in the make ~ studio interview
Learn all about warp and weft and how they relate to the weaving of fabric. Warp threads are vertical on the loom and weft threads are horizontal.
Summer Pop quilt pattern is now available! Have you seen the new
Before I took two weeks off from work in June, I sent multiple finished quilts tops off to Kaitlyn of Knot + Thread Designs for quilting. The one that I was most anxiously awaiting its return to me was this Warp & Weft Jawbreaker Quilt. If you haven't read up yet, I wrote a blogpost all about this quilt, PLUS a tut
Warp and weft refer to the vertical and horizontal threads in a loomed or woven fabric. Predicting how these threads can move is helpful for embroidery.
Before I took two weeks off from work in June, I sent multiple finished quilts tops off to Kaitlyn of Knot + Thread Designs for quilting. The one that I was most anxiously awaiting its return to me was this Warp & Weft Jawbreaker Quilt. If you haven't read up yet, I wrote a blogpost all about this quilt, PLUS a tut
Before I took two weeks off from work in June, I sent multiple finished quilts tops off to Kaitlyn of Knot + Thread Designs for quilting. The one that I was most anxiously awaiting its return to me was this Warp & Weft Jawbreaker Quilt. If you haven't read up yet, I wrote a blogpost all about this quilt, PLUS a tut
What a fantastic towel! At only 300 grams per metre, this is our lightest towel and is perfect for those who love the thinness of a waffle design. Available in 30 gorgeous colours from the Abyss towel range. These towels are crafted from genuine 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple in all three weaving directions (warp, weft, and pile). It is exceedingly rare for a towel to use pure Egyptian Cotton. In fact, any cotton may be called "Egyptian Cotton" as the dictionary definition calls this a "finely woven thread" - rather ambiguous! Our cotton is true GIZA 70 Egyptian species cotton, which is less than 0.3% of the cotton produced today. This page is specific to the Pousada shower towel. To view all available Pousada towel sizes, please see the main Pousada towel page. Product Details 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple 300 grams of cotton per square metre Unique waffle pattern Offered in 30 colours Additional 30 colours from the Super Pile palette are available with a 35% surcharge All towels are pre-shrunk and will never pucker at the ends Labels are sewn so that they do not stick out Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified to be free of harmful substances Made in Portugal Pousada Towel Dimensions Please note that Pousada towels are sized slightly differently from other towels in the Abyss range. The differences are as follows: Shower towels are 25 x 42" instead of 23 x 43" Bath towels are 25 x 54" instead of 28 x 54"
Adventures from an organized Art Room
You may recall that I wove an overshot table runner in a snails trail and cats paw pattern in April. I was not entirely happy with the spacing and the beat, so I changed the sett from 22 epi to 24 epi and viola! I love the result!
The Blakely Quilt Pattern is available in my shop now! I designed the Blakely quilt two years ago but finally decided to make it a pattern in 2020 but then I pushed it to 2021 because #life. The Blakely quilt pattern was first seen and included in the Ruby Star Society Fall 2020 Lookbook. It was getting Blakely into th
Learn all about warp and weft and how they relate to the weaving of fabric. Warp threads are vertical on the loom and weft threads are horizontal.
After writing the Jawbreaker Pattern Hack Tutorial on how to use FQs for the Inside Geese, I was itching to make one myself! Flying geese are some of the most satisfying blocks to make, especially when you make them 4 at a time! I luckily was sent some of the latest Ruby Star Society collections that are shipping to st
A complete, brief guide to warp, weft, and twill with simple visuals and guidelines so you'll never get any of the fabric terms tangled again!
in the make ~ studio interview
In tapestry weaving, the relationship between warp and weft is an important one. How to reach a happy consensus between these two elements of your piece is not immediately obvious. These questions might sound familiar: What warp should I use? How do I even decide with all those numbers? Why is my
Learn all about warp and weft and how they relate to the weaving of fabric. Warp threads are vertical on the loom and weft threads are horizontal.
After writing the Jawbreaker Pattern Hack Tutorial on how to use FQs for the Inside Geese, I was itching to make one myself! Flying geese are some of the most satisfying blocks to make, especially when you make them 4 at a time! I luckily was sent some of the latest Ruby Star Society collections that are shipping to st
After writing the Jawbreaker Pattern Hack Tutorial on how to use FQs for the Inside Geese, I was itching to make one myself! Flying geese are some of the most satisfying blocks to make, especially when you make them 4 at a time! I luckily was sent some of the latest Ruby Star Society collections that are shipping to st
Designing and weaving with painted warps doesn't have to be hard. Learn to pick weft colors and drafts to weave beautiful cloth using hand dyed warps.
100% Baumwolle. Herkunft Indien. Flächengewicht 580 g/qm. Garnfeinheit in Grundkette und Schuss Nm 40/2, Garnfeinheit der Schlingenkette Nm 27/1. Einlauf 6–8%. Hergestellt in Österreich. Handtuch 53 × 100 cm
We've got a real treat for you today: A virtual trunk show of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's projects made using their Warp & Weft fabrics. They've created five projects, and they're all conveniently featured in the Warp & Weft publication. They've also shared a free quilt pattern (see Tube Socks below). Plaid Happy 47" x 76" This quilt uses the gray and white plaid in the background of the blocks. That one check just transforms the rest of the quilt. Click here to purchase the publication containing the Plaid Happy pattern and here to purchase the kit. Plain Spoken 51" x 77" This quilt mixes the yarn dyes with prints from Printology. They play well together! You don't have to have equal amounts of every fabric, but you do need good contrast among the prints and yarn dyes so the pieces don't blend into each other. Click here to purchase the publication containing the Plain Spoken pattern and here to purchase the kit. Triple Play 50" x 72" For this quilt, we chose a low-contrast palette of yarn dyes and Printology fabrics--the "worker bee" tonal fabrics. The pieced sections are made using improvisational piecing techniques, which you can cut wonky or straight. Click here to purchase the publication containing the Triple Play pattern and here to purchase the kit. Fringe Benefits 24" square pillow or wall hanging These squares are appliqued on, and then stitched down with a 1/4" seam allowance. Then we pulled a few threads out to fray the edges for a textured look. Click here to purchase the publication containing the Fringe Benefits pattern. Tube Socks 47" x 78" When we decided to develop modern quilts, our first rule of thumb was not to use traditional 19th century patterns--we wanted to use motifs from our modern lifestyle. Tube socks--like our daughter's soccer socks--definitely fit into that category. They made their heyday in the 80s, but they've made a comeback too. This was a fun quilt to design and puts a smile on our faces whenever we see it. Click here to download the free quilt pattern. Want to see more Warp & Weft fun? Click here to read an interview with Weeks and Bill about their new collection. Click here to see the entire Warp & Weft collection. Visit Weeks and Bill's website. Click here to read Debby Kratovil's Technique Tuesday post. Click here to see the Around the Block topper tutorial. Click here to see the Pillow Duo tutorial. Love It? Share It!
in the make ~ studio interview
The Blakely Quilt Pattern is available in my shop now! I designed the Blakely quilt two years ago but finally decided to make it a pattern in 2020 but then I pushed it to 2021 because #life. The Blakely quilt pattern was first seen and included in the Ruby Star Society Fall 2020 Lookbook. It was getting Blakely into th
The Blakely Quilt Pattern is available in my shop now! I designed the Blakely quilt two years ago but finally decided to make it a pattern in 2020 but then I pushed it to 2021 because #life. The Blakely quilt pattern was first seen and included in the Ruby Star Society Fall 2020 Lookbook. It was getting Blakely into th
This bull denim fabric is 100% cotton and 58/60” wide. This is a heavy weight fabric that features a 3x1 twill weave. This weave gives this fabric superior strength, hold, durability and stiffness, while maintaining great flexibility. Additionally, it has a soft touch. The bull denim is made with un-dyed warp and weft thread rather than the common denim fabric which is made from dyed warp and weft thread, which gives bull denim a more uniform appearance and color than the traditional denim. This fabric can be used for a variety of apparel and fashion applications such as pants, jeans, jackets, totes, overalls and more. Its has strong tear resistance, which makes it great for upholstery and home improvement as well!
in the make ~ studio interview
I was very happy when a friend from college contacted me about weaving a table runner for her boyfriend for Valentine's Day. When we started discussing style, I was even happier that she loves overshot as much as I do! I really loved the Wandering Vine - also known as Snail Trail
Grounded by a neutral warp a number of these fabric have a punchy weft. The balance of bright and muted is sublime to create this lively linen.Fabrics code: CHYRPY YP11028Composition: 100%LIWidth: 140 cmMartindale: 20000Use: Accessory, Upholstery, CurtainsType: Linen, Solid, Plain / Textured Weave
What a fantastic towel! At only 300 grams per metre, this is our lightest towel and is perfect for those who love the thinness of a waffle design. Available in 30 gorgeous colours from the Abyss towel range. These towels are crafted from genuine 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple in all three weaving directions (warp, weft, and pile). It is exceedingly rare for a towel to use pure Egyptian Cotton. In fact, any cotton may be called "Egyptian Cotton" as the dictionary definition calls this a "finely woven thread" - rather ambiguous! Our cotton is true GIZA 70 Egyptian species cotton, which is less than 0.3% of the cotton produced today. This page is specific to the Pousada bath towel. To view all available Pousada towel sizes, please see the main Pousada towel page. Product Details 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple 300 grams of cotton per square metre Unique waffle pattern Offered in 30 colours Additional 30 colours from the Super Pile palette are available with a 35% surcharge All towels are pre-shrunk and will never pucker at the ends Labels are sewn so that they do not stick out Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified to be free of harmful substances Made in Portugal Pousada Towel Dimensions Please note that Pousada towels are sized slightly differently from other towels in the Abyss range. The differences are as follows: Shower towels are 25 x 42" instead of 23 x 43" Bath towels are 25 x 54" instead of 28 x 54"
The Blakely Quilt Pattern is available in my shop now! I designed the Blakely quilt two years ago but finally decided to make it a pattern in 2020 but then I pushed it to 2021 because #life. The Blakely quilt pattern was first seen and included in the Ruby Star Society Fall 2020 Lookbook. It was getting Blakely into th
View pattern details. Trompe L'oeil Towels Designed by Elisabeth (Lisa) Hill For the last several years, Elisabeth has been interested in what she calls meta weave – any woven motif that looks like an interlacement of threads. These towels are a result of exploring meta possibilities on four shafts, using a high-contrast accent color in warp and weft to create a 3D effect, essentially a woven trompe l'oeil. Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton and Mallo Cotton Slub work wonderfully together to make fun and functional towels in Summer and Winter weave. Order a kit. Equipment 4-shaft table or floor loom 84-96 heddles per shaft 12-dent reed 3 boat shuttles + bobbins Yarn Warp: Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton, 1,190 yds Lemon, 110 yds Licorice. Weft: Beam 8/2 Organic Cotton, 770 yds Pistachio, 475 yds Licorice. Mallo Cotton Slub, 565 yds Icicle. Specifications 20.2" weaving width 18 EPI 30 PPI (15 tabby + 15 pattern) Three towels, 17.25” W x 25.25” L Skill level: Intermediate
Crafted by design duo Doshi Levien, Lila and Raas are vibrant upholstery textiles with an exceptional colour story. Both Lila and Raas combine two voluminous unicoloured yarns: a regular yarn in the weft and an irregularly textured slub yarn in the warp. This gives them a tactile, lively surface that has a bouclé feel and the cool touch of linen. Though the textiles share the same construction and combine well, they are markedly individual. Whereas Raas is densely woven with a precise gridded expression that is balanced by the slight irregularity of a slub yarn, Lila has an ikat-like, striated pattern and a more relaxed character. To realise their vision, Doshi Levien mixed more than 100 gouache colours by hand, then hand-painted them onto samples. These were used as reference in production to dye the yarn with great accuracy – resulting in sophisticated, elegant colours that cannot be found in any existing colour systems.
The Gemma Shag Rug draws on classic berber geometric motifs which have been given a modern and gentle hue to imbue a sense of cozy comfort. Hand-crafted by our skilled female artisans, these high-quality rugs are characterized by their use of purely natural dyes and a painstaking production period of 8 weeks. Dimensions: 59" x 101" // 4.9x8.4 ft // 150*260 cm 70” X 104" // 5.8x8.6 ft // 178*265 cm Fringe on both ends Medium pile Natural Dye Material: 100% Natural Wool Weft, 100% Cotton Warp Origin: Hand-knotted in Morocco
There is one copy remaining of the Else Nielsen bookmark edition of Reflections From A Flaxen Past. Thank you WeaveTech members! Seven copies were gone within 48 hours of the announcement on WeaveTech List. I’m hoping that someone will obtain that last copy before the end of the year so I can make the full contribution to OHS. Though I've not been updating my blog, I have had a weaving-full summer, doing a bit of gardening scrubbing and staining deck and generally having a blast. This past weekend we celebrated our daughter's (can't possibly be 50th) birthday. She is holding up astonishingly well. A 3-shaft self-pleating shawl in handspun Jacobs from my sister's flock, woven for my sister's 80th birthday. The draft is Erica deRuiter's article in Fabrics that Go Bump. I had to open the set waaay wider than I expected to get the action with the singles wool. This was the warp design process for the Belinda handspun scarf. If I were smart enough, I could get this picture next to the scarf on the loom. Handspun Merino by guild mate and new spinner Belinda Aguirre was my lucky draw in last year's Christmas exchange. Here is the piece on the loom. I sort of trained my eye to get the rhythm of the beat to copy the rhythm of the sleying. The 'snowflake' draft that friends on WeaveTech List helped me trouble-shoot, here becomes the 'Cross Twill' draft for weaving Corporals and Purificators of 40/1 linen. To keep my beat consistent, I marked every 60 picks to check if I was staying at one inch. The interlacement changes from area to area of the pattern requiring a constant adjustment to the force of the beat. Our beloved Bishop Hebda, now Archbishop in New Jersey, was recipient of the first set. An exhibit of 13 different napkins in the Australian tartan was rejected from the local juried show, so they will soon be on their way to my friend Kay Faulkner and her daughter Down Under. Hope they aren't disappointed in receiving rejects. Our new bathroom's custom-designed rug. It is actually just folded into the 90 degree turn, though I have woven rugs with angles to fit in our living toom and diningroom. The cloth was found in a box in the attic of our Kalamazoo house. I kept those draperies for over 30 years before finding the perfect use for them. The look and feel underfoot is like sand. I have learned that a dowel and asparagus rubberbands -as well as an extra pair of hands - are most helpful in rolling a tight roll of cloth before slicing into 1/2" strips with a French knife. I then sew the strips together, trim the corners and wind the rug shuttle. New clothes for my 'teenager's' Morris chair. He received the yarns and a promise for Christmas 2011. I did get the tweed tartan woven in 2012, but it took another year for my courage to allow tackling the upholstery job. I've learned the hard way to not trust anyone else to do my upholstery work. It actually only took a week, once I decided to just DO IT. It meets with little Fiona's approval, though she prefers Himself's lap between. Detail of the upholstery job. Because I had never woven with singles handspun Jacobs, I wanted to keep an eye on the entire warp. Here, by using two looms plus the Trapeze, I had a most enjoyable and trouble-free weaving of my sister's shawl - plus one for me. This is another project that happened because of the help of friends. Marg Coe, Ingrid Boesel and Bob Keates were all involved in helping my poor brain deal with keeping the twill, the tartan pattern, the blocks and the basket-weave (because I "only" have 24 shafts) plain side all working in proper sequence. I wanted to weave this stole with the Michigan tartan on one side in twill and plain cream on the other, changing places for the cruciform and ground. This would probably be easy for most weavers, but my vision (and brain) problems made it a serious challenge. This prototype has some flaws, but I'm thinking I'll solve them on the next one - for one, I'll weave with the tartan side UP so I can track the 45 degree twill angle! Our local grocer, Hal Neiman is celebrating 30 years and his colorful newspaper ads turned out to quite spinable. This is a small transprency trade-mark "N" woven with spun paper. He was quite tickled to receive the "Spin Off from Local Advertising'. The Pure Michigan Handspun entry was my only accepted piece in the local juried show. Here the Jacobs 3-shaft shawl, Belinda's handspun spaced plain weave and a third scarf in plainweave from some rainbow-dyed fleece are on show. Flamepoint upholstery on the bench. Flamepoint upholstery on the kneeler. The trim is three-ply 'rope' in the same wool yarns used in the weaving. The same trim edges the pad under the statue. Flamepoint pad under the Marian statue on top of the cross-twill linen piece in the Marian Shrine. It was an honor to have been asked to do the weavings. The pieces are dedicated to the memory of the husbands of two dear friends from our parish who 'left for home' this past year. I gave each of the widows small pieces in the two weaves. Because of skyrocketing shipping costs, We’ll be having to make some adjustments to the cost structure of the books we fear, come the first of the year. In the meantime - take advantage of current good deals. Till next time - Treadle with Joy, Kati
What a fantastic towel! At only 300 grams per metre, this is our lightest towel and is perfect for those who love the thinness of a waffle design. Available in 30 gorgeous colours from the Abyss towel range. These towels are crafted from genuine 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple in all three weaving directions (warp, weft, and pile). It is exceedingly rare for a towel to use pure Egyptian Cotton. In fact, any cotton may be called "Egyptian Cotton" as the dictionary definition calls this a "finely woven thread" - rather ambiguous! Our cotton is true GIZA 70 Egyptian species cotton, which is less than 0.3% of the cotton produced today. This page is specific to the Pousada hand towel. To view all available Pousada towel sizes, please see the main Pousada towel page. Product Details 100% Giza Egyptian Cotton Extra Long Staple 300 grams of cotton per square metre Unique waffle pattern Offered in 30 colours Additional 30 colours from the Super Pile palette are available with a 35% surcharge All towels are pre-shrunk and will never pucker at the ends Labels are sewn so that they do not stick out Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified to be free of harmful substances Made in Portugal Pousada Towel Dimensions Please note that Pousada towels are sized slightly differently from other towels in the Abyss range. The differences are as follows: Shower towels are 25 x 42" instead of 23 x 43" Bath towels are 25 x 54" instead of 28 x 54"
A strong and thin 100% Linen thread that works great as warp thread or as refined weft thread. The unpolished version is as soft and flexible as linen can be. The polished version is more shiny and stiff. Available in 100 grams / 3.5 oz or 250 grams / 8.8 oz per cone. On the last photo you can compare our cotton warp (left) and linen warp (right). The cotton warp fits 13 threads per cm while the linen warp is slightly thicker and fits 9 threads per cm. Made in Poland
Warp and Weft Patchwork Flying Geese quilt pattern by emily of Quilty Love. Sew up this flying geese stash buster using fat quarters.
Learn all about warp and weft and how they relate to the weaving of fabric. Warp threads are vertical on the loom and weft threads are horizontal.
The Rebekah is a modern quilt pattern which uses precuts of fabric to make a fun, scrambled looking quilt. It's modern design is jelly roll, fat quarter and yardage friendly. The Rebekah is geared toward the beginner quilter or the experienced quilter who wants a low key, fast and fun quilt pattern.
