These colourful 8 shaft tea towels make a nice spring combo for your kitchen. The towels are woven with 6/3 white cotton and bordered with a 1/2″ edge of natural unbleached cotton.… Read more...
Weaving Project – Twill Tabby Towels
Weaving Project – Hemp Towel
This project uses 3 ply natural and 1/2 bleached hemp as warp (1500 ypp). The red coloured blocks are 22/2 cottolin.… Read more...
From Sting to Spin
‘From Sting to Spin. A History of Nettle Fibre by Gillian Edom
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… Read more... Nettles Yarn Spinning
The fibre from the Nettle plant has been used as clothing in many cultures. In Nepal, the Himalayan giant nettle was processed and used for both fine clothing and for sailcloth.… Read more...
Rep Weave Placemats
Warp-face Rep weave (ripsmatta, ripsi) is a weave structure that uses 2 weights of weft yarn, a thick and a thin yarn, woven in tabby, to create a horizontal ribbed design.… Read more...
Hemp Rya Tapestry
Hemp Rya Rug Tapestry
I’ve recently moved my weaving studio again – this time to Chichester, UK. The studio is now located in my new home and my loom now has its own lovely garden room, complete with Keri the cat.… Read more...
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