Yarn – Page 3 – Twill Textile Design

Stripes

I’m using leftover bobbins of silk, cotton and wool to weave some colourful stripe combinations. A few centimetres of each to be used as ‘blankets’ for some new Christmas decorations I’ve been working on. Weaving a little bit of fun, merry and bright this season.

3 square loom weaving projects

Here’s a very small woven wall decoration I made for a wee corner of the studio. I improvised with my square loom plus some scraps of thick wool and cotton. It was really fun and quick to weave. I also wove some small squares to use as make up remover wipes. They are made ofContinue reading “3 square loom weaving projects”

On the loom…

New tiny ‘sea escape’ weavings woven this week – using hand dyed silk, cotton and merino.

Beachcomber, dreamweaver

I’ve been wanting to make one of these wall hangings for a long time. I simply tied on some natural textured yarns onto a piece of driftwood (using larkspur knots); attached some delicate beach finds; did a bit of hand weaving over and under groups of threads here and there; and finally, added a touch ofContinue reading “Beachcomber, dreamweaver”

Yarn Fun

Having some fun with gorgeous colours and fibres. New summer-time tassel garlands made this week. (2.5meters long $37.50 – custom lengths and colours available at $15 per meter ) I also made some ‘Twine’ on my old ashford spinning wheel. It’s great for gift wrapping and craft projects. ($4 for each 5m length) Available at TheContinue reading “Yarn Fun”