Nancy's Fiber Blog: July 2019

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Sample for New Hampshire Weaver's Guild

Weave 3/1 & 1/3 broken twill on 36 shafts (4 shaft basket weave selvedges)
Source ProWeave Twill Database 32-shaft Liftplan Pattern #64
Warp 10/2 Mercerized Egyptian Combed Cotton from RM Yarns
Weft 10/2 Unmercerized Cotton (mill end from my stash)
Reed 15 dent Sett 30 epi Sley 2 /dent
Comments www.ProWeave.com weaving program; 32 shaft pattern was increased to 36 shafts to increase space between pattern columns. Woven for the NHWG for Fall 2019 distribution.

Silk Shawl

The warp is natural silk/flax & pictured weft is 36/2 mercerized blue cotton that displays the pattern. The “real” weft was white silk for shawls. 36 shaft twill based upon the 32 shaft twill on page 56 of A Joy Forever: Latvian Weaving by Jane Evans

Monday, July 1, 2019

Wedding Dress Fabric (1992)

Weaving & Watching Wildlife in New Hampshire

My husband & I worked & lived for many years on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island. We started retirement planning as our kids finished college. We bought a "handyman special" on 50 acres of forest land in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. By the time we retired in January, 2018, the house had heat and running water, fewer holes in the walls, and there were no longer saplings growing right up to the house.

Prior to retirement, we also set up my "dream loom" in a pretty room on the top floor. I retired to weave on a 40-shaft AVL. My 60" 16-shaft AVL is still in RI waiting to move to NH.