Wovenflame

This is not what you might expect a cherished heirloom to look like. Of the things left to me by relatives, my mother's waffle ir...

On New Years Eve I warped my loom in red and white as part of a guild year end challenge to make something in the colours of the flag of ou...

Since the pandemic has closed all stores in this area that sell a good variety of buttons, and my huge button jar has produced nothing accep...

Since it has been remarked that the colour of the natural green cotton is subtle I thought I'd show a photo of it side by side with natu...

A pound of natural green cotton arrived early this morning. Of course I had to get spinning it right away! I must say it's a li...

This beautifully handcrafted Inkle loom arrived yesterday. Isn't it a cute little thing? It's petite size means it can be used in o...

Another table runner, this time with the colours reversed.  2 ply handspun Sarepta Brown cotton for the main weaving, 2 ply handspu...

I've spun and I've spun over the past few months, spinning up at least 2 pounds of cotton now, but this is the first time I've ...

I finished my "Lost in Time" shawl. Free pattern by Johanna Lindahl of Mijo Crochet .  I used " Riot" by...

If schools were run to suit my learning style every student would have the option to be in distance education, learning in the quiet of thei...

While I wait for the yarn for the " Lost in Time " shawl I'm still casting about looking for little projects to appease some ...

You may have been wondering if I actually sew in that beautifully redone sewing room. Why yes, there has been sewing. There just hasn't ...

As a hobbyist interested in many different textile arts I go through phases. My interest in any particular area seems cyclic. It waxes and w...

I work a little, now and then, on the red and white weaving I dressed the loom with on New Years Eve. Progress is slow since I'm not rea...

Another wee addition to the felt applique wreath .  She was created during another 3 morning coffee periods. Today I started on a he...

I'm working on a felt applique wreath, not late for this past Christmas but perhaps way early for the next one?  (Yes, it's t...

There was a silver lining to that dismal cloud. After 3 days of intense research and comparisons, and a lot of contemplation about what woul...

I could just weep! I've only had my beautifully renovated sewing room for about a month (and little time to sew during the Christmas per...

Fully dressed and ready for the New Years celebration.   The loom that is, not me! Some weavers like to start a new year with ...

That's not the kind of thing you want to see late in the evening on December 23. While attempting to preheat the oven for dinner...