Following the example of the spinning group we are setting a weaving related challenge for January. This is not restricted to those who join in the monthly zoom. It’s open to everyone to join in and have fun! You won’t need to get any fancy equipment, in fact (and I’ve just thought of this!) part of the challenge could be … Read More
Art Yarn
This is Sue Varley’s idea: spin a yarn inspired by a piece or art work. Sue has started us off with a yarn inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night.
Colours of Highland
To start off this gallery Alison M has sent a picture of a tapestry weaving inspired by late sun on the hills. She used a variety of yarns, including Harris yarns and wool left over from the Scottish tapestry panel she was involved in stitching. She sent two pictures and I’m including both as I’m intrigued by the difference the … Read More
Sea and Shore
As it is difficult to meet up at the moment, we have decided to celebrate our crafts in a couple of on-line exhibitions. This is the first and will run to mid October. I will be adding pictures as they are sent in. To start off we have my Krokbragd weavings, following on from the March workshop, and Mary’s dyed … Read More
Eco dyeing project
Michelle Stirling has been experimenting with eco dyeing for some time now, and has produced some very interesting fabrics and art work (see pictures below). She is involved in a project on Facebook called “earth signature bundle”, and invites anyone who wishes to join in. Send your results, or questions, to Michelle via Facebook, or through this web site. Here … Read More
Feb 2019 Open Day and Challenge
Another good day, with 30 plus people attending, and a shared lunch. Most people were spinning; Sheila had brought along a book charka to spin cotton. Click on the pictures to see more detail. The focus of the day though was the Guild challenge. This started at the September meeting, when those participating had been asked to bring 100 gms … Read More
Aileen’s rug
Aileen wove this on a 24 inch (60 cm) rigid heddle loom, stitched lengths together to get the width she needed, and backed it with hessian. The yarn is rug wool from Kincraig at Brora. As Aileen says, it just shows what can be achieved on the simplest small loom.
New weaving
Aileen sent this a wee while back… Sorry for the delay in posting it up Aileen. She writes “The length of cloth is ten foot long, wool. The weft is hand spun and hand dyed (not by me) all done on a 7.5 dent. I’m afraid it took ages!”
A Woven Sun-set
Inspired by an evening sky of dark purple clouds caught with the dying embers of the sun over the Cromarty firth, I decided to dye, spin and weave a new fabric. Scarf size is a nice sized project… long enough to be useful but not taking an age to work up. As I’m spinning my own yarn that is the … Read More
Wild dyes and weaving
Michelle is finally back on t’internet and has pulled herself away from doing “hubble bubble” in the garden to send us a lovely shot of her newly dyed fibre. Who would have thought that cow parsley could be so vibrant (after an post dyeing alum modification). Michelle has also sent a picture of her Dealgan, which is something I’ve been … Read More
Spun, Woven & Knitted
Here are Sarah Grant and Sue Varley displaying their creations. Sarah’s jacket is spun and woven and has extensions in matching felt. Sue’s jacket is spun from tops and knitted. Both are stunning!
Spring Scarf
Spring has sprung and, like the urge to eat fresh salads, I just had to do something lighter than my normal “dark and interesting” aubergine and plum colours. I bought a kilo of creamy white cotton chenille from ebay with the thought of being able to dye it but it’s so soft and velvety just as it is that I … Read More
Lilac Houndstooth
Aileen writes: “This weave is 18 inches wide and 3 yards long. Done on my RH loom with a 7.5 dent reed and fulled to a nice skirt weight. The pale lilac is Rennies Shetland and the purple is Merino. It took a long time, and there is a mistake!”
Draped in “Prayer Flags”
Catherine has been putting her time spent ill to very good use ! “This is my project since the dark days of January. A 5 ” wide warp, using a threading for my four shafts that I saw Theo Wright using for his scarves. He’s a professional weaver who is also a lover of data and mathematics (like Cally Booker, … Read More
Spinning Jackets and Wavy Weaving
Mary Paren has been very busy and kindly sent in some photo’s of her recently completed projects. The jacket is “…spun from a Wingham Wool merino blend called Silsden and plied with some black thread for a core.” The weaving is an intriguing visual effect which Mary worked out by turning the design for a more complicated warp set up … Read More
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