if anybody gets this way to connect here, too!

Nancy C

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 22:33

KokoSam (not verified)

I am in a Muddle ...that's Muddle with a capital M!!!

I hope someone may be able to help me get out of my Muddle efficiently, quickly and without too much pain. ggg  I am about to weave a fine cotton and rayon stripped material for a blouse. It should be about 35" wide and about 60" long, set at 34epi. I have several different merc. cottons and a rayon boucle these are to be in stripes of 8 and 13 ends across the width. Now my problem:  I very stupidly forgot and wound each chain in groups of 100 instead of stripe ends!!! I thread from back to fromt....so you can imagine the mess at to back!!!! I can normally manage to have a muddle at the back of the loom, but this...  A friend suggested winding on from the front I have never done this and with this very fine warp along with the rayon, I'm not sure that this is the warp to learn on!

Any help would be apprecialted Cheers Judy

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 22:59

curiousweaver (not verified)

Hi Terry and all,

I've experimented with Saori for many years and also own a Saori loom. I also live in Australia.  I consider the Saori looms to be the very best available for new weavers particulaly but also for their freedom generally. My dream is to buy more and have workshops with them introducing more to weave...but it may remain a dream!

I also have a 24 shaft computer Toika loom, so now have the two best looms on the planet, in my humble opinion.

At the moment I'm experiementing with saori and e-textiles, weaving LEDs into the cloth.

I look forward to seeing and hearing more about other Saori adventures.

warmly

Kaz

Sun, 06/14/2009 - 23:20

curiousweaver (not verified)

I'm Kaz, from Old Bar, Australia and was pleased that OZ and NZ are included here. I've been weaving since I was 19 years old (I'm now much older!) getting my husband to build my first looms and just trying every weave technique I could find out about.

I'm mainly self taught, living in an isolated area, and have a very large library of textile books and magazines. Handwoven magazine was very important in my study of weaving although it doesn't have that place for me now. I'm the author of "The Australian Weaving Book" and "Weaving Made Easy" and currently blog under curiousweaver.id.au. The internet has opened up new ways of connecting with others and learning more. Even the availablity of books from Amazon has opened up more possibilities for learning.

I have a two shaft Saori loom, 24 shaft computer Toika loom, many Inkle looms and frame looms. I'm interested in technicalities and puzzles in weaving and love colour. I dye and paint nearly all my yarns and warps and mainly weave with cellulose fibres. I also like to teach others but don't get alot of opportunities face to face so I use my blog to do this a little.

Weaving and textiles has enriched my life beyond what I thought was possible and has also provided a motivation to travel to unusual places like Bhutan. Though the lens of textiles, I can learn about other cultures and histories and build more understanding about the different ways humans live. Weaving and textiles can be approached lightly by creating small simple and useful projects or more indepth with study of old patterns and techniques, working out new structures and applying them in new ways or focussing on fibre selection and colour design. It has something for all types of minds and interests.

I hope this group will assist building weave textile knowledge and promotion in New Zealand and Australia in some way.