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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Adventures in Cellulose Part II
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Adventures in Cellulose Part II. I have washed and dried the weaving and tonight I hemmed the spa cloths, thus learning that I need to include ENOUGH plainweave to make a hem and still make them square, if I want a square finished product. Oh well. Lessons learned, and another reason doing something is a good way of learning more about it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fiber Blogs I Follow. Textile Adventures in Russia. Stringtopia Fib...
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Spinning while sick
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. I have gotten a great deal of spinning done recently, due to illness. A gorgeous columbia cross which I blogged about here. And a beautiful braid of I believe cheviot (I think) dyed by Gnomespun. Which I got in a destash from Lynn. I spun it into a firm two ply, which I intend to use for socks and got just under 500 yards from the 4 ounces of wool. I do love spinning. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fiber Blogs I Follow. Taking time to pause.
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Knitting Away the Winter Grays
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Saturday, January 17, 2015. Knitting Away the Winter Grays. This time of year it seems like it is always dark, the sky is always cloudy and gray and I long for the bright colors of summer. As an antidote to the subdued and washed out color palette I pulled out my balls of leftover yarn and one off skeins of yarn, a book of peeries and border charts, and my knitting needles and knit myself a vest. May 19, 2015 at 5:28 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Happy New Year
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Thursday, January 1, 2015. I will keep blogging here, but I am also going to be blogging at A Year of Spinning Locally. Where I shall chronicle my attempts to focus on local fiber, local dyers, local mills and processors, and local craftspeople. My first post is up, so I encourage you to visit and read. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fiber Blogs I Follow. Japanese Textile Workshops 日本のテキスタイル ワークショップ. Textile Adventures in Russia. Taking time to pause.
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Adventures in Cellulose - Part 1
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Saturday, December 6, 2014. Adventures in Cellulose - Part 1. I am a newish weaver. It is really only the past year that I have been weaving with any regularity, since I received my Flip as an awesome holiday gift last year. This year I have been working on spinning cellulose fibers, cotton and flax. I was inspired by posts on Ravelry of spa cloths, made by looping pile like in this article. And here are the plainweave linen and the cotton samples:. Fiber Blogs I Follow.
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Inspiration
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Inspiration comes in so many guises that I am convinced that regardless of what our personal assessment of our skills and works is, we inspire others when we share our thoughts about it and our progress. I am inspired by people who make amazingly complicated marvels of fabric, but I am also inspired by people who try new skills and are brave enough to share their successes and failures and ask for advice. April 2, 2015 at 7:28 AM. Simple templat...
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles: Weaving Cotton
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A Few (Green) Figs From Thistles. Monday, December 22, 2014. I have been in the midst of Holiday gift making craziness, though that is winding down, thankfully. I sewed my first garment from handspun, handwoven wool - The Japanese inspired panel vest. I will not post a photo as the recipient may see it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fiber Blogs I Follow. Japanese Textile Workshops 日本のテキスタイル ワークショップ. Textile Adventures in Russia. Copenhagen drain covers: gotta catch ’em all! Taking time to pause.
