tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91417320233882457242024-03-27T16:53:33.363-07:00Reno Fiber GuildBeryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-81815533773984069142024-03-07T17:08:00.000-08:002024-03-07T17:31:04.183-08:00Sculptural basketry techniques program<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJXwpIW255Z5RkOQ7TD5UXTuyIEU-0nYLXw2L0YHYD9HkB94W1cG9pkMb_rM8UzVGIDiJFVcfKhH4Anv63k85WpOAgQLOAhT7AkXvhXJSQEX6YBlw8WLVgvnHO38zFxuzWigKnISdlXNv8mGlQmwqXlixtF-eyKD2_CaT1cFEwu1ie2mVQCXCvneXb4M/s4608/basket%20arrangement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJXwpIW255Z5RkOQ7TD5UXTuyIEU-0nYLXw2L0YHYD9HkB94W1cG9pkMb_rM8UzVGIDiJFVcfKhH4Anv63k85WpOAgQLOAhT7AkXvhXJSQEX6YBlw8WLVgvnHO38zFxuzWigKnISdlXNv8mGlQmwqXlixtF-eyKD2_CaT1cFEwu1ie2mVQCXCvneXb4M/w480-h640/basket%20arrangement.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our March meeting was led by guild member <a href="https://www.jenniferljay.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Jay</a>. Jennifer was awarded a scholarship to attend CNCH 2023 and her choice of class was one led by <a href="https://pollyjgfiberart.com/" target="_blank">Polly Giacchina</a> - The enhanced twined form". After Jennifer had practiced the various techniques she had learned in the class, she challenged herself to share them with guild members.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Jennifer brought two techniques to the hands-on-class. Coiled basketry and knotless netting. She made little kits for everyone in the class with materials suitable for learning the basics of both of these sculptural forms. In the photo above, you see a vase covered with knotless netting and a little dangling basket using the coiled basketry technique. Also, in the center of the vase is tree branch, covered with wrapped yarns that mimics the coiled basketry technique.<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eSI1sjyXMnILslw6HieG2vZ8FCkEhTiLY-9FLgPmx0YcvlEucaGzhJYt3xeF2rUs3ScjQbi2beNBJIGTD01oEcJvRvNeV-w6IB9amBL-eZKo1vLX1brOsgWctG0Dt_MrbFGf9szWbpJpvu_lH4WbhqABng58fw6ooOIniK_5gVHdA4PXtlK_5SLn3cg/s4170/group%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4170" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eSI1sjyXMnILslw6HieG2vZ8FCkEhTiLY-9FLgPmx0YcvlEucaGzhJYt3xeF2rUs3ScjQbi2beNBJIGTD01oEcJvRvNeV-w6IB9amBL-eZKo1vLX1brOsgWctG0Dt_MrbFGf9szWbpJpvu_lH4WbhqABng58fw6ooOIniK_5gVHdA4PXtlK_5SLn3cg/w640-h421/group%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Most, if not all of our group was pretty new to these basketry ideas. Jennifer explained how to look for materials that were unusual and combine them in different ways. The pieces she had on display showed just how broadly the different techniques could be expressed.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We all got down to the nitty gritty of starting our little coiled piece. Here are a few of our first attempts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-jNrZDSJ2DTZoFZR-X1Z0aFw18J2ON2UeDU0e_RtFXRDbD0OM8tXICxADylZe75kECBJP9Pt7lbFr9jtKAQ50bFyfNZzg9llHZCTjyHuJeB9TNzTO_KQ-zy3k0QKYnIKXS3_oh-ky6-CvejzooCJZtteG2ApbRHyL7pNRmRem8q5yRDFP9dMzpRcAxc/s3780/start%20to%20coiled%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3246" data-original-width="3780" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-jNrZDSJ2DTZoFZR-X1Z0aFw18J2ON2UeDU0e_RtFXRDbD0OM8tXICxADylZe75kECBJP9Pt7lbFr9jtKAQ50bFyfNZzg9llHZCTjyHuJeB9TNzTO_KQ-zy3k0QKYnIKXS3_oh-ky6-CvejzooCJZtteG2ApbRHyL7pNRmRem8q5yRDFP9dMzpRcAxc/s320/start%20to%20coiled%20basket.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0wGzpNJWrK_VFHuJPsQSP7iyhPDpJjgVQB_2D-XHnD6xYbTioGagVTzX5YqdctsqtozF-VWcevj6hvFQPltXqlnPP4oW7DI9RobNlA_lYpTXyGI7CHHpksRlS0RV27xUgs3kspq_M2FeQ1g0Fh8iC0YbOZZcn8ufp6vtwE8_nspeaQPnUXbcXAnQxv0/s2742/getting%20help.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="2742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0wGzpNJWrK_VFHuJPsQSP7iyhPDpJjgVQB_2D-XHnD6xYbTioGagVTzX5YqdctsqtozF-VWcevj6hvFQPltXqlnPP4oW7DI9RobNlA_lYpTXyGI7CHHpksRlS0RV27xUgs3kspq_M2FeQ1g0Fh8iC0YbOZZcn8ufp6vtwE8_nspeaQPnUXbcXAnQxv0/s320/getting%20help.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCtP56oyasGr-GhNr4nOI82k12_t-xW2ICtoraRluhACg8nscKxHRoe3pXx_CD-Nq80ItDRbepP13dn8FFV6P9DCrTh23ewRugw11Vp5y-veRku7hrfWWh-KeZNIURZxrrptjpsL9SM3m6lddqApRNDHVL04-F96T9mHytfMzsVnj42mdYkBolCXdpQE/s4002/knotless%20netting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="4002" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCtP56oyasGr-GhNr4nOI82k12_t-xW2ICtoraRluhACg8nscKxHRoe3pXx_CD-Nq80ItDRbepP13dn8FFV6P9DCrTh23ewRugw11Vp5y-veRku7hrfWWh-KeZNIURZxrrptjpsL9SM3m6lddqApRNDHVL04-F96T9mHytfMzsVnj42mdYkBolCXdpQE/s320/knotless%20netting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml-827QD0OBmWnKI4tG7mOeBmK0FJaqhiIFFx1zC2Eb4ITrngr3zgujOQ3_8pc0Utp6T6qmCdcoggjcZEVIQPHh5ixcy0cJjmZasLWozspnxRsSe7ntmyaZ3MhcAFqvTwh40YkJcqBJmvhnhyphenhyphenviu0j5sDg2PHdI3ufEmHwzMIuNjX5nS9EIaEAzTmrOg/s3702/paulie's%20coiled%20coaster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="3702" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml-827QD0OBmWnKI4tG7mOeBmK0FJaqhiIFFx1zC2Eb4ITrngr3zgujOQ3_8pc0Utp6T6qmCdcoggjcZEVIQPHh5ixcy0cJjmZasLWozspnxRsSe7ntmyaZ3MhcAFqvTwh40YkJcqBJmvhnhyphenhyphenviu0j5sDg2PHdI3ufEmHwzMIuNjX5nS9EIaEAzTmrOg/s320/paulie's%20coiled%20coaster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I know that I speak for all of the members who attended this meeting, that we appreciate Jennifer sharing her knowledge with us. It was a grand way to spend the evening and we all walked away with new tricks in our fiber bag.</span><br />Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-39237190576505040252023-12-17T13:47:00.000-08:002023-12-17T13:51:07.304-08:00Christmas Party 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqQopcRHSjSoDIhIIg-JMWM9gCgOsmniq-5bpyAKE6XdeWC4ceIqVr3KH5JM8w5Xe6BgS6cuWB24n4TVtVDYCGX_YeDB34QRGvJesDe6_cpeh4kfEG91L6jjVjbJ0GModqj2NsKVgExInQth3YmxLdY2BT5ikNXD3Flkvia5YAwdpdm_kkuLNqfYc4ZA/s3936/congenial%20moment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3936" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqQopcRHSjSoDIhIIg-JMWM9gCgOsmniq-5bpyAKE6XdeWC4ceIqVr3KH5JM8w5Xe6BgS6cuWB24n4TVtVDYCGX_YeDB34QRGvJesDe6_cpeh4kfEG91L6jjVjbJ0GModqj2NsKVgExInQth3YmxLdY2BT5ikNXD3Flkvia5YAwdpdm_kkuLNqfYc4ZA/w640-h476/congenial%20moment.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">This year's party was especially welcome since we had to cancel the one last year because of bad weather. We also changed our gift policy from a raffle basket(s) in which just one, two or three people won a basket full of gifts, to an old fashioned exchange in which everyone who brought a gift, received a gift.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> For this year's gift exchange, the theme was to bring a handmade fiber gift. You didn't need to have made the gift, as long as it was handmade. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU1eWHMQYQL6nh96gj_bpX6UI8ojAdOLJ4p3Gd4VprtLEB0K7_PiojE9u9Q50xmsDsW-hwB6hZXS8-kCD2Fpu6RC9HTqA2zPJoEDeWh2aBqv2gs1fRkoY1q86_20n5j2f6xwTvUEJZJPQ43k420BgpRO9pvPPK-feIrEfMZKD6prglyRSGVHAnhpy-D8/s3486/anni's%20new%20cap%20knitted%20by%20Sheree.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3486" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU1eWHMQYQL6nh96gj_bpX6UI8ojAdOLJ4p3Gd4VprtLEB0K7_PiojE9u9Q50xmsDsW-hwB6hZXS8-kCD2Fpu6RC9HTqA2zPJoEDeWh2aBqv2gs1fRkoY1q86_20n5j2f6xwTvUEJZJPQ43k420BgpRO9pvPPK-feIrEfMZKD6prglyRSGVHAnhpy-D8/w400-h315/anni's%20new%20cap%20knitted%20by%20Sheree.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anni tries on her new knitted cap, made by Shereé.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZLnGwOIkNXbPCVolUi_5dW99f3McNcUCpQC-deiLihGYV6HbwwcBWGjYep47ZARnvjT92V9cywYhlFE4YNwiGszfpx83Y1pXlXNG3ie2WB3okhZNumUobgznRhWjM7fPq6JDUXzNqgJ-1IY-V-fZTfx2WryqvnzwxaQvGTTd5BVumLpexYF-PkgKPCk/s2856/paulie%20and%20wreath%20made%20by%20Anni.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="2718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZLnGwOIkNXbPCVolUi_5dW99f3McNcUCpQC-deiLihGYV6HbwwcBWGjYep47ZARnvjT92V9cywYhlFE4YNwiGszfpx83Y1pXlXNG3ie2WB3okhZNumUobgznRhWjM7fPq6JDUXzNqgJ-1IY-V-fZTfx2WryqvnzwxaQvGTTd5BVumLpexYF-PkgKPCk/w381-h400/paulie%20and%20wreath%20made%20by%20Anni.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paulie's gift was made by Anni. The wreath was made using spinning roving, so that when you are finished with the holiday season, you still have roving for long hours of spinning pleasure.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoNf7vdSYrrs6vGV09JE_nooRl-lXRkXL7xh8zQIauirVOV7NOrDe0OTN7DGwFjwVG2kzy8WeKyk9KR64Alyt3MVzA1etXt6Q0jlOLBe7o9gvn4EVba7q8yRzbY3orLdtMmDIC3xI_-m88eQwoEQ70yZbp-pEkGRVZCfzCK0lYyjS0DIVkR2CcsrfxW4/s1770/baxter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1446" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoNf7vdSYrrs6vGV09JE_nooRl-lXRkXL7xh8zQIauirVOV7NOrDe0OTN7DGwFjwVG2kzy8WeKyk9KR64Alyt3MVzA1etXt6Q0jlOLBe7o9gvn4EVba7q8yRzbY3orLdtMmDIC3xI_-m88eQwoEQ70yZbp-pEkGRVZCfzCK0lYyjS0DIVkR2CcsrfxW4/w326-h400/baxter.jpg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Baxter is new to the gathering and really enjoyed the extra attention and treats. In the photo below, he is receiving lots of love from Mary - his new best friend!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7BZ0sXrEe8GdOKd87LC_WJJullTK2C2UgI6y6s1rIGWRm8dx16RLps62J_y74V8WhEEBLJHzABbP3PPQhaz_rmCpTb2Q3rSYEpWsv2D6UumTJsZz64kZGPpmEZJe2wshQlNRVI7myWXax8fb0IwFk-yfipJxInL42ZjXUWM6qchlpaJzCJlHUJIrZQM/s3870/Mary%20and%20Baxter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="2874" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7BZ0sXrEe8GdOKd87LC_WJJullTK2C2UgI6y6s1rIGWRm8dx16RLps62J_y74V8WhEEBLJHzABbP3PPQhaz_rmCpTb2Q3rSYEpWsv2D6UumTJsZz64kZGPpmEZJe2wshQlNRVI7myWXax8fb0IwFk-yfipJxInL42ZjXUWM6qchlpaJzCJlHUJIrZQM/s320/Mary%20and%20Baxter.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli1EULWWug1qlIRN7dInC3XmhCp17eXXX-86GjdWZ5vereDaLNKvwoVqD8fybcX2ErqhOKFxESkTs6o0VMOVmYoE_OzkRJy4nEXIsmHhpLR3OMiqoPKA47SW1FTrQYvdnGm4QL7DmEL2WUxMaF6VRBKIPp_TZLbKZSbUYiPIqvSFww5rcc42wbIqH_J8/s3204/faye%20enjoying%20towel%20woven%20by%20Paulie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="3204" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli1EULWWug1qlIRN7dInC3XmhCp17eXXX-86GjdWZ5vereDaLNKvwoVqD8fybcX2ErqhOKFxESkTs6o0VMOVmYoE_OzkRJy4nEXIsmHhpLR3OMiqoPKA47SW1FTrQYvdnGm4QL7DmEL2WUxMaF6VRBKIPp_TZLbKZSbUYiPIqvSFww5rcc42wbIqH_J8/w400-h323/faye%20enjoying%20towel%20woven%20by%20Paulie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was Faye's first RFG party. Her gift was from Paulie, a handwoven Christmas towel. It will be the first handwoven towel in Faye's kitchen. I don't think it will be the last one, though.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNpKrWdJae1-MkuI-2RiovcvrAd9Z02XLXA0-pOP0d8zg4JwxTZdKr44lN4L9HrIcqMu_8Tepp-ZhPIr3RZKcum3bIOPPG0lMz5yYYwlsI4r5pxwOa8QcmxWvahvtKwKFLFKwMiDWqWj0GEbizwS0OTKJ3d9Xi8oE7tsabuHdfuV_NZv9LcFtY8o4mug/s3456/Igor%20got%20snowman%20from%20Shelley.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNpKrWdJae1-MkuI-2RiovcvrAd9Z02XLXA0-pOP0d8zg4JwxTZdKr44lN4L9HrIcqMu_8Tepp-ZhPIr3RZKcum3bIOPPG0lMz5yYYwlsI4r5pxwOa8QcmxWvahvtKwKFLFKwMiDWqWj0GEbizwS0OTKJ3d9Xi8oE7tsabuHdfuV_NZv9LcFtY8o4mug/s320/Igor%20got%20snowman%20from%20Shelley.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Felted snowman, made by Shelley, received by Igor</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUcjOjMC-WLPpJZbDePaCpWTFU600_oqaugyKT2KjhRsG_QD5XINq2331nlCLfyzATiEtqFUnNJZSN0lDeaqNxBgtkgwUq2jHzDL6yMSHU6Roi42GDrB9KKpo4HJsfuKDcF4BJqCqlUMN6WvpgraIcyDsQsEVV-YEyn9ZhCMg8YcpP4W090QY3TQrQYs/s3300/polly%20received%20pound%20sewed%20by%20Mary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3300" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUcjOjMC-WLPpJZbDePaCpWTFU600_oqaugyKT2KjhRsG_QD5XINq2331nlCLfyzATiEtqFUnNJZSN0lDeaqNxBgtkgwUq2jHzDL6yMSHU6Roi42GDrB9KKpo4HJsfuKDcF4BJqCqlUMN6WvpgraIcyDsQsEVV-YEyn9ZhCMg8YcpP4W090QY3TQrQYs/s320/polly%20received%20pound%20sewed%20by%20Mary.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zip purse made from handwoven and commercial cloth by Mary, received by Polly.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7MeJ4Xe7Y5MezFiZQbiE0VoEFnifGMZXOpH2NJub2sMDUgkIvZ4eafsT_kZXC7WhuIGfEYRPWTaEAEuwJ5qUiuBOtz19oO6Cfivpg9GKbRiG45KyNQ5wUsgE9tiHabU1_TidX63-_I57xBYVSPKj9neMvWyYZyVYXL0bSIvsk_3o-7tF41U4HPVSeQI/s3474/shelley%20with%20towel%20made%20by%20Kathy%20Rand.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7MeJ4Xe7Y5MezFiZQbiE0VoEFnifGMZXOpH2NJub2sMDUgkIvZ4eafsT_kZXC7WhuIGfEYRPWTaEAEuwJ5qUiuBOtz19oO6Cfivpg9GKbRiG45KyNQ5wUsgE9tiHabU1_TidX63-_I57xBYVSPKj9neMvWyYZyVYXL0bSIvsk_3o-7tF41U4HPVSeQI/s320/shelley%20with%20towel%20made%20by%20Kathy%20Rand.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shelley received a handwoven towel made by Kathy R. </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVixcZ1iIr6X05hefAM502nOxsulr1nmlmSAh7ho5jSn72fu7RGYuDmaI3vGh6K-yBIC6jYiJHzPyH15wP9zbo1AltEIRzxuDR535ZkefSC6cdauWZJ35Jh3YjthD8RChz4-vvhTbUJkoi6y_oXnRPaojjcRNKs0OBqlL5qErQ07DCTeQh2n76yRA4LAw/s3570/sheree%20with%20table%20decoration%20from%20Lorene.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="2382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVixcZ1iIr6X05hefAM502nOxsulr1nmlmSAh7ho5jSn72fu7RGYuDmaI3vGh6K-yBIC6jYiJHzPyH15wP9zbo1AltEIRzxuDR535ZkefSC6cdauWZJ35Jh3YjthD8RChz4-vvhTbUJkoi6y_oXnRPaojjcRNKs0OBqlL5qErQ07DCTeQh2n76yRA4LAw/s320/sheree%20with%20table%20decoration%20from%20Lorene.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shereé showing gift from Lorene to her. Lorene bought this delightful elf from a vendor next to her at a Christmas sale.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Naturally, this is only a fraction of the handmade gifts. And, I really should mention the food - a fabulous pot luck enjoyed by all. Looking forward to next year's gathering already.</span><br /></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-53011260630650498442023-11-04T21:42:00.004-07:002023-11-04T21:43:03.710-07:00Making Paper Christmas Stars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cpx0POoOJKdwPJAQTgfUliIXvyLoTe3YSiL0HXWxuggz0b75Z5OfpE_kalZrR0P_cSfMTJmxjgzOuTL1eAXpSKODe3yYf_SyIKZQbbhx8wepA8x6JUfjRG_YsgNhwqE-G7J-S3jWoJF-hDG2u6j2tnduByz1NLZ5tDpU7kKMNbJLHSZfFZa43mbUYvs/s4985/group%20working%20on%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="4985" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cpx0POoOJKdwPJAQTgfUliIXvyLoTe3YSiL0HXWxuggz0b75Z5OfpE_kalZrR0P_cSfMTJmxjgzOuTL1eAXpSKODe3yYf_SyIKZQbbhx8wepA8x6JUfjRG_YsgNhwqE-G7J-S3jWoJF-hDG2u6j2tnduByz1NLZ5tDpU7kKMNbJLHSZfFZa43mbUYvs/w640-h357/group%20working%20on%20stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> At the November meeting, we challenged our inner child and made European Paper Stars using waxed kite paper. The stars are popular decorations in Germany and many households display them during the whole Christmas season. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had three guild mentors who had learned the procedures before the meeting so that they could guide members through the process.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The beauty of these stars is revealed once they are hung on a window and the sun shines through them, showing all the various layers of color in the folded paper. The intricacies are really amazing.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1BnMNViRACaeu6_7A1Kb0Rrda5wy-Dl64vfsWaYWgVhf-snJ7aVydw67o_MteLXYoE_Ctd9kBuDtZAT6_vG7yzDDKt8lptCyY1zhDHyPksVVXWSqMw1IX_73UzG1mllYQlnuN2XTrqEP5lGFiwuaRM4EGYM2JklLWd8itJGeCm_cXqYNhjAmV8J97Z4/s5063/star%20choices.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="5063" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1BnMNViRACaeu6_7A1Kb0Rrda5wy-Dl64vfsWaYWgVhf-snJ7aVydw67o_MteLXYoE_Ctd9kBuDtZAT6_vG7yzDDKt8lptCyY1zhDHyPksVVXWSqMw1IX_73UzG1mllYQlnuN2XTrqEP5lGFiwuaRM4EGYM2JklLWd8itJGeCm_cXqYNhjAmV8J97Z4/w400-h171/star%20choices.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Here is an array of stars that the mentors made before the program. We started with the most basic star and worked our way up to more difficult ones.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KrcbpWUjaI0jIDXhRGm1X0BBKkpUBVj88NNNNKAvYlvfiX6qAwMCbcXks8PsSRwF8OsU3pmSSqpl2lMBXRQJE9K8bE-BbV5C-bfetex3-gucoyRuEWqd_kAvtmcReeTaTcencPjOWhqrlUmMknI1fBJD78EowfbK5PpIB6sr-AakM09b6KC68mzbUuQ/s3816/stars%20in%20progress.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="3816" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KrcbpWUjaI0jIDXhRGm1X0BBKkpUBVj88NNNNKAvYlvfiX6qAwMCbcXks8PsSRwF8OsU3pmSSqpl2lMBXRQJE9K8bE-BbV5C-bfetex3-gucoyRuEWqd_kAvtmcReeTaTcencPjOWhqrlUmMknI1fBJD78EowfbK5PpIB6sr-AakM09b6KC68mzbUuQ/w400-h324/stars%20in%20progress.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Each star is made up of multiple sub-units. Some stars used 8 squares of paper, some 10 and more.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjDuDEnSLdE42ty7ALYUI0q-ZjUXygSxKXpGRqRvLvrw-daamVkRgt6KEKAqr3FnEHM4L5wJdwDC95IBMHE5OMhE7s5ncJOAzV8OpBH-HW5mxyrth661eYmlr0jTNm7-WgKaJ2kZfQ15oN34S6of_DGsMzgYZV0Rhn2g_jmGNNcR4vv3nXmj53Ou8xrQ/s3360/mary%20and%20star.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="3360" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjDuDEnSLdE42ty7ALYUI0q-ZjUXygSxKXpGRqRvLvrw-daamVkRgt6KEKAqr3FnEHM4L5wJdwDC95IBMHE5OMhE7s5ncJOAzV8OpBH-HW5mxyrth661eYmlr0jTNm7-WgKaJ2kZfQ15oN34S6of_DGsMzgYZV0Rhn2g_jmGNNcR4vv3nXmj53Ou8xrQ/s320/mary%20and%20star.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> A little dab of glue holds the pieces together.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiX17C9-MWEMLsEzU-iYGd_bc7DGgk4KavGZLd16EEvK_1eH0M6E7-rT0EgNJCyVS9QpaiG791wvyep92lgwdI2-JYyrjf1dtu0FycvbpbXCdpfNfqY57u9tJW52MbnbLuiWBVTZQsD7Sv27b-9mNqcDpwMJxRkfvncjaUdbz13LF9OE4Xo5kIt8ah98/s4024/work%20in%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="3376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiX17C9-MWEMLsEzU-iYGd_bc7DGgk4KavGZLd16EEvK_1eH0M6E7-rT0EgNJCyVS9QpaiG791wvyep92lgwdI2-JYyrjf1dtu0FycvbpbXCdpfNfqY57u9tJW52MbnbLuiWBVTZQsD7Sv27b-9mNqcDpwMJxRkfvncjaUdbz13LF9OE4Xo5kIt8ah98/w335-h400/work%20in%20progress.jpg" width="335" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a great activity to do on an afternoon with children or grandchildren. We learned the technique from Marilyn Romatka on Taproot Video. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf?iid=1&cid=4">https://taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf?iid=1&cid=4</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuawXu3B-HK3dl29AcpmhUk8J_w6sMBRQYg664swTgD_pY65GtEQsAeKHf3YwI90VjwUqG9ppcgtx3omm188iNuX-LQ0mCtWgJeATrtqjRIWoB9gBje-34mJF3kihxt_XyPHVI69IpAyW1fiiXSOephqPKaNs7FUHwPOL_1Iy7zjR-m5oLruGcGXGED3E/s2787/paper%20stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2787" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuawXu3B-HK3dl29AcpmhUk8J_w6sMBRQYg664swTgD_pY65GtEQsAeKHf3YwI90VjwUqG9ppcgtx3omm188iNuX-LQ0mCtWgJeATrtqjRIWoB9gBje-34mJF3kihxt_XyPHVI69IpAyW1fiiXSOephqPKaNs7FUHwPOL_1Iy7zjR-m5oLruGcGXGED3E/w400-h345/paper%20stars.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /> </span></span><br /></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-1968261776551110432023-06-15T21:03:00.019-07:002023-06-18T17:33:33.950-07:00Dyeing Skeins for Weaving<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUlU1JRTsifdkXsc-e5WRXeTgOKfjDHIIngT-Nd5lIme3vJTIiAjCHMFOr1xohDJNxccrY8XX1CKoKXHAg9ByWXqHqAKdv8ymzQJ4Dg2jLmiOsDzSigOO3A-alqwbodoyVRmVUK4iMxMUJu0VLUFXjLPJaWzlDnLOZET2flP4vn60uu78KZhLg2rC/s3846/outside2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="3846" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUlU1JRTsifdkXsc-e5WRXeTgOKfjDHIIngT-Nd5lIme3vJTIiAjCHMFOr1xohDJNxccrY8XX1CKoKXHAg9ByWXqHqAKdv8ymzQJ4Dg2jLmiOsDzSigOO3A-alqwbodoyVRmVUK4iMxMUJu0VLUFXjLPJaWzlDnLOZET2flP4vn60uu78KZhLg2rC/w400-h261/outside2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYp1C4I89YgitnfrnSqh8ZoZoBxTK5nLoOOMHOZn7QRihkRegc5LQZ-YaT6rsvt65VLpkVkI0Sd-os4cm2-4wvO59UZPNiCGJZTcCFTDu3ssYAR9lrYzKjuzRoERLdK6plxDlmC16zLAFKnbyt4JcjV5E0Jj-uzpJ4C7OGGnG1VYv4vUNNuSxTtlH/s2928/diane%20examples.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2928" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYp1C4I89YgitnfrnSqh8ZoZoBxTK5nLoOOMHOZn7QRihkRegc5LQZ-YaT6rsvt65VLpkVkI0Sd-os4cm2-4wvO59UZPNiCGJZTcCFTDu3ssYAR9lrYzKjuzRoERLdK6plxDlmC16zLAFKnbyt4JcjV5E0Jj-uzpJ4C7OGGnG1VYv4vUNNuSxTtlH/w320-h285/diane%20examples.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reno Fiber Guild members were treated to a dye workshop with Diane S. (former co-owner of the Just Our Yarn Company). Diane showed us the methods she used when dyeing skeins for her former company. The skein she is holding up in the photo at the left isn't her method. Instead she showed us how to paint a few different colors on each skein in a more random pattern. </span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI29fSh9-YTWZDpxwRbChyZ4SnILSO5R4Heqs_SD3K8rb34R2m6mOJzYf0mQOX4rg3CJYgtdB5KwYyF4R1R4MLsPrFFqHVGknsP_c_7eqVVhqXLpYV1hUC_n4Wbi8_btYh27YuEgbKlF0Y3iWAAChtZeZRX0MWr4q0UFT0zWWYxIaVkcg8WX7eMWq/s4230/range%20of%20color.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4230" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI29fSh9-YTWZDpxwRbChyZ4SnILSO5R4Heqs_SD3K8rb34R2m6mOJzYf0mQOX4rg3CJYgtdB5KwYyF4R1R4MLsPrFFqHVGknsP_c_7eqVVhqXLpYV1hUC_n4Wbi8_btYh27YuEgbKlF0Y3iWAAChtZeZRX0MWr4q0UFT0zWWYxIaVkcg8WX7eMWq/s320/range%20of%20color.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The photo to the right is the array of dyes prepared for us to use. There were so many choices, it was hard to pick just a few.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp9c0naOVkZs-ivQlhjUV0SrTzoskKRTDpNkmysFuXXStL9P5Bs3aXuo8oAL_khrxjr7yn2h4K6EJFPbZW7DVc7nVTkFsg2NkUN9kv5xHs439LagAWKd3NtNYH6Jvf7Lw2dI5i2AvxTKFCL4HqeYxRZN4udKyoNL5GzO8GdoyrtDM3FK3XBZyNTUa/s635/anni%20brown%20skeins.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="635" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp9c0naOVkZs-ivQlhjUV0SrTzoskKRTDpNkmysFuXXStL9P5Bs3aXuo8oAL_khrxjr7yn2h4K6EJFPbZW7DVc7nVTkFsg2NkUN9kv5xHs439LagAWKd3NtNYH6Jvf7Lw2dI5i2AvxTKFCL4HqeYxRZN4udKyoNL5GzO8GdoyrtDM3FK3XBZyNTUa/w320-h171/anni%20brown%20skeins.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These are skeins painted by Anni B. They were allowed to batch for 48 hours and then Anni rinsed the excess dye out of them and enjoyed the wonderful color display. Wonder what she will weave with these beauties.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEVAeq_7eAgZAFqlzCPQuGIu_KxqitutSFSV9H0Te0nmmjRUKumFJzBNWqPgLa_nhjzW-5IO5RAmtQX6BvuENvDVH6ueg6xuRo-9oRpTqr0fq7Ud157ul9x487vif5Ptba3rXJD707IFL-fBvivrmMXPgvFxRWUa2wdmpauPN_QzDj8AZh42li31L/s317/diane%20smith%20skeins.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEVAeq_7eAgZAFqlzCPQuGIu_KxqitutSFSV9H0Te0nmmjRUKumFJzBNWqPgLa_nhjzW-5IO5RAmtQX6BvuENvDVH6ueg6xuRo-9oRpTqr0fq7Ud157ul9x487vif5Ptba3rXJD707IFL-fBvivrmMXPgvFxRWUa2wdmpauPN_QzDj8AZh42li31L/w238-h320/diane%20smith%20skeins.JPG" width="238" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> Diane dyed one skein black for a guild member. The others are examples for us to follow and then the outside skeins are ones in which she used some of our leftover dye.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifByR83-CKoHPQAKJ4kGN5YcCIrKMLfszjhRjlzdATJKqWeqU5iAl_60znvDjRqlB9gRpPkIr-ESzoRXmmF_tK3510bt2i3b8RiZ9tdasl8l_9YzrX-uYaIduqyq7N50qhyz3yV5daBhcO9957GVZE9VoTmXb_TG6z9GsRWvbUCzyPUSz5d8xZrE-e/s4608/skeins2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifByR83-CKoHPQAKJ4kGN5YcCIrKMLfszjhRjlzdATJKqWeqU5iAl_60znvDjRqlB9gRpPkIr-ESzoRXmmF_tK3510bt2i3b8RiZ9tdasl8l_9YzrX-uYaIduqyq7N50qhyz3yV5daBhcO9957GVZE9VoTmXb_TG6z9GsRWvbUCzyPUSz5d8xZrE-e/w240-h320/skeins2.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> Skeins to the left were dyed by Igor and Beryl. Looks like brilliant parrot colors, don't they?<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The group of dyers had a fabulous time. There is nothing like dabbling in color to make your heart sing. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Kathy W.'s skeins are in the photo below. What colors - what possibilities!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWzTzbZBkWsE9RWMCevzeDOIR3HvW2pCtS1c43dgPiV4jKpDuEf3VsRkOu9EMe_f0D3mGcpSmrxxBGnipLop5l1Tx6e9LcFyiNLIS1exMH_V4M1vXwPgdAWkbwetnHHp8McCqR99oupti_h5CfC4oF_KXVvPFBnYVTXc3k-wPjYsKnATYi1T2QNDQ/s320/IMG_0688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWzTzbZBkWsE9RWMCevzeDOIR3HvW2pCtS1c43dgPiV4jKpDuEf3VsRkOu9EMe_f0D3mGcpSmrxxBGnipLop5l1Tx6e9LcFyiNLIS1exMH_V4M1vXwPgdAWkbwetnHHp8McCqR99oupti_h5CfC4oF_KXVvPFBnYVTXc3k-wPjYsKnATYi1T2QNDQ/w320-h240/IMG_0688.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SOM3KzWIJ9PEP6HbHi_rLRPMTakPkLwL12bkO6ZUBKCmwM-Ui2cD6s9_6_CpaM8M67S5ho8LxAVjZLUjXnYAtR6FYtzhF0xdTNp5YdXJkMvUeUOPGNITPNZHUOBVGywXysle_v7gFHaFBqXKuG18sgXkOE7xhfzH5-yLoLYnwdsXAFAlXYISOcau/s1536/sandy%20romero.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1536" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SOM3KzWIJ9PEP6HbHi_rLRPMTakPkLwL12bkO6ZUBKCmwM-Ui2cD6s9_6_CpaM8M67S5ho8LxAVjZLUjXnYAtR6FYtzhF0xdTNp5YdXJkMvUeUOPGNITPNZHUOBVGywXysle_v7gFHaFBqXKuG18sgXkOE7xhfzH5-yLoLYnwdsXAFAlXYISOcau/s320/sandy%20romero.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sandy R.'s skeins on her drying rack. Brilliant colors and lots of blue skies!<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispoGcZwG0vmb2Yytn84kGR7k5y9ZNjpiRSC1NSNitgnuprqmiahQXeCwZsxsFLMlB455c_6dJ5u04fVzbdKcRZBLfj9BxRIK9TCkupTs1pzer9qf8DPO4BI15zp-ffhdfjn1qiiA8enYBTrLBEbQTg0Ce8Y7G2DhovjvUjETy105A6ULUE2-vxX2w/s793/jann%20yarn.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispoGcZwG0vmb2Yytn84kGR7k5y9ZNjpiRSC1NSNitgnuprqmiahQXeCwZsxsFLMlB455c_6dJ5u04fVzbdKcRZBLfj9BxRIK9TCkupTs1pzer9qf8DPO4BI15zp-ffhdfjn1qiiA8enYBTrLBEbQTg0Ce8Y7G2DhovjvUjETy105A6ULUE2-vxX2w/s320/jann%20yarn.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Jann S. chose some lovely colors for her skeins - </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">turquoise, fuchsia , orange and purple</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4iY1q2BOg_OA4s7-s5xUIXmoiP8eu-UgdoqZ2HyZeNaUCVpEjWo4mGJd2Lw8b5PDC0IJxJLvs2gJ8wR8O66HazFmXvjtZiFZKtOESZd6_QQQqycv9ffEs9cPYAuTAGc9lmJvjIYeA4KvgpJUt-RZJEj7NLnDA7t4z6ovx3jrIdb5fDAvCa5ThN_D/s2556/suzanne%20skeins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="2556" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4iY1q2BOg_OA4s7-s5xUIXmoiP8eu-UgdoqZ2HyZeNaUCVpEjWo4mGJd2Lw8b5PDC0IJxJLvs2gJ8wR8O66HazFmXvjtZiFZKtOESZd6_QQQqycv9ffEs9cPYAuTAGc9lmJvjIYeA4KvgpJUt-RZJEj7NLnDA7t4z6ovx3jrIdb5fDAvCa5ThN_D/s320/suzanne%20skeins.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Suzanne W. has some lovely yarn to work with. She was especially happy that Diane's techniques reduced the amount of water needed to rinse out the excess dye.<br /> </span></span><p></p><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-59940148412763219282023-04-05T09:18:00.000-07:002023-04-05T09:18:08.416-07:00Turned Beiderwand Threading Weaves a Lot of Structures!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> It turns out that a turned beiderwand threading will give you lots of options. You can do turned summer and winter and its variations and double weave on your beiderwand warp. And, you can also change the ratios of pattern to tie downs by changing your tie ups. Here are a few more photos of some of the variations Karen's students woven in the workshop and also several links that may be of interest to our readers.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://chgweavers.org/turned-beiderwand-with-karen-donde/ " target="_blank">https://chgweavers.org/turned-beiderwand-with-karen-donde/ </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.weaversguildmn.org/news/learning-turned-biederwand" target="_blank">https://www.weaversguildmn.org/news/learning-turned-biederwand </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://karendondehandwovens.com/home.html " target="_blank">https://karendondehandwovens.com/home.html </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eyRFIF6tvgPC6pOZ4ogPsKTmen1KOWBBQPFft_rxYPWtbM2zonBdOL7rzfCRZNzuIxObEfrdUYP6_XT-4MEbfjclZ0P0fuRlwzGrZtL-huIcDI06IPUTvtuCCwKFHfiHqYhR4lworVEyDxvyIm8D9Le7dNAr8C6ZH2KlExCtE6UikCtAnJRSFFEB/s3642/Shelley%20T%20Ext%20S_W%201_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3642" data-original-width="2952" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eyRFIF6tvgPC6pOZ4ogPsKTmen1KOWBBQPFft_rxYPWtbM2zonBdOL7rzfCRZNzuIxObEfrdUYP6_XT-4MEbfjclZ0P0fuRlwzGrZtL-huIcDI06IPUTvtuCCwKFHfiHqYhR4lworVEyDxvyIm8D9Le7dNAr8C6ZH2KlExCtE6UikCtAnJRSFFEB/w324-h400/Shelley%20T%20Ext%20S_W%201_2.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br />Shelley woven this turned extended summer and winter sample on her warp<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDHlJEMzrTq4xFkS5stYfyryF9FRCNktAxt3RBlT757ji9vvpFXPhpZfF5L3eHjR2QHY6E8diPFEq-_epWT8di1d9xXSxEeol6rnzFYXkFc3xljAT0EB8vNh3kxqCKUT_q-iBy_hJ4nERbptdaipKKYt7wvEZDN3xMvSVp4nswKbI_VgisIYReMGH/s2996/Suz%20T%20SW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2996" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDHlJEMzrTq4xFkS5stYfyryF9FRCNktAxt3RBlT757ji9vvpFXPhpZfF5L3eHjR2QHY6E8diPFEq-_epWT8di1d9xXSxEeol6rnzFYXkFc3xljAT0EB8vNh3kxqCKUT_q-iBy_hJ4nERbptdaipKKYt7wvEZDN3xMvSVp4nswKbI_VgisIYReMGH/w400-h238/Suz%20T%20SW.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> This is Suzanne's turned summer & winter.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhkV-35BCp33wTTmEzpNoiDFdHG6uhBKAjkTq2VWcAzLoI7l2Rp70HlnfMA5QYJRIO2YuWv7XbY-b_LFOqvhCi8hHji8gKTJNOUpMyl9xWK4L8SMXFC5vRl0VVRU2fklQfwVy33j-tK5sqhE7OFsymVpNs45qtTzeu1aI7YAvmiTKE94mjWrHLIFa/s4032/Diane%20%20T%20SW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="4032" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhkV-35BCp33wTTmEzpNoiDFdHG6uhBKAjkTq2VWcAzLoI7l2Rp70HlnfMA5QYJRIO2YuWv7XbY-b_LFOqvhCi8hHji8gKTJNOUpMyl9xWK4L8SMXFC5vRl0VVRU2fklQfwVy33j-tK5sqhE7OFsymVpNs45qtTzeu1aI7YAvmiTKE94mjWrHLIFa/w400-h260/Diane%20%20T%20SW.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Diane's turned summer & winter with a 60/2 silk weft<p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnsyxxvWGJgitCIIhpRzKgXNdYD2nbMlJN8Vu5wvK9_pp6U7xQqJ582gdanMz5vgcO-rD_EnFVRCS0xTdQBn-ldRGYll4dERM2MBiWhhkjbsYFKgGiY9bLi4WxO2rTa4GXeCjsbudSNArlMS3UR9gocwhqieUYNjTFZO1t4dlxuzdOJBkdqcSbI6H/s834/Maggie%20Double%20Weave2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="834" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnsyxxvWGJgitCIIhpRzKgXNdYD2nbMlJN8Vu5wvK9_pp6U7xQqJ582gdanMz5vgcO-rD_EnFVRCS0xTdQBn-ldRGYll4dERM2MBiWhhkjbsYFKgGiY9bLi4WxO2rTa4GXeCjsbudSNArlMS3UR9gocwhqieUYNjTFZO1t4dlxuzdOJBkdqcSbI6H/w400-h305/Maggie%20Double%20Weave2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Maggie did a double weave sample on her warp.<br /><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-81040704365238344912023-03-29T18:45:00.004-07:002023-03-29T18:51:25.307-07:00Turned Beiderwand Workshop Photos <p><br /> <i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here is a collection of photos from the Turned Beiderwand Workshop given to Reno Fiber Guild members by Karen Donde. Each weaver is represented by their first name only to protect their privacy.</span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtfkiHdbq_4TrUZVlqGgpzHKQ5zEpycR728SH1ql_SEkkIP5S4KMieHjkzYVweM5SeefYAPoWGSc2lw0LAMa1FdEoHfHLCJZbX1milI1mt_8HJpHuxNzSJ7cCYwUzEJbKb_4SeNseidfTcr1N5TaRl2GRMO5LpPgFNA9OACMNBADxHUMCuD4rCTRj/s2910/Deb%20TBW%201_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="2682" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtfkiHdbq_4TrUZVlqGgpzHKQ5zEpycR728SH1ql_SEkkIP5S4KMieHjkzYVweM5SeefYAPoWGSc2lw0LAMa1FdEoHfHLCJZbX1milI1mt_8HJpHuxNzSJ7cCYwUzEJbKb_4SeNseidfTcr1N5TaRl2GRMO5LpPgFNA9OACMNBADxHUMCuD4rCTRj/w369-h400/Deb%20TBW%201_3.jpg" width="369" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:3 woven by Deb</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QhmVB-1SfMw_Q-U-UTk6pSkKYsSh0n5j_M_Nufw9ePUJUz_h5DplS8LzUEHz6VfeWFlcI89sJAytKemfrRKNlbFc-QdQLrC0E5JqRMYY4PCh0L3bGUuZpVOdexyUp7P4sUyP1OQ1apAHCmqb45BmuKxRVdNnX9mfCJfMOBYTMr_Iuw4rT1huQ94/s3623/Diane%20TBW%201_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3623" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QhmVB-1SfMw_Q-U-UTk6pSkKYsSh0n5j_M_Nufw9ePUJUz_h5DplS8LzUEHz6VfeWFlcI89sJAytKemfrRKNlbFc-QdQLrC0E5JqRMYY4PCh0L3bGUuZpVOdexyUp7P4sUyP1OQ1apAHCmqb45BmuKxRVdNnX9mfCJfMOBYTMr_Iuw4rT1huQ94/w400-h300/Diane%20TBW%201_2.jpg" title="Turned Beiderwand 1:2 ratio woven by Diane" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:2 woven by Diane</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Sp0Oy-1bpp9olJIB0mNE5dXr7m3QBZZbS0kKzcoRTtyEvtkyqlclmVdrOXYEmtrUSNJnjRA03oB9b-wVut8XxpOfc_VVb8sqphoU_NV0h-2nS6Eiwgoc85JfSBcc22njLQGVak2D4xcTHMIo7GU8MlAjXqn9M3EYAkak5uWlgz8wUZEWe58uS8VE/s3780/Joan%20TBW%201_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="2964" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Sp0Oy-1bpp9olJIB0mNE5dXr7m3QBZZbS0kKzcoRTtyEvtkyqlclmVdrOXYEmtrUSNJnjRA03oB9b-wVut8XxpOfc_VVb8sqphoU_NV0h-2nS6Eiwgoc85JfSBcc22njLQGVak2D4xcTHMIo7GU8MlAjXqn9M3EYAkak5uWlgz8wUZEWe58uS8VE/w314-h400/Joan%20TBW%201_2.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:2 woven by Joan</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzrgv228lR_Q1HH39IWXMhHmC7WdIDyeV0DkbSkBJdKpr8q-lUCTG9A-i9RT3RZlGMbDXBaqgIUitk6nPfVo_Tk3UbgBCIluL4BAwFi8_B-TprcefSvzZLBMfcwTHROZKsBlWwwA3WRfPYzKufb2DZhvdhn6IS-9gOmuI2h1WrfoirRCJiUjsxRzW/s3828/Karen%20TBW%201_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3828" data-original-width="2898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzrgv228lR_Q1HH39IWXMhHmC7WdIDyeV0DkbSkBJdKpr8q-lUCTG9A-i9RT3RZlGMbDXBaqgIUitk6nPfVo_Tk3UbgBCIluL4BAwFi8_B-TprcefSvzZLBMfcwTHROZKsBlWwwA3WRfPYzKufb2DZhvdhn6IS-9gOmuI2h1WrfoirRCJiUjsxRzW/s320/Karen%20TBW%201_3.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:3 woven by Karen</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hPjQi3Y4a_CreMq2yAnlA6dB3g_Ei4d2y9GBEg7mdPnd5d8isiIHA7Ad9qVLJq1qo0VqvxZahlOhP6JZQaNDqvMTjhbOPK82j3STf-b_LdunmLyVQ_CG_StL93oRMz08DcUlpPnQtlygA7KieF5O5d-kHZnBXmTGhLVpvyoworOoIm0cWP_YThaV/s1333/Kathy%20TBW%201_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1333" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hPjQi3Y4a_CreMq2yAnlA6dB3g_Ei4d2y9GBEg7mdPnd5d8isiIHA7Ad9qVLJq1qo0VqvxZahlOhP6JZQaNDqvMTjhbOPK82j3STf-b_LdunmLyVQ_CG_StL93oRMz08DcUlpPnQtlygA7KieF5O5d-kHZnBXmTGhLVpvyoworOoIm0cWP_YThaV/w400-h318/Kathy%20TBW%201_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:3 woven by Kathy</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHH4l-OIiB2utm5go2ORdlXRS_pod13Ioplr1ouKXWMe7pjagG04X1TeUANDZGDN1bls1rQodEnAOpJuRkHCbOTsRKFHuDIvt9bUrdy-DfjeT7AFk-xn1mD-S9EEyTksYnQb7L47ISZzvq48lp_Kl9zwccJlkGuHlb-XPQJOMiD7rR8C9CosrbGzf/s636/Maggie%20TBW%201_4.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="636" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHH4l-OIiB2utm5go2ORdlXRS_pod13Ioplr1ouKXWMe7pjagG04X1TeUANDZGDN1bls1rQodEnAOpJuRkHCbOTsRKFHuDIvt9bUrdy-DfjeT7AFk-xn1mD-S9EEyTksYnQb7L47ISZzvq48lp_Kl9zwccJlkGuHlb-XPQJOMiD7rR8C9CosrbGzf/w400-h311/Maggie%20TBW%201_4.PNG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned Beiderwand Ratio 1:4 Woven by Maggie</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">More photos in the next post </span>.<br /><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-73062837067774958722023-03-28T13:51:00.001-07:002023-04-25T13:07:13.274-07:00Turned Beiderwand Workshop with Karen Donde<p><i> </i></p><p><i> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsU_F521tqZwlM8rIEcy5WNyv4QlonjMeYhqvNCPBgQ5YxGP9bYqUlcCsf12I8KfLRy7-acCcliRjto5x6RRM6Ea_Q_r-t6937Kaim9l93oHe8ZI6L8LKHxISrczkMkB27nbb9AErhB-Jy5v2J7nZJ0hmoX-cl0UfZOY_ONXayq0qJKmeLLSGbD2I/s540/secondary%20warp%20control.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsU_F521tqZwlM8rIEcy5WNyv4QlonjMeYhqvNCPBgQ5YxGP9bYqUlcCsf12I8KfLRy7-acCcliRjto5x6RRM6Ea_Q_r-t6937Kaim9l93oHe8ZI6L8LKHxISrczkMkB27nbb9AErhB-Jy5v2J7nZJ0hmoX-cl0UfZOY_ONXayq0qJKmeLLSGbD2I/w508-h640/secondary%20warp%20control.JPG" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is a solution from Karen Donde's workshop on how to control a second warp. This shows the second warp going over the raddle and weighted separately in sections with water bottles.</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i>Note - This article was written by Suzanne W. of Reno Fiber Guild. The photos from the workshop will be posted in Part 2 on this blog. You will read about how each weaver handled the two warps that were required to weave Turned Beiderwand and other turned tied weaves possible on the same threading in this workshop. Warping was probably the most difficult aspect of the whole workshop. TBW will be the abbreviation for Turned Beiderwand in this article.<br /></i></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Turned Beiderwand with Karen Donde was an excellent weaving workshop. Karen taught us so much more than what the TBW structure is. She taught and demonstrated how versatile the TBW threading was by altering either the tie-up and/or the treadling, we were able to weave a myriad of other structures. Given the time and inclination, one could get lost in that rabbit hole in a very long time! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Several things that I (Suzanne) especially liked about the workshop was:<br />We learned that TBW is a unit weave. I love unit weaves for their design capabilities as you can hop to any block to create a design vs. following a prescribed progression to avoid exceedingly long floats in your warp. Note: Since the BW draft is turned, all floats are in the warp. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />We learned to read and understand our drafts in relation to blocks. With 8 shafts, you have 3 pattern blocks available. Each pattern block requires two shafts. The ground warp ends are threaded on shafts 1 and 2, leaving shafts 3-8 for pattern blocks. Easy Peasy… keeping track of treadling and designing as its all “tied” to your blocks! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />We learned about Ratios and how to adjust them. Yes, traditional TBW had long warp floats: but, we learned multiple ways to shorten those floats for a choice of purpose and fabrics. Example with a 1:4 Ratio you’ll end up with a 9-end warp float, but the floats alternate between the two pattern shafts so that you have a tie-down (ground warp) every 5th pick. Consequently, those long ends are densely set and staggered - not all hanging loosely to get snagged. As for a serviceable fabric, again that depends on your objective and the fibers used. My ground warp is 20/2 Tencel and my pattern warp is 10/2 Tencel, both are sett at 30 epi. With a 20/2 weft, my fabric has a very nice hand and is plenty stable for a scarf. In short, ratio = # of tie-down threads to the number of pattern pics! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> <br />Because this was a Zoom 3-Day Workshop vs. an in-person workshop, during our break on our last day we held a round-robin discussion about what looms we used, fiber, warping method, problems and tips. Note: Most of us with floor jack looms (raising shafts) had to weave everything upside down as more shafts were going up vs. staying down. Those with Dobby or Sinking Shed looms were seeing the right-side of their fabric as they wove. The rest of us didn’t see that front side until it was off the loom! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Diane – 8-Shaft David with a sinking shed. She wove her fabric RIGHT side up! Fiber 20/2 ground Tencel and doubled 20/2 tencel for pattern. Both warps wound unto back beam w/o any issue. Pattern warp tension holding fine as of the last woven sample. The consensus was that sinking shed looms have less issue with displacing the tension on the pattern warp.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> <br />Joan – 8-Shaft David with a sinking shed & 2 back beams! Warps 10/2 and 5/2 and an exploration of color with yarns in stash!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Irene – Louet Spring w/2 back beams. Warps 8/2 tencel and 10/2 cotton. Had a mis-threaded section and thought she’d threaded wrong as was getting such long floats! She cut off, fixed the mis-threading to start again. Mystery problem w/loom when trying to advance warp. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Kathy – AVL Home Loom with 2 back beams. 10/2 Cotton and 8/2 Tencel. No problems to report!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Teddie – Baby Wolf 1 back beam with both warps wound unto back beam. Had a minor issue with separating the two warps to put in a weighted dowel, but then okay. 10/2 Tencel and 8/2 Tencel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Maggie – Baby Wolf 1 back beam. Had tension issues at the start. Stopped and re-tied on. 10/2 Cotton and 5/2 Cotton.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Karen – Aristat Leclerc/1 back beam. Didn’t report any tension issues. 10/2 ground and 8/2 cotton. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Betsy – Baby Wolf 1 back beam. Followed Karen’s video to the “T”! Her pattern warp was NOT wound unto the back beam but weighted in sections with S-hooks and filled water bottles. No tension issues! 10/2 Cotton for both warps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Sharlet – Fireside 2 back beams. Because of the loom design, it was difficult to hang separate sets of lease sticks to see to thread! 10/2 cotton for both warps. See Sharlet’s use of Kumi plastic bobbins for missing warp ends! Holes in the bobbins make it easy to attach weights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Shelley – Mighty Wolf 1 back beam. Followed Karen’s video to the “T” and even left in the raddle on the back which helped with the tension of her pattern warp. Note: The raddle was raised above the ground warp. All was great! 10/2 and 5/2 yarns. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />Deb – Table Loom- 2 back beams. 10/2 cotton and 5/2 cotton. No issue with tension.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> <br />Suzanne – Baby Wolf 1 back beam. Wound both warps with 1/1 cross unto beam. Separated warps with weighted dowel after 1st yard to keep tension on pattern warp. The only pesky issue was advancing the warps once weighted. To advance, I needed to un-weight, advance, and then re-weight. But then the AVL double-back beam required getting up and down to adjust. 20/2 Tencel and 10/2 Tencel. I will definitely have more JOY weaving future TBW’s on the AVL so that I can see the face of the fabric while weaving vs. the back! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />In the next blog post, you will see multiple versions of the following structures: Turned Biederwand, Turned Extended Summer & Winter, Turned Summer & Winter, Turned Even and Uneven Tied Overshot, Turned Half Dukagang, Turned Paired-Tie Weave, Doubleweaves, and lastly Double 2-Tie Units. Everyone's </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> favorite look
for the contrast, texture and sharpness in the design was Turned Half Dukagang, but not the
easiest to treadle and is why the samples are so short!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Keep in mind that everyone received a different draft and used recommend setts for yarns in their stash. The overall favored structure for its durability was the summer and winters as it had the least floats and the cleanest lines. Another favorite for its textural contrast and sharpness of design was the Turned Half Dukagang. Very pretty but not the quickest to treadle; hence, the shorter samples! Photos, which will be shared in the next blog post, are from the group as they posted into Padlet. </span><br /></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-63714795577151969832022-11-06T09:38:00.007-08:002022-11-17T11:09:24.884-08:00Color us Blue! <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4schYrijTgYgGpRvEo3cF9iz2CHBOXTxuHC6qoF4SIM9-eldkFDrikO4n9w7rYUh2mZU7WLkhLXyxw9FUPOc9Jq0PTzX55HGNNZtkjs7SLV0kdgX0BYzoBzLVlOG6LYYF5PIP10BSU0S-rWeVJVj2Dmq9b6HUlwTyDFPLMJp0MY4JgyImVsmDaXPC/s856/Mary%20and%20Polly.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="856" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4schYrijTgYgGpRvEo3cF9iz2CHBOXTxuHC6qoF4SIM9-eldkFDrikO4n9w7rYUh2mZU7WLkhLXyxw9FUPOc9Jq0PTzX55HGNNZtkjs7SLV0kdgX0BYzoBzLVlOG6LYYF5PIP10BSU0S-rWeVJVj2Dmq9b6HUlwTyDFPLMJp0MY4JgyImVsmDaXPC/w640-h486/Mary%20and%20Polly.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary and Polly holding up Polly's grand piece that was resisted around a piece of pipe.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Every so often, Reno Fiber Guild has a dyeing day. This year the program committee decided on a resist day, in which interested members learned how to resist the items they wanted to dye and the follow up day in which we had four indigo vats at our disposal so that the indigo could work its magic for us. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jen generously offered her garage for the event. She and Suzanne made two 1-2-3 vats using fructose as the reducing sugar, Karen made a banana vat with the pulp of bananas as the reducing sugar and Beryl stirred together a pre-reduced indigo with a couple of chemicals for the "easy" solution!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The weather wasn't too cold so that made the indigo vats happy and also the dyers. Karen and Beryl took photos of some of the amazing items that emerged from vats like butterflies from cocoons. It was simply a wonderful day. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSYh6iNuotOWTIbxgONZAXdaEbmnjJCxrfs2ityO7o3hYlgXhNL3KZcnydhCueecQ85uw5o9pkLET3zazit1wZuQDAxPtl6l8wdUOY2-k74oT9xJRk3M4ZWgkSFOlQ9G_TTpuueuLeNb-i6FPFCFHV8meO3QwoZadBoKsP9tZx9h2-hDMboX0ew6p/s663/marlyn.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="649" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSYh6iNuotOWTIbxgONZAXdaEbmnjJCxrfs2ityO7o3hYlgXhNL3KZcnydhCueecQ85uw5o9pkLET3zazit1wZuQDAxPtl6l8wdUOY2-k74oT9xJRk3M4ZWgkSFOlQ9G_TTpuueuLeNb-i6FPFCFHV8meO3QwoZadBoKsP9tZx9h2-hDMboX0ew6p/w391-h400/marlyn.JPG" width="391" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maryln with one of her scarves. This was wrapped on a piece of PVC pipe.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCs1_WTJR3XIZ_har4iaE4TOtmeHMUWcqU1zylKL_7P6g3FsIwCRC5LEokB9AICGz-BCtjOwwXPvHbEAoDtaf6IL0I5i_d0lM3w1S24jAEGM4Kq0cFMMfkNjoT-IGJE9s5j67XN8PRA2abWicYJer2hnUvNJVVNJLT4Sqj6lQup84fKloSiZvbK_7/s3420/paulie%20indigo%20day%2011-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3324" data-original-width="3420" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCs1_WTJR3XIZ_har4iaE4TOtmeHMUWcqU1zylKL_7P6g3FsIwCRC5LEokB9AICGz-BCtjOwwXPvHbEAoDtaf6IL0I5i_d0lM3w1S24jAEGM4Kq0cFMMfkNjoT-IGJE9s5j67XN8PRA2abWicYJer2hnUvNJVVNJLT4Sqj6lQup84fKloSiZvbK_7/w400-h389/paulie%20indigo%20day%2011-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paulie holding up her prize after removing the resist bands<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyquoeO138w40EbjbShcpeJbJtg_uWkayKDN7hWp2LOI-wIEgddOk5cQlZ9jaL9DqOXU6ewGsiU2w11dB4nLvfvIGRG3zWaMi8_3zwQTULXNXX_SZ55pKh0AFpnVMIdn6H9SqWwMJOVhHpb-WmRnXA48CK1eW-JkAOVYwuaRBD_Bf8aNz6WW9-f6d/s4856/suzanne%20indigo%2011-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4856" data-original-width="3360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyquoeO138w40EbjbShcpeJbJtg_uWkayKDN7hWp2LOI-wIEgddOk5cQlZ9jaL9DqOXU6ewGsiU2w11dB4nLvfvIGRG3zWaMi8_3zwQTULXNXX_SZ55pKh0AFpnVMIdn6H9SqWwMJOVhHpb-WmRnXA48CK1eW-JkAOVYwuaRBD_Bf8aNz6WW9-f6d/w276-h400/suzanne%20indigo%2011-22.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Suzanne hanging out at a 1-2-3 vat</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a_n7QhjbVZjEeHnT6PAfHVjxi8lbbyDy2EJezR_6H_v9YRMCTO85dwaEWPautnMNzfxxHMD1kYcYkLYYmSKhjnJ0rM29JmS31NO1AbbrwEU2XawoyalNiaFAM3CcOXjHBWhRmLU5cbfxdhOKv_2mM0KvPxl7w6tc_Bk-3818n6iNOCtGxENGbNCi/s4256/tanya%20and%20suzanne%20indigo%20day%2011-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4256" data-original-width="3392" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a_n7QhjbVZjEeHnT6PAfHVjxi8lbbyDy2EJezR_6H_v9YRMCTO85dwaEWPautnMNzfxxHMD1kYcYkLYYmSKhjnJ0rM29JmS31NO1AbbrwEU2XawoyalNiaFAM3CcOXjHBWhRmLU5cbfxdhOKv_2mM0KvPxl7w6tc_Bk-3818n6iNOCtGxENGbNCi/w319-h400/tanya%20and%20suzanne%20indigo%20day%2011-22.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tanya brought handwoven shibori scarves. The photo below shows the results after the resist threads were pulled out and she rinsed the scarves. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGzGLQ0zjaoiSd9ySqtM9IwxU9iH7HmOchxg7dJ3XpmkRWtWeX-LoiCCjsN5TvF2WdxOnqKR-GZ378XIZ-2cLkda0pBSyqLVT0cjFB4pP9FZB0ILdH1ZwdvTXru4iXOuOF4SlAjMEMV7DFXEtKpEcHZG73wJ5oJI6dzuTSVqA4HVubf-WeWQesZ21/s4032/tanya's%20scarves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGzGLQ0zjaoiSd9ySqtM9IwxU9iH7HmOchxg7dJ3XpmkRWtWeX-LoiCCjsN5TvF2WdxOnqKR-GZ378XIZ-2cLkda0pBSyqLVT0cjFB4pP9FZB0ILdH1ZwdvTXru4iXOuOF4SlAjMEMV7DFXEtKpEcHZG73wJ5oJI6dzuTSVqA4HVubf-WeWQesZ21/w300-h400/tanya's%20scarves.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-40543407641867449552022-07-20T09:43:00.000-07:002022-07-20T09:43:01.463-07:00Wide Variety of Fabrics from the loom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqeQh6x_yxZOykNNpDOakJCx7vZ180GoFLz9LlT4Gy-3-4WNNF07wVJ2McKYMu0z3sV6X8av8s01F7BXBQyol-gFLozHj9A8zuE-Rq5GaFUTM10vL62UNVddrZd_Ql4ynk6fGYxvstSuW_3u9r5e1eD5ZGYokgTT7JYpC8su5lHawmCyoHNP7uwUc/s3180/anni%20yardage3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="2916" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqeQh6x_yxZOykNNpDOakJCx7vZ180GoFLz9LlT4Gy-3-4WNNF07wVJ2McKYMu0z3sV6X8av8s01F7BXBQyol-gFLozHj9A8zuE-Rq5GaFUTM10vL62UNVddrZd_Ql4ynk6fGYxvstSuW_3u9r5e1eD5ZGYokgTT7JYpC8su5lHawmCyoHNP7uwUc/w183-h200/anni%20yardage3.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anni B. is interested in weaving for clothing. Recently she put on a long warp and wove it off in a variety of different fabrics, all in the same colorways, so that she could combine them in garments. The yardage in the photo to the left might be a top or skirt. Anni hasn't decided yet.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The photo below shows off the different sides of another piece of yardage. This could be a lovely way to have a jacket with one side of the fabric showing and make the lapels with the reverse side showing. Hopefully, Anni will have something sewn soon so we can feature her garments in another post.</span><br /><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOueX7Qg5fUM8B5Iyf-IReHxWZMN7h7Hpzt7emBx-yvjc57T3C87KwM1JQzJVEn_o-ibt_6Z3z_qyfYhUcy8B-AgC6gFel0MuiELceszMJUJeiTiLXmCG7JREko1wSxCfsh02YZaswG1T6CRpKdyG8cdFKISFiLyfu0Gjf_Vv69QGUn3sOiT3Mr9c/s3450/anni%20two%20sides%20of%20yardage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3450" data-original-width="3192" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOueX7Qg5fUM8B5Iyf-IReHxWZMN7h7Hpzt7emBx-yvjc57T3C87KwM1JQzJVEn_o-ibt_6Z3z_qyfYhUcy8B-AgC6gFel0MuiELceszMJUJeiTiLXmCG7JREko1wSxCfsh02YZaswG1T6CRpKdyG8cdFKISFiLyfu0Gjf_Vv69QGUn3sOiT3Mr9c/w370-h400/anni%20two%20sides%20of%20yardage.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A brand new member, Zoi, joined us for her first Sage Weavers meeting and brought som stunning pieces for our show and tell. The photo below is a baby blanket woven from instructions in a book by <a href="https://woolery.com/handwoven-baby-blankets.html" target="_blank">Tom Knisely</a>. Zoi hand dyed the yarns for this piece and you can see how the colors change across the piece. She gave one similar blanket to her grandson - what a lovely give for him to keep and treasure.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMOQh-S2Ld4Eky6ZRGMVbZcmGgYa9WShk59xall_P922F-voedhleiXMmJiwjrxAwqUoaPOQymh4bnv5nG2uzgOAASM4XBqjspMowJ1Kn8wmN5G4dLFLbmBinbmAfZvti_YKbAsVUmzCUqhU0pw93VC97t4T68Ii5un7Mg8ly1xW20r7tutH6Pxom/s3726/zoi%20baby%20blanket2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3348" data-original-width="3726" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMOQh-S2Ld4Eky6ZRGMVbZcmGgYa9WShk59xall_P922F-voedhleiXMmJiwjrxAwqUoaPOQymh4bnv5nG2uzgOAASM4XBqjspMowJ1Kn8wmN5G4dLFLbmBinbmAfZvti_YKbAsVUmzCUqhU0pw93VC97t4T68Ii5un7Mg8ly1xW20r7tutH6Pxom/s320/zoi%20baby%20blanket2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh411CLuQPfQt4cKW-pxp2QVKmUaUxTB79qBmG6BZ8Zgtb_IlZZrHjZikz-oWumuwRTf7jgWE0TdB0YlCJo3-VjrpLnKo0AF4tjSzBxLuu_7teGzxtvhzIW-Vy50RO_9ZaUIplzWe8vPI-xFihp-R2KI8aUAE9XtGlhEezOIXhM0TeCgXkZDRNixbWG/s5152/zoi%20overshot%20scarf2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh411CLuQPfQt4cKW-pxp2QVKmUaUxTB79qBmG6BZ8Zgtb_IlZZrHjZikz-oWumuwRTf7jgWE0TdB0YlCJo3-VjrpLnKo0AF4tjSzBxLuu_7teGzxtvhzIW-Vy50RO_9ZaUIplzWe8vPI-xFihp-R2KI8aUAE9XtGlhEezOIXhM0TeCgXkZDRNixbWG/s320/zoi%20overshot%20scarf2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Zoi also brought this overshot scarf that she wove. I believe that the white patterning is done with wool and it fulled gently when she wet finished it. A lovely piece which will be a joy to wear on a winter morning.</span>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-16603966303457379382022-07-15T07:15:00.000-07:002022-07-15T07:15:22.425-07:00Deflected Double Weave from an Online Class<p> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">In February or March, Reno Fiber Guild had Denise Kovnat lead a class in<a href="https://www.denisekovnat.com/2015/12/deflected-double-weave-as-collapse.html" target="_blank"> Deflected Double Weave for Collapse Fabrics. </a> This was an online class that was spread over more than a week. The participants had ample time to work on many different samples using a large variety of different kinds of threads. It was a blast, expecially when we wet finished our pieces and could see how the weave structure deflected and distorted the surface of the fabric. Work from that class is still being presented at Sage Weavers and we had two lovely pieces at our last meeting.</span> </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1hcNdxr5utBGRBlOXPsFfb-qtEldaVpT_dHw59X7iH6j06qwhviJehOPNcKCdZvgF57NeX_9ABFfj53PfebWLrrc8jl6NdpFpK5hl2mMimGLexUq07kB32OFPlpJwBkht-BwOLTzv-lGoXd8tzfHeRPbKQ2T3uDdlPbtashFwBC3RSJ4weAQ7PZO/s4422/nancy%20sanger%20ddw%20scarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="4422" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1hcNdxr5utBGRBlOXPsFfb-qtEldaVpT_dHw59X7iH6j06qwhviJehOPNcKCdZvgF57NeX_9ABFfj53PfebWLrrc8jl6NdpFpK5hl2mMimGLexUq07kB32OFPlpJwBkht-BwOLTzv-lGoXd8tzfHeRPbKQ2T3uDdlPbtashFwBC3RSJ4weAQ7PZO/w400-h326/nancy%20sanger%20ddw%20scarf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Nancy S. brought this intriguing four shaft sample. In the class, Denise had given us instructions on how to weave two separate layers and explained how this might be used in a scarf - a gap in the fabric so that one end could be inserted through the scarf. Nancy didn't have enough warp left for a full scarf, but she did weave the layers and finished the sample with a twisted fringe. The colors are glorious and this would make a scarf that would be noticed!<br /></span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2MN7039HLfUPN8OSPkIvXOq-OLjG-YSc538CN0z8n-cnzYn_KYFZM3Gw5y4nntR0n4hb2aUWzzEoCzeZwMKwnQ2kmw8BhftA0LqZEWszBRZQECUGMxC9UJA6ijg9dTuBaUwFBncI_LkGYa2KjqH98f8HtqTWKCSI7bySXdGOanJ270EWTVBrdOuv/s4464/susan%20maturlo%20ddw%20scarf%20with%20closure%20detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="4464" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2MN7039HLfUPN8OSPkIvXOq-OLjG-YSc538CN0z8n-cnzYn_KYFZM3Gw5y4nntR0n4hb2aUWzzEoCzeZwMKwnQ2kmw8BhftA0LqZEWszBRZQECUGMxC9UJA6ijg9dTuBaUwFBncI_LkGYa2KjqH98f8HtqTWKCSI7bySXdGOanJ270EWTVBrdOuv/s320/susan%20maturlo%20ddw%20scarf%20with%20closure%20detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Susan M. wove a sampler that turned into a full length scarf. She used wool in some of her wefts so that it would partially felt during the wet finishing. She also added an exciting button and kumihimo loop to fasten the edges of the scarf when worn. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImovgMtUxbZUnhsYVUvbZ68_IdOV9N_9g0O1jmVcQ6qj3cu15vEw_EoeppL5Y8e1YFX2KKJd9At_UxKQArzAcWLkVnIDnuYyJquS8qC6bvBfn6cBuOUAkaOW674rKh5ba31Zw7y0l5c-yNLbG5I2mzkD8Wbstc7-4QgA_2rynAQs_k6eAIDXvo7dn/s4776/susan%20maturlo%20ddw%20scarf%20detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="4776" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImovgMtUxbZUnhsYVUvbZ68_IdOV9N_9g0O1jmVcQ6qj3cu15vEw_EoeppL5Y8e1YFX2KKJd9At_UxKQArzAcWLkVnIDnuYyJquS8qC6bvBfn6cBuOUAkaOW674rKh5ba31Zw7y0l5c-yNLbG5I2mzkD8Wbstc7-4QgA_2rynAQs_k6eAIDXvo7dn/s320/susan%20maturlo%20ddw%20scarf%20detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8GwkJL1SQxG4k3md44J4VT7DMwt5wVBxNszxHolWKuhBYLTn9JGcTrHFG0N7SH2mxbQN8AizSTC2GFFaK6Chint-98feBP6ZrxDFZQvtBIZlS9alTFiBjjn8eTrGOT-RHDfHhOlGwT8OGtoWifLWAhFva3P-o-qU7y6RcJ_uD2TnF2XIhhgQ49hK/s2196/susan%20maturlo%20blouse%20sewn%20by%20jill%20altmann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1812" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8GwkJL1SQxG4k3md44J4VT7DMwt5wVBxNszxHolWKuhBYLTn9JGcTrHFG0N7SH2mxbQN8AizSTC2GFFaK6Chint-98feBP6ZrxDFZQvtBIZlS9alTFiBjjn8eTrGOT-RHDfHhOlGwT8OGtoWifLWAhFva3P-o-qU7y6RcJ_uD2TnF2XIhhgQ49hK/w330-h400/susan%20maturlo%20blouse%20sewn%20by%20jill%20altmann.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Susan (photo to the right) wore a top that she wove and Jill A. sewed for her. Not sure if this is deflected double weave or not, but it certainly is striking.</span></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-46077206418517156832022-07-14T18:22:00.001-07:002022-07-14T18:23:26.569-07:00We Love Overshot!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgN0JGIWJ977IlBiPLkoGf0DYCv347EPWjU7PrSF4H1FDhdYI8eW1Pp2R3KKWknU1k74c7TU-nuf8u4GAFGZ1bNgMAK_SSoRYZikg-AQ0cyvFY_cpvB9Z7jotZbuJMllhuqd5-0FpnWW9HSov1L9hFdW71ADAwLVv47tnD4xziGwD-LUFHTYDJoL0/s3954/kathy%20rand%20overshot%20mat1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3954" data-original-width="2814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgN0JGIWJ977IlBiPLkoGf0DYCv347EPWjU7PrSF4H1FDhdYI8eW1Pp2R3KKWknU1k74c7TU-nuf8u4GAFGZ1bNgMAK_SSoRYZikg-AQ0cyvFY_cpvB9Z7jotZbuJMllhuqd5-0FpnWW9HSov1L9hFdW71ADAwLVv47tnD4xziGwD-LUFHTYDJoL0/w285-h400/kathy%20rand%20overshot%20mat1.jpg" width="285" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Kathy R. brought this lovely towel /mat to Sage Weavers. She used two painted warps (Easter eggs and Blue opal) purchased from <a href="https://www.blazingshuttles.com/" target="_blank">Kathrin Weber</a> and used an overshot pattern from a recent Handwoven magazine. These towels must have been fun to weave with all the color changes in the warp - and will be especially fun to use.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The photo below is a napkin, also woven by Kathy R. She used a gradient in the warp and a fine cotton warp and weft for an elegant piece. The technique was learned in a class with<a href="https://www.warpandweave.com/classes/gorgeous-gradients/?cn-reloaded=1" target="_blank"> Tien Chiu</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MVvGbwjx1tE5UFEXGeFfW2b_9GmnM0gAi2Jki_AD1nwTfqzJQwunyneM0nxd18dWcb5--utj1R_HV_VHal2_0-LBJgNcCGAK52z843q-xaPE8Gf3vs-yvRHxZnB0O6LK2Eb_-G7krlS3lWKqzklmF29cdtOnDqpnC39X3Wogn3ninbkY2T8OZ4_F/s3654/kathy%20rand%20gradient%20napkin2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="3654" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MVvGbwjx1tE5UFEXGeFfW2b_9GmnM0gAi2Jki_AD1nwTfqzJQwunyneM0nxd18dWcb5--utj1R_HV_VHal2_0-LBJgNcCGAK52z843q-xaPE8Gf3vs-yvRHxZnB0O6LK2Eb_-G7krlS3lWKqzklmF29cdtOnDqpnC39X3Wogn3ninbkY2T8OZ4_F/s320/kathy%20rand%20gradient%20napkin2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next towels were woven by Michelle L., also in overshot. The pattern comes from Carol Strickler's book #416. Beautiful work, Michelle.</span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw4Lk1JNS6dq_eAysI_X85nlNLu6dsLlig7F91DZrr1hnYk_PRnxXHzHQmlaVCKgdQ8cG1PIZRYUXPaWNGlPXkcYNcQwIPSyqlf1xxt4LAGHu8QzKj3qYk53CcpQ0-ryaX2r-w_053-RiDkseHKUICZwitvHDucDhRP56oqjCX85x77NTB_hxEkJg/s4428/michelle%20latham%20overshot%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3702" data-original-width="4428" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw4Lk1JNS6dq_eAysI_X85nlNLu6dsLlig7F91DZrr1hnYk_PRnxXHzHQmlaVCKgdQ8cG1PIZRYUXPaWNGlPXkcYNcQwIPSyqlf1xxt4LAGHu8QzKj3qYk53CcpQ0-ryaX2r-w_053-RiDkseHKUICZwitvHDucDhRP56oqjCX85x77NTB_hxEkJg/s320/michelle%20latham%20overshot%20one.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN8iV2kb2F1zXCXBAzuSeqcbHVipexwsfRXZawSNR85yPuKIF0tnqMc9azKo3_E9KaC7I6Or1bIWv-keNpAc78be44JX_febVk2-7HyPsGX6pc7MGDg-I5lDsT5zvMQO7v1hFmiZMZQf5QBkkicL3TrWuG8n2bldiQCKMfmc-nPkf7dWUIBQT1G4r/s3402/michelle%20latham%20overshot%20pink.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3402" data-original-width="3174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN8iV2kb2F1zXCXBAzuSeqcbHVipexwsfRXZawSNR85yPuKIF0tnqMc9azKo3_E9KaC7I6Or1bIWv-keNpAc78be44JX_febVk2-7HyPsGX6pc7MGDg-I5lDsT5zvMQO7v1hFmiZMZQf5QBkkicL3TrWuG8n2bldiQCKMfmc-nPkf7dWUIBQT1G4r/s320/michelle%20latham%20overshot%20pink.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span> <p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-58544856612809685242022-07-12T16:51:00.003-07:002022-07-13T09:10:40.948-07:00Jill Altmann Design<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiencQ4xXDfpXB9cpyhgyudpfw3J05waCj6zevHjs1i-R_PR5L1Y6h4ayc4i_kx3Al0jN6qyV_PVioDIm9Xf0jZcUhGbvk0N_A64AMT8MW_0R1z_jV-5gcCEsrFIsK52KNUua5KbyxSltqLlT-NRkUtGqg2ekR1KQjAuVT1wEv4MJaoIQ8ahpXYkGjP/s4680/jill%20altmann%20woven%20shibori%20top%20and%20scarf%20-%20natural%20dyes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4680" data-original-width="3642" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiencQ4xXDfpXB9cpyhgyudpfw3J05waCj6zevHjs1i-R_PR5L1Y6h4ayc4i_kx3Al0jN6qyV_PVioDIm9Xf0jZcUhGbvk0N_A64AMT8MW_0R1z_jV-5gcCEsrFIsK52KNUua5KbyxSltqLlT-NRkUtGqg2ekR1KQjAuVT1wEv4MJaoIQ8ahpXYkGjP/w311-h400/jill%20altmann%20woven%20shibori%20top%20and%20scarf%20-%20natural%20dyes.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">In this post we move through the "Show and Tell" portions of the last Sage Weavers meeting. This photo above is an example of the kind of art that is created by Jill A. in her weaving and dyeing studio. Jill has used natural dyes in her work for a long time, but recently her emphasis is in using natural dyes that she grows in her own gardens. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The handwoven top has many layers of complexity. Jill wove the cloth using a technique known as "woven shibori". As the cloth is woven, there are added threads which are pulled to create resists in the fabric when it is dyed. Sometimes these threads are in the warp and sometimes they are woven as weft pics. Jill used a variety of dyes including coreopsis flowers and more. The silk scarf was also dyed using resists which accent and go with the top so beautifully. The rust coloring in the scarf comes from Madder roots. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e00dZ7qH_MrLnvByr4UdTmfw2cPINpcA1W8bIDc9q8ppLhVMzBMaGVtaelTQJA_mOpSqIWWub9J24ieo8d7HghaEURIGj-NUm-rJyoZGc2QP_WgudctC5EWWE98ctrafzdLLyzflThcm_uNcNyY1MzIOLLObDByVz5SJUVi30-cjXlPfAqLWBqfS/s3894/jill%20altmann%20top.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="3330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e00dZ7qH_MrLnvByr4UdTmfw2cPINpcA1W8bIDc9q8ppLhVMzBMaGVtaelTQJA_mOpSqIWWub9J24ieo8d7HghaEURIGj-NUm-rJyoZGc2QP_WgudctC5EWWE98ctrafzdLLyzflThcm_uNcNyY1MzIOLLObDByVz5SJUVi30-cjXlPfAqLWBqfS/s320/jill%20altmann%20top.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Jill is a great fan of indigo dyeing. She attempted to grow her own plants a year ago, but air conditions and falling ash due to forest fires, weren't conducive to growing dye plants. She hopes to attempt this again in the future. Jill is an expert in indigo dye vats, and has used some advanced techniques that include the addition of henna. The photo to the left shows some of her indigo dyed cloths and yarns. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The photo at the bottom of this post illustrates some of the details in color and weave structure that go into Jill's garments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHmStQekgwqtW9VG85OQJX6tw8Mcl3PaOOjNlOPC8TfK1SrmjaC7ZnXtawNGLvRYJeAp1WSFLmwxL35Rf2sgdLtigl0BXDX3CV4jo6INjwl0GEXMZcJDMuMGbcMcYGJawh2IXkZnD645ZwuO3VUf7zpti5nNFPSLa8e2Zlq0qOPhdXdoW-kJ9LFza/s4746/jill%20altmann%20top%20detail.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3660" data-original-width="4746" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHmStQekgwqtW9VG85OQJX6tw8Mcl3PaOOjNlOPC8TfK1SrmjaC7ZnXtawNGLvRYJeAp1WSFLmwxL35Rf2sgdLtigl0BXDX3CV4jo6INjwl0GEXMZcJDMuMGbcMcYGJawh2IXkZnD645ZwuO3VUf7zpti5nNFPSLa8e2Zlq0qOPhdXdoW-kJ9LFza/s320/jill%20altmann%20top%20detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">You can visit Jill's website for more eye candy from this talented weaver, dyer and seamstress. <a href="https://www.jillaltmanndesign.com/">https://www.jillaltmanndesign.com/</a></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p></div>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-69972683486048282052022-07-11T14:35:00.000-07:002022-07-11T14:35:20.306-07:00Summer Sage Weavers Meeting<span style="font-size: medium;">Weaving can be a solitary endeavor, but weavers are always eager to join with other like-minded artisans to share what they have been doing and talk about their passion. It has been so good to get back in the social swing of things for members of Reno Fiber Guild. We met at the South Valleys Library this past weekend for a couple of hours of show and tell and exchanges of ideas and information. Since there were so many great handwovens shared at our meeting, the blog posts have been divided into smaller bites. Watch for the next post in a few days.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgpcbeDOqtxVchK27zDKZAPo-zis2bIF935vyZ1HSoQcWn7BlM_Rpt49n9mWuPTbp-17c2ccDW6DJcKTAZ60Lyv3inHp2toYa52Z-OcmXYVeTME8KvhQTV6_azWqP3VSwpBbiexnN6_WUmNy4MSeZVfGKJJ77zN3zS40tMZTCvdYEXVY7pkO0Z2XR/s4680/jochen%20twill%20blocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="4680" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgpcbeDOqtxVchK27zDKZAPo-zis2bIF935vyZ1HSoQcWn7BlM_Rpt49n9mWuPTbp-17c2ccDW6DJcKTAZ60Lyv3inHp2toYa52Z-OcmXYVeTME8KvhQTV6_azWqP3VSwpBbiexnN6_WUmNy4MSeZVfGKJJ77zN3zS40tMZTCvdYEXVY7pkO0Z2XR/w400-h325/jochen%20twill%20blocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jochen D. shared this throw that was woven on his new AVL K Series loom. The profile draft that Jochen used is from the book "Keep Me Warm One Night" Should you be so lucky and own this book, it is Profile #419. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpkknXxoXwE3YbKAIr5iH9uH9hXX0SgKCtGe5fw6weEwfZVNL_yVAZXu4WdrQefO45NrHmtKAuqdEKMD_e3YnEokH6p2yS6oM4c9Fc2-oN6NgZCsSRqZro0omje1ODOtaniWEya43slixXr5uMc0IVMgZqL49BqYkDRS7-rw5_jPDfs3ANS1E897r/s3420/jochen%20mohair%20scarf.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3420" data-original-width="3150" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpkknXxoXwE3YbKAIr5iH9uH9hXX0SgKCtGe5fw6weEwfZVNL_yVAZXu4WdrQefO45NrHmtKAuqdEKMD_e3YnEokH6p2yS6oM4c9Fc2-oN6NgZCsSRqZro0omje1ODOtaniWEya43slixXr5uMc0IVMgZqL49BqYkDRS7-rw5_jPDfs3ANS1E897r/s320/jochen%20mohair%20scarf.jpg" width="295" /></a></div>J<span style="font-size: medium;">ochen also wove a whole series of mohair scarves on his four shaft counter-balance loom. These are plain weave, using an off white loopy mohair for the warp and different colors and fibers in the weft. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Would you like to weave some of your own? Jochen shared his details with us. The threading is a straight draw on four shafts. The sett is 8 epi. and sleyed in an 8 dent reed. Sley two in the first dent, then 1 per dent for 16 dents. Skip 10 dents and repeat ending again with 2 ends in the last dent. His scarves were a total of 80 ends and he wove them at 6 to 8 ppi. To finish the scarves, wash by hand in warm water or put in the hand wash cycle of your washing machine. Put in the dryer for 10 minutes (I would check frequently to see what is happening). After that, let them dry completely on a rod.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzndDwBSmREr32esnTKdrDhZQt1vf6FZ0JXGKNSlgNWxWPNLUhDV7rd6SCHcWu79s6UFbxF_lirSnIaUOIGExiNf-xh4-EW6oT6dmBZqp6FR1HXfWtL8jb_CtRX8LD_becls3s4NbSFay5jQwAbdvsnuiKoHzq23PQUUnbSqbZR6Z_bxUxy3BXhY2/s4212/jochen%20mohair%20scarf2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="4212" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzndDwBSmREr32esnTKdrDhZQt1vf6FZ0JXGKNSlgNWxWPNLUhDV7rd6SCHcWu79s6UFbxF_lirSnIaUOIGExiNf-xh4-EW6oT6dmBZqp6FR1HXfWtL8jb_CtRX8LD_becls3s4NbSFay5jQwAbdvsnuiKoHzq23PQUUnbSqbZR6Z_bxUxy3BXhY2/w300-h274/jochen%20mohair%20scarf2.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jochen's warp was 25 yards long and since he wove with many different colored wefts, he has a large variety to choose from. See Jochen's ad on the main blog page (right side). Jochen gives weaving lessons and starts his students weaving with mohair. He also sells his handwovens.</span></div></div></div>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-59145797116211048932021-11-13T15:59:00.005-08:002021-11-14T07:56:19.498-08:00Hemp by Hand: a 2 day workshop to explore processing fresh and dried hemp for fiber<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 675.498px; top: 169.228px;"> <br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 215.228px; transform: scaleX(0.953283);">Hemp Facts</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 215.228px; transform: scaleX(0.953283);"> </span></b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 222.754px; top: 215.228px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.916514);">Hemp</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 168.877px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.995395);">, like flax, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 258.551px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.912823);">is a</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 286.965px; top: 261.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 293.162px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.926218);">bast fiber</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 369.33px; top: 261.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 375.527px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.922538);">plant</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 415.517px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.900901);">, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 426.714px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.904976);">characterized by</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 559.483px; top: 261.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 565.68px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.944218);">strong, cellulosic fiber </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 753.665px; top: 261.628px; transform: scaleX(0.939173);">found in the outer </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.919591);">layer </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 164.779px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.915418);">of the plant. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 265.286px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.936362);">The woody interior</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 419.305px; top: 284.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 424.113px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.9008);">is c</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 451.138px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.904433);">alled the hurd</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 560.714px; top: 284.428px; transform: scaleX(0.897994);">. Decortication is the process of separating </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 307.628px; transform: scaleX(0.891933);">the bast from the hurd, which is an arduous task; the stalks are tough and the plant is held together </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 330.428px; transform: scaleX(0.906253);">by pect</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 178.406px; top: 330.428px; transform: scaleX(0.899325);">ins or glues. A mechanized decorticator uses grinders, rollers, blades, and other such tools </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 353.628px; transform: scaleX(0.939419);">to shatter or break the hurd into small bits, separating it from the fiber.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 698.332px; top: 353.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 704.455px; top: 353.628px; transform: scaleX(0.934972);">Hurds can be utilized to </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 376.428px; transform: scaleX(0.888362);">make ceiling panels, bedding materials, hempcrete, and other i</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 613.671px; top: 376.428px; transform: scaleX(0.89162);">ndustrial products while bast is used </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 400.028px; transform: scaleX(0.902755);">to make clothing, textiles, ropes, home furnishings, and shoes, to name a few.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 400.028px; transform: scaleX(0.902755);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 740.976px; top: 400.028px;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 446.028px; transform: scaleX(0.917292);">Retting is the process of breaking down the pectins, either through field retting (drying in the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 468.828px; transform: scaleX(0.92805);">field), water retting (soaking), or chemic</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 444.873px; top: 468.828px; transform: scaleX(0.906239);">al retting. Modern decorticators can bypass the retting </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 492.428px; transform: scaleX(0.856196);">phase and process </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 269.395px; top: 492.428px; transform: scaleX(0.900913);">freshly harvested</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 406.562px; top: 492.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 411.562px; top: 492.428px; transform: scaleX(0.892944);">stalks. </span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 411.562px; top: 492.428px; transform: scaleX(0.892944);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 467.119px; top: 492.428px;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br role="presentation" /><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 538.428px; transform: scaleX(0.994244);">Day One...</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 215px; top: 538.428px; transform: scaleX(0.974338);">How Do We Get Spinnable Fiber From The Hemp Plant? </span></b></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 215px; top: 538.428px; transform: scaleX(0.974338);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 710.537px; top: 538.428px;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 584.428px; transform: scaleX(0.919748);">In the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 171.094px; top: 584.428px; transform: scaleX(0.989509);">HEMP BY HAND </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 327.217px; top: 584.428px; transform: scaleX(0.91712);">workshop, we </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 444.424px; top: 584.428px; transform: scaleX(0.909083);">did not have the benefit of a decorticator, and </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 607.628px; transform: scaleX(0.91998);">experimented with </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 274.395px; top: 607.628px; transform: scaleX(0.898601);">freshly harvested stalks </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 467.119px; top: 607.628px; transform: scaleX(0.899925);">that were placed into a</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 648.144px; top: 607.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 653.144px; top: 607.628px; transform: scaleX(0.863733);">steamer </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 720.332px; top: 607.628px; transform: scaleX(0.882065);">to release some of the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 630.428px; transform: scaleX(0.894746);">pectins </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 181.65px; top: 630.428px; transform: scaleX(0.924884);">(traditionally accomplished by retting), allowing us to extract fibers from the fresh stalks.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 897.012px; top: 630.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 653.628px; transform: scaleX(0.8908);">There is a historical precedent for steaming the stalks, as researched revealed for Stephenie </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);">Gaustad, our workshop leader.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4235DoVPuDw/YZBDE0bBeAI/AAAAAAAAGPg/EtAXCJUKF-I7MvJngd5fVtUjr6KOCEF1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s700/number%2B1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="700" height="422" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4235DoVPuDw/YZBDE0bBeAI/AAAAAAAAGPg/EtAXCJUKF-I7MvJngd5fVtUjr6KOCEF1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h422/number%2B1.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.936177);">This pr</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 177.217px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.836227);">ocess </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 225.537px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.926529);">of harvesting fibe</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 366.602px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.918743);">r from fresh stalks </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 517.676px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.932587);">is time</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 571.562px; top: 123.228px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 578.223px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.907306);">consuming </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 670.996px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.923595);">with a learning curve</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 840.371px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.912738);">, but </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.91583);">not impossible. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 247.227px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.94302);">Certainly</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 321.65px; top: 146.028px;">,</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 326.65px; top: 146.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 331.65px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.951054);">for industrial </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 440.518px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.893593);">use, such a cottage approach would not be practical; </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 169.228px; transform: scaleX(0.916793);">however, for small artisan projects</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 397.129px; top: 169.228px;">,</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 402.129px; top: 169.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 407.129px; top: 169.228px; transform: scaleX(0.92508);">it is feasible</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 503.77px; top: 169.228px; transform: scaleX(0.967645);">. The HEMP BY HAN</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 686.543px; top: 169.228px; transform: scaleX(0.913093);">D workshop experimented </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 192.028px; transform: scaleX(0.907476);">with several methods: </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 300.518px; top: 192.028px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 215.228px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 180px; top: 239.628px; transform: scaleX(0.915634);">peeling the outer cortical layer </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 429.326px; top: 239.628px; transform: scaleX(0.924572);">from the stalk </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 545.41px; top: 239.628px; transform: scaleX(0.899221);">and then separating the fibers from the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 180px; top: 262.828px; transform: scaleX(0.924256);">resulting </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 254.99px; top: 262.828px; transform: scaleX(1.01517);">‘ribbon’;</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 326.084px; top: 262.828px;"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 180px; top: 287.228px; transform: scaleX(0.911103);">scraping the outer cortical layer to extract </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 518.174px; top: 287.228px; transform: scaleX(0.968141);">individual </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 604.277px; top: 287.228px; transform: scaleX(0.934867);">fibers; </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 660.371px; top: 287.228px;"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 180px; top: 311.628px; transform: scaleX(0.906883);">using stalks dried over n</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 375.527px; top: 311.628px; transform: scaleX(0.923721);">ight to break the hurd from the cortical ‘ribbons’ and then </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 180px; top: 334.428px; transform: scaleX(0.877399);">separate fibers</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 296.045px; top: 334.428px;">.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 301.045px; top: 334.428px;"> </span></span></li></ul><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 301.045px; top: 334.428px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cP8oMcRRZR0/YZBFLo_G0_I/AAAAAAAAGPo/Mo666uQmXnwTHoGJn_OEGJONOu8fgELXACLcBGAsYHQ/s702/number2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="702" height="438" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cP8oMcRRZR0/YZBFLo_G0_I/AAAAAAAAGPo/Mo666uQmXnwTHoGJn_OEGJONOu8fgELXACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h438/number2.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><br /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.959568);">Ind</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 146.66px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.937057);">ustrial</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 196.65px; top: 903.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 201.65px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.877644);">stalks are </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 281.621px; top: 903.228px;">4</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 291.621px; top: 903.228px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 298.281px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.919004);">6 feet in length</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 418.799px; top: 903.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 423.799px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.865847);">and</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 452.676px; top: 903.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 457.676px; top: 903.228px; transform: scaleX(0.900084);">marked with nodes, the parts in a plant that connect </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.923931);">new stem offshoots with older growth, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 433.848px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.868035);">such</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 470.508px; top: 926.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 475.508px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.788571);">as</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 492.168px; top: 926.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 497.168px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.877738);">a branch</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 565.459px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.890839);">, a leaf, or even a bud. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 747.598px; top: 926.028px; transform: scaleX(0.892184);">This was a spot </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 949.228px; transform: scaleX(0.925062);">where the fibers were likely to </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 368.789px; top: 949.228px;">b</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 378.789px; top: 949.228px; transform: scaleX(0.902697);">reak, resulting in a shorter staple length</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 694.805px; top: 949.228px; transform: scaleX(0.900901);">, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 704.805px; top: 949.228px; transform: scaleX(0.896301);">certainly a disadvantage </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 972.028px; transform: scaleX(0.894679);">of hand processing. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 281.074px; top: 972.028px; transform: scaleX(0.920579);">Online videos show commercial fibers the full length of the stalk, one of the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 995.228px; transform: scaleX(0.904356);">great benefits of hemp as a fiber for spinning.Nonetheless, when we examined the commercial </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1018.03px; transform: scaleX(0.903975);">sliver, the length of the fiber matched the length between nodes on the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 687.598px; top: 1018.03px; transform: scaleX(0.941118);">industrial </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 768.144px; top: 1018.03px; transform: scaleX(0.999572);">pl</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 783.701px; top: 1018.03px; transform: scaleX(0.876438);">ant and </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.898345);">produced an easily spinnable length</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 406.582px; top: 1041.23px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 411.582px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.936832);">(4</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 428.242px; top: 1041.23px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);">6 inches)</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-euU82Mn569s/YZBKU6LdOVI/AAAAAAAAGPw/EToW2s0O72g8qNBq-be_RhNDquIJXq8bACLcBGAsYHQ/s713/number3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="713" height="430" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-euU82Mn569s/YZBKU6LdOVI/AAAAAAAAGPw/EToW2s0O72g8qNBq-be_RhNDquIJXq8bACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h430/number3.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><br /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 625.628px; transform: scaleX(0.917184);">The fibers </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 206.631px; top: 625.628px; transform: scaleX(0.882534);">we harvested</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 311.582px; top: 625.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 316.582px; top: 625.628px; transform: scaleX(0.90492);">from the workshop would need more processing to produce spinnable </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 648.428px; transform: scaleX(0.949516);">fiber: traditionally, once</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 313.818px; top: 648.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 318.818px; top: 648.428px; transform: scaleX(0.91097);">the fibers </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 398.789px; top: 648.428px; transform: scaleX(0.862235);">have been</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 479.297px; top: 648.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 484.297px; top: 648.428px; transform: scaleX(0.900369);">separated from the stalk, scutching is required, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 671.628px; transform: scaleX(0.950473);">which </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 173.877px; top: 671.628px; transform: scaleX(0.999579);">invol</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 214.99px; top: 671.628px; transform: scaleX(0.88532);">ves beating</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 305.518px; top: 671.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 310.518px; top: 671.628px; transform: scaleX(0.907669);">the fiber bundles to further separate raw materials from other particles </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 694.428px;">(</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 126.66px; top: 694.428px; transform: scaleX(0.938767);">outside skin, bits of hurd, etc). This is followed by “hackling,” </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 631.572px; top: 694.428px; transform: scaleX(0.909981);">which combs shorter or broken </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 717.628px; transform: scaleX(0.914016);">fibers out of the bundles and aligns them into a continuous sliver for </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 671.562px; top: 717.628px; transform: scaleX(0.921862);">spinning. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 750.459px; top: 717.628px; transform: scaleX(0.905492);">We experimented </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 740.428px; transform: scaleX(0.986364);">with </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 160.557px; top: 740.428px; transform: scaleX(0.925971);">combing</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 230.547px; top: 740.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 235.547px; top: 740.428px; transform: scaleX(0.921649);">and found it immediately produced a softer fiber, although more work would be </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 763.628px; transform: scaleX(0.91151);">required to </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 212.188px; top: 763.628px; transform: scaleX(0.908238);">get the fiber ready to spin.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 422.119px; top: 763.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 427.119px; top: 763.628px; transform: scaleX(0.892224);">Because of time constraints, we used</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 722.588px; top: 763.628px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 727.588px; top: 763.628px; transform: scaleX(0.940237);">commercially </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 786.428px; transform: scaleX(0.913304);">produced sliver</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 243.848px; top: 786.428px; transform: scaleX(0.900901);">. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 253.848px; top: 786.428px; transform: scaleX(0.911619);">It produced a lovely yarn, lustrous and strong. The more hemp yarn/fabric is </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 809.628px; transform: scaleX(0.901814);">washed, the softer it becomes, similar to linen. There was discussion </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 673.203px; top: 809.628px; transform: scaleX(0.882406);">about the ease of using </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 832.428px; transform: scaleX(0.901503);">hemp as a botanical dye, as well as how well hemp takes commercial or other botanical dyes. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 855.628px; transform: scaleX(0.90548);">Some of the participants took plant material home to experiment with it as a dye, and Stephenie </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 878.828px; transform: scaleX(0.888731);">indicated hemp takes dye as well as any bast</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 476.553px; top: 878.828px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 481.553px; top: 878.828px; transform: scaleX(0.986585);">fiber.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 481.553px; top: 878.828px; transform: scaleX(0.986585);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 524.307px; top: 878.828px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(0.992648);">Day Two</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 197.227px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(1.2012);">...</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 217.227px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(0.976251);">How Do</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 286.67px; top: 925.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 291.67px; top: 925.228px;">W</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 311.67px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(0.946178);">e Use Hemp for </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 449.404px; top: 925.228px;">B</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 462.744px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(0.970269);">asketry?</span></b></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 462.744px; top: 925.228px; transform: scaleX(0.970269);"> </span></b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 536.064px; top: 925.228px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 971.228px; transform: scaleX(0.905381);">On the second day of the workshop, we focused on producing fibers for basket</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 749.834px; top: 971.228px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 756.494px; top: 971.228px; transform: scaleX(0.902444);">making and rope</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 890.898px; top: 971.228px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 994.428px; transform: scaleX(0.898943);">making. We had the benefit of both freshly steamed stalks and yesterday’s steamed stalks (the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.945793);">effect of </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 192.168px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.950473);">which </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 246.045px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.974655);">allow</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 290.479px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.848816);">ed</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 309.355px; top: 1017.23px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 314.355px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.905525);">the dried hurd to be mo</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 501.533px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896229);">re easily removed). The basket</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 747.539px; top: 1017.23px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 754.199px; top: 1017.23px; transform: scaleX(0.898931);">makers found the </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1040.43px; transform: scaleX(0.9128);">fresh fibers a very workable source for cordage; some experimentation with dried fibers </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1063.63px; transform: scaleX(0.921831);">indicated the complexities of retting: too dry and the fibers were brittle or broken down</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 818.682px; top: 1063.63px; transform: scaleX(0.900901);">. </span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1109.63px; transform: scaleX(0.889633);">In general, the basket</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 291.035px; top: 1109.63px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 297.695px; top: 1109.63px; transform: scaleX(0.899244);">maker</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 347.666px; top: 1109.63px; transform: scaleX(0.899844);">s were accustomed to acquiring and processing raw plant material, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1132.43px; transform: scaleX(0.912099);">so they jumped into the process quickly and experimented with how damp or dry the material </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1155.63px; transform: scaleX(0.929845);">should be to work most efficiently. For smooth </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 501.631px; top: 1155.63px; transform: scaleX(0.959257);">“green” </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 568.799px; top: 1155.63px; transform: scaleX(0.888313);">cordage, they found the steamed stalks </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.912516);">produ</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 166.66px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.910849);">ced fiber that twisted smoothly and easily into cordage. Cordage from the dr</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 777.041px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.913092);">ied </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 806.475px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.895959);">plants </span></span></span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 806.475px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.895959);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 123.228px;">(</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 126.66px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.900414);">from last year’s harvest and thus </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 392.139px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(1.01563);">“brown”</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 460.996px; top: 123.228px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 465.996px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.956277);">in color</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 527.646px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.954434);">) </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 539.307px; top: 123.228px; transform: scaleX(0.915838);">produced a rougher ply, and would probably </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.917611);">benefit from hackling to remove the harsher bits still attached to the fi</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 679.824px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.862092);">bers.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 718.144px; top: 146.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 723.144px; top: 146.028px; transform: scaleX(0.915756);">Both produced very </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 169.628px; transform: scaleX(0.887496);">strong cordage.</span> </span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVTXkcug5VI/YZBL5ztbFqI/AAAAAAAAGQA/DbvhRQ17DRMdqoj925fwd_zj0murCsULgCLcBGAsYHQ/s707/intermediate.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="707" height="438" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVTXkcug5VI/YZBL5ztbFqI/AAAAAAAAGQA/DbvhRQ17DRMdqoj925fwd_zj0murCsULgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h438/intermediate.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><br /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.874635);">The consensus among the</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 326.064px; top: 760.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 331.064px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.867504);">basket</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 382.158px; top: 760.428px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 388.818px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.880752);">makers</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 446.572px; top: 760.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 451.572px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.889679);">was that hemp was strong</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 658.203px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.914299);">, attractive,</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 747.598px; top: 760.428px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 752.598px; top: 760.428px; transform: scaleX(0.93502);">and flexible, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 783.628px; transform: scaleX(0.907564);">being </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 169.434px; top: 783.628px; transform: scaleX(0.903213);">less prone to breakage than other fibers. Working with hemp was new and thus </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 806.428px; transform: scaleX(0.90081);">cumbersome, but as many pointed out, all p</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 469.375px; top: 806.428px; transform: scaleX(0.914182);">lants require their own learning curve to successfully </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 829.628px; transform: scaleX(0.862708);">process. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 189.98px; top: 829.628px; transform: scaleX(0.924939);">Industrial hemp was compared with Apocynum (dogbane or “Indian hemp”), which </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 852.428px; transform: scaleX(0.891895);">does not have a woody interior and thus was much easier to process. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 672.08px; top: 852.428px; transform: scaleX(0.933032);">The biggest limitation to </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 876.028px; transform: scaleX(0.932426);">working with hemp was</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 312.754px; top: 876.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 317.754px; top: 876.028px; transform: scaleX(0.922949);">its availability for the small scale artisan.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 645.986px; top: 876.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 922.028px; transform: scaleX(0.910584);"> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 922.028px; transform: scaleX(0.910584);">The dried CBD plant (versus the industrial stalk) produced a surprising result; the short, bushy </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 944.828px; transform: scaleX(0.906706);">plant was from last year’s harvest</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 389.355px; top: 944.828px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 394.355px; top: 944.828px; transform: scaleX(0.876488);">and thus</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 461.572px; top: 944.828px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 466.572px; top: 944.828px; transform: scaleX(0.878379);">was </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 502.676px; top: 944.828px; transform: scaleX(0.934336);">quite dry</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 574.326px; top: 944.828px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 579.326px; top: 944.828px; transform: scaleX(0.890267);">and not amenable to ease of extraction </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 968.028px; transform: scaleX(0.972108);">of fiber</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 179.414px; top: 968.028px; transform: scaleX(0.891758);">. Stephenie Gaustad (workshop leader) placed </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 552.06px; top: 968.028px; transform: scaleX(0.878469);">several</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 608.692px; top: 968.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 613.692px; top: 968.028px; transform: scaleX(0.919335);">stalk</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 651.465px; top: 968.028px;">s</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 659.248px; top: 968.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 664.248px; top: 968.028px; transform: scaleX(0.908705);">in a black plastic bag, set it </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 990.828px; transform: scaleX(0.911249);">out in the sun for a few hours, and long, flexible wet fibers were easily extracted. That was a </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 865.303px; top: 990.828px; transform: scaleX(0.947963);">big </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1014.43px; transform: scaleX(0.913564);">surprise to all o</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 243.867px; top: 1014.43px; transform: scaleX(0.911062);">f us, but occurred at the end of the day and would require further exploration. </span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: small; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 243.867px; top: 1014.43px; transform: scaleX(0.911062);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 867.539px; top: 1014.43px;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1060.03px; transform: scaleX(0.916517);">We also discussed the possibility of using the stalk for basketry, but the dried stalk was fairly </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1083.23px; transform: scaleX(0.926794);">brittle and most believed it would not be useful for traditional basketry for</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 714.297px; top: 1083.23px; transform: scaleX(0.87495);">ms</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 737.637px; top: 1083.23px;">—</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 757.637px; top: 1083.23px; transform: scaleX(0.865119);">perhaps some </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1106.03px; transform: scaleX(0.914139);">non</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 155.557px; top: 1106.03px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 162.217px; top: 1106.03px; transform: scaleX(0.920569);">traditional basketry might use the stalks for low</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 543.808px; top: 1106.03px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 550.469px; top: 1106.03px; transform: scaleX(0.905062);">stress frames. The participants identified </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1129.23px; transform: scaleX(0.906389);">that the industrial stalk was hardest at its base, while more flexible at the top. The best fibers </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1152.03px; transform: scaleX(0.897003);">(stronger, longer) seemed to be found at the</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 469.883px; top: 1152.03px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 474.883px; top: 1152.03px; transform: scaleX(0.924744);">bottom of the plant, while the fibers got increasingly </span></span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><span style="font-size: medium;">thin and more difficult to extract toward the top of the plant.</span> </span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c2FTlfprGx0/YZBMetEEA_I/AAAAAAAAGQI/f7u7RAeXlcUg5QlMqaRkrNaGb1KI4-XxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s596/number%2B4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="596" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c2FTlfprGx0/YZBMetEEA_I/AAAAAAAAGQI/f7u7RAeXlcUg5QlMqaRkrNaGb1KI4-XxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h476/number%2B4.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><br /> </span></span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 710.428px; transform: scaleX(0.976587);">Take Home Thoughts</span></b></span></span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 710.428px; transform: scaleX(0.976587);"> </span></b><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 305.586px; top: 710.428px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 756.028px; transform: scaleX(0.921792);">In closing, all agreed that the workshop was informative, educational, and ‘food for thought.’ </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 779.228px; transform: scaleX(0.906411);">Many wanted to pursue hemp as a fiber, w</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 460.459px; top: 779.228px; transform: scaleX(0.920928);">hile others felt it was too labor intensive. </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 792.051px; top: 779.228px; transform: scaleX(0.885726);">Several </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 802.428px; transform: scaleX(0.917185);">participants took plants/fiber home with them to experiment with more processing.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 787.627px; top: 802.428px;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 848.828px; transform: scaleX(0.916549);">In terms of overall goals, we believe the workshop was ‘ground</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 629.307px; top: 848.828px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 635.967px; top: 848.828px; transform: scaleX(0.90539);">breaking’ and successful:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 635.967px; top: 848.828px; transform: scaleX(0.90539);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 839.228px; top: 848.828px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 894.828px; transform: scaleX(0.9);">1.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 135px; top: 894.828px; transform: scaleX(0.902642);">The</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 166.094px; top: 894.828px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 171.094px; top: 894.828px; transform: scaleX(0.919911);">workshop successfully i</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 363.291px; top: 894.828px; transform: scaleX(0.906877);">ntroduced the hemp fiber plant to local spinners, weavers, knitters, </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 918.028px; transform: scaleX(0.868834);">and basket</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 204.971px; top: 918.028px;">-</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 211.631px; top: 918.028px; transform: scaleX(0.906062);">makers. For many, hemp is an unknown plant, cloaked in anecdotal </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 757.051px; top: 918.028px; transform: scaleX(0.922215);">beliefs</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 810.361px; top: 918.028px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 815.361px; top: 918.028px; transform: scaleX(0.903982);">about its </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 940.828px; transform: scaleX(0.88511);">origins and uses</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 248.877px; top: 940.828px; transform: scaleX(0.908111);">. Our workshop showed that </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 479.961px; top: 940.828px; transform: scaleX(0.908763);">hemp is a viable fiber plant and a legitimate and </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 964.428px; transform: scaleX(0.928376);">worthwhile endeavor.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 964.428px; transform: scaleX(0.928376);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 294.385px; top: 964.428px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1010.03px; transform: scaleX(0.90639);">2. The workshop opened the door to further exploration of hemp. We successfully established a </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1033.23px; transform: scaleX(0.924931);">working relationship with an industrial hemp grower, and we plan to continue to build that </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1056.43px; transform: scaleX(0.919844);">relationship to create viable hemp fiber for our r</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 505.4px; top: 1056.43px; transform: scaleX(0.907564);">egion.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1175.63px; transform: scaleX(0.927321);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 505.4px; top: 1056.43px; transform: scaleX(0.907564);"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 554.834px; top: 1056.43px;"> </span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1102.43px; transform: scaleX(0.904248);">3. The workshop is a strong example of ‘nothing beats experience’. We can read about </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1125.63px; transform: scaleX(0.911944);">processing hemp all we want, but until we get our hands on it, it is only an abstraction.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 813.203px; top: 1125.63px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 818.203px; top: 1125.63px; transform: scaleX(0.935908);">This </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1148.43px; transform: scaleX(0.893539);">workshop sets the stage for m</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 358.291px; top: 1148.43px; transform: scaleX(0.899119);">ore hemp education and experience, be it dying</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 737.031px; top: 1148.43px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 742.031px; top: 1148.43px; transform: scaleX(0.899419);">the yarn</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 807.002px; top: 1148.43px; transform: scaleX(0.955983);">, refining</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 880.312px; top: 1148.43px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 120px; top: 1172.03px; transform: scaleX(0.930097);">the fiber</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 187.188px; top: 1172.03px; transform: scaleX(0.909495);">, or creating </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 288.252px; top: 1172.03px; transform: scaleX(0.939607);">local </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 332.119px; top: 1172.03px;">F</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 343.242px; top: 1172.03px; transform: scaleX(0.891446);">ibershed products.</span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 489.873px; top: 1172.03px;"> </span></span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 607.08px; top: 1175.63px;"> </span><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="left: 806.475px; top: 1178.43px; transform: scaleX(0.895959);"><br /> </span> </span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: 20px; left: 120px; top: 676.828px; transform: scaleX(0.899589);"><span dir="ltr" face="sans-serif" role="presentation" style="font-size: medium; left: 434.902px; top: 1041.23px; transform: scaleX(0.896697);"> </span> </span></p><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-77836573274838458372021-10-11T20:24:00.006-07:002021-10-11T21:08:30.313-07:00First in person meetings since March 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrLgqmz8YJM/YWT7an4XHWI/AAAAAAAAGNs/pAJ6otiNMl0fvugvzbDGpOhxKK26_v8hACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/first%2Bin%2Bperson%2Bmeeting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrLgqmz8YJM/YWT7an4XHWI/AAAAAAAAGNs/pAJ6otiNMl0fvugvzbDGpOhxKK26_v8hACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/first%2Bin%2Bperson%2Bmeeting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a very long time since Reno Fiber Guild members could get together in person. This is our first in person meeting since March 2020 and we held it in the <a href="https://www.yarnrefuge.com/" target="_blank">Yarn Refuge </a>store in Reno. Masks were required, but it was great to reconnect with friends after such a long time.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Diane S. shared this lovely piece of double weave that she wove during an online class with <a href="https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/product/double-rainbow-on-line-class-with-jennifer-moore/" target="_blank">Jennifer Moore</a>. Many colors from about 6 different yarns. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kkXAKVhrT84/YWT75Xr95bI/AAAAAAAAGN4/Dcc3PyBVeek4WSnuOwQN74_OpNRcIJEaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/diane%2Bdouble%2Bweave.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kkXAKVhrT84/YWT75Xr95bI/AAAAAAAAGN4/Dcc3PyBVeek4WSnuOwQN74_OpNRcIJEaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/diane%2Bdouble%2Bweave.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-huZyChNPiHA/YWT75fK1zeI/AAAAAAAAGN8/N9R4z1Xn9g4TFi7UsMh-rm5YPpa547ACwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/igor%2Bscarf%2Bjin.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="2048" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-huZyChNPiHA/YWT75fK1zeI/AAAAAAAAGN8/N9R4z1Xn9g4TFi7UsMh-rm5YPpa547ACwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/igor%2Bscarf%2Bjin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Igor shared this "jin" scarf he wove on 12 shafts. The scarf is half blue tones and half purple and orange tones.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Y7CVuWdY64/YWT75EeZx8I/AAAAAAAAGN0/AauKdvB6J7gzq1jLQmR6qTzd5UiMTUfswCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/shelley%2Becho%2Bweave.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Y7CVuWdY64/YWT75EeZx8I/AAAAAAAAGN0/AauKdvB6J7gzq1jLQmR6qTzd5UiMTUfswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/shelley%2Becho%2Bweave.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shelley brought a sample she wove during the Denise Kovnat "Echo and Jin" zoom class from last year.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WvM_dqtQ2cU/YWT9YPxkMpI/AAAAAAAAGOM/oFuPBxtHJd0YnMboIjHeYwguSeU8knjmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/separating%2Bfibers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WvM_dqtQ2cU/YWT9YPxkMpI/AAAAAAAAGOM/oFuPBxtHJd0YnMboIjHeYwguSeU8knjmACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h338/separating%2Bfibers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weekend before our meeting, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greatbasinfibershed/" target="_blank">Great Basin Fibershed</a> (of which RFG is an affiliate member) held a hemp processing workshop at <a href="https://westernstateshemp.com/" target="_blank">Western States Hemp Farm</a> outside of Fallon. The farm had a few fiber plants that we used to experiment stripping off the bast fibers for spinning. <a href="https://www.plyaway.com/staff/stephenie-gaustad/" target="_blank">Stephenie Gaustad</a> and her son Jan were our instructors. The workshop was arranged by Darla GS through a grant from Fibershed.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n4FWR5CI1Mg/YWT-fcPe2pI/AAAAAAAAGOU/JYv2fCxtavYDUFY0w1vu-tH-7PGFvKMDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/group%2Bspinning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n4FWR5CI1Mg/YWT-fcPe2pI/AAAAAAAAGOU/JYv2fCxtavYDUFY0w1vu-tH-7PGFvKMDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h264/group%2Bspinning.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Toward the end of the first day, those attendees who had spinning wheels with them, tried their hands at spinning prepared hemp sliver. The second day of the workshop was for the basket makers who used the inner stalk of the plants called the hurd. Rope making was also part of the fun.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-71031319081771472302021-09-01T14:12:00.002-07:002021-09-01T14:12:13.787-07:00Hemp by Hand Workshop Opportunity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ayiRkgJ4hvY/YS_sde59RYI/AAAAAAAAGHE/mt6g2qnFST4QpLpT328Gq4iQ5ubSqtHCACLcBGAsYHQ/s783/hemp%2Bworkshop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ayiRkgJ4hvY/YS_sde59RYI/AAAAAAAAGHE/mt6g2qnFST4QpLpT328Gq4iQ5ubSqtHCACLcBGAsYHQ/w486-h640/hemp%2Bworkshop.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-62372226477517709282021-05-01T13:48:00.002-07:002021-05-01T13:50:19.871-07:00Echo and Jin Revisited<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shelley N. took the "Zoom" Echo and Jin workshop with Denise Kovnat last year and has found a great way make her sample a usable piece. Here is what she says about her process.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> "<i>I took my sampler that had varying sized spaces between colors and Echo or Jin efforts and threaded a nubby viscose thread in this spaces and the hemmed and tied on fringe for a table runner! Finally a use for a sampler!"</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-27hfzPeVaOk/YI29kKIEoyI/AAAAAAAAF9k/YwZiZ7jm01826QLABH0dN49NohSVnbldQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Shelley4282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-27hfzPeVaOk/YI29kKIEoyI/AAAAAAAAF9k/YwZiZ7jm01826QLABH0dN49NohSVnbldQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/Shelley4282.jpg" width="300" /></a></i></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gASKpWVyok0/YI29sZxtmNI/AAAAAAAAF9o/hIK11LhOE60YauRiQXXSe-tC1Hju0ZKGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Shelley4283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gASKpWVyok0/YI29sZxtmNI/AAAAAAAAF9o/hIK11LhOE60YauRiQXXSe-tC1Hju0ZKGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/Shelley4283.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjrU4XQXerk/YI29MYm7CyI/AAAAAAAAF9c/544rkbbs3kk5ssFVqCDX-e5ULhp9U3kfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Sheley4280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjrU4XQXerk/YI29MYm7CyI/AAAAAAAAF9c/544rkbbs3kk5ssFVqCDX-e5ULhp9U3kfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/Sheley4280.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-61665760066896580172021-03-23T11:20:00.011-07:002021-04-19T20:57:10.424-07:00Huck Lace Workshop with Rosalie Neilson Part II<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Because there are many projects yet to be posted, Part II seemed to be a good idea. Don't forget to scroll down to Part I to see all of the huck lace weavings from the workshop.</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Virginia's Towels - woven on a four shaft loom</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMDtQH__zSA/YFovd6qEx5I/AAAAAAAAF7s/UdfsmlnMOjk2PIPbJyJKwCnruDi9MmxAgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/virginia%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMDtQH__zSA/YFovd6qEx5I/AAAAAAAAF7s/UdfsmlnMOjk2PIPbJyJKwCnruDi9MmxAgCPcBGAYYCw/w300-h400/virginia%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> None of these have been washed or hemmed. I had fun playing with other colors, and for the last one I alternated sections of plain weave with the huck - just to see how it looked - and because plain weave is faster to weave.<br />Virginia G.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QjxfiroJzE0/YFovd885XAI/AAAAAAAAF7s/ez8wEIv0d2AE03hSnh4ZyvQxBtAxoLShQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/virginia%2B1%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QjxfiroJzE0/YFovd885XAI/AAAAAAAAF7s/ez8wEIv0d2AE03hSnh4ZyvQxBtAxoLShQCPcBGAYYCw/w300-h400/virginia%2B1%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Suzanne's towels - woven on an 8 shaft loom</span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nfs8IholcCk/YH4VCAUpC4I/AAAAAAAAF8o/wSitpXO0x9IocVs_hQQYQ27mTxMVu7w-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Suzanne%2BHuck%2BLace%2BTowel%2B2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1850" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nfs8IholcCk/YH4VCAUpC4I/AAAAAAAAF8o/wSitpXO0x9IocVs_hQQYQ27mTxMVu7w-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w361-h400/Suzanne%2BHuck%2BLace%2BTowel%2B2.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really enjoyed learning Rosalie’s system - use of her grids and transparent overlay for designing blocks of huck lace. It was also interesting, and sometimes disappointing to see that not all designs wove up as nicely as they looked on the graph paper! I’ll definitely get back to weaving more block huck lace designs after I experiment with Turned Twill designs using Rosalie’s Exaltation of Blocks grids and overlays Suzanne W.</span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyMPnRzT_W4/YH4VWIiErYI/AAAAAAAAF8w/C610e1Rr1j4hht3RLs1WjwZR6n6G9DZYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Suzanne%2BHuck%2BTowels%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyMPnRzT_W4/YH4VWIiErYI/AAAAAAAAF8w/C610e1Rr1j4hht3RLs1WjwZR6n6G9DZYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h444/Suzanne%2BHuck%2BTowels%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Diane's Towels - woven on 24 shafts in Natural Colored Cottons</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjzRPJ1-tQ4/YH5O_UtdkMI/AAAAAAAAF88/COx48bjM_aMRnDWdzgf6f9GaQyoLTC3DwCPcBGAYYCw/s2000/diane2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjzRPJ1-tQ4/YH5O_UtdkMI/AAAAAAAAF88/COx48bjM_aMRnDWdzgf6f9GaQyoLTC3DwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/diane2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KFCbYB4gGrA/YH5PkrcYVrI/AAAAAAAAF9E/MgCza9p0Sc8QpwCpUJCU6KDmZddEHesqACPcBGAYYCw/s797/diane.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KFCbYB4gGrA/YH5PkrcYVrI/AAAAAAAAF9E/MgCza9p0Sc8QpwCpUJCU6KDmZddEHesqACPcBGAYYCw/w299-h400/diane.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Loved the weaving and designing. Thanks again, Rosalie, for a fun workshop. Diane S. </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-30125454621263347202021-03-16T09:34:00.021-07:002022-08-21T21:30:09.458-07:00Huck Lace Workshop with Rosalie Neilson<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Reno Fiber Guild has not been meeting in person because of the Covid virus for a year now, but we haven't been away from our looms during that time. A week ago we started a virtual class about Huck Lace with Rosalie Neilson via Zoom. Because we can all use our home looms, this has been an adventure in which we chose our own yarns for the projects and designed them ourselves with the help of Rosalie. What follows are projects woven on 4, 8, 24 and 32 shafts. Each different with the special touches that come from the individual weavers.</span> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>From Anni's loom</b></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83RCdsUVFO8/YE2bqQpJ-EI/AAAAAAAAF4k/4dwH3fCBdEcURIA3aDFZ04UQWLJ1FhkUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/anni2-a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1484" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83RCdsUVFO8/YE2bqQpJ-EI/AAAAAAAAF4k/4dwH3fCBdEcURIA3aDFZ04UQWLJ1FhkUACLcBGAsYHQ/w290-h400/anni2-a.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">After weaving two towels with sections in ten different colors and a different pattern in each row, I decided to try weaving the patterns with the same color as the stripe in the warp. I also took an idea from Suzanne and did the separating stripes in the two other colors. I rather like this one. I think it's my favorite.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7HE62YiMg8/YE2c4hB41MI/AAAAAAAAF4s/jL5lwJYD_QIo0k0yPg1Mgpw2SUGcbWqywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Anni1-a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1669" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7HE62YiMg8/YE2c4hB41MI/AAAAAAAAF4s/jL5lwJYD_QIo0k0yPg1Mgpw2SUGcbWqywCLcBGAsYHQ/w326-h400/Anni1-a.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I also did a set woven completely with a natural off-white color and designs that were only comprised of weft floats. It kind of looks like there is a warp float were the floats hold the threads in, but there isn't. The reverse shows all warp floats. - Anni B.</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Shelley's Projects</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7X3jSfB48o/YE2ejY-D6SI/AAAAAAAAF40/cj6apCtjtQQAI61bvTr0ra2yU_LNnnmpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/shelley1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7X3jSfB48o/YE2ejY-D6SI/AAAAAAAAF40/cj6apCtjtQQAI61bvTr0ra2yU_LNnnmpgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/shelley1.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Shelley used a slightly different red for weft to create contrast in the red block on this towel.</span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHTWaF1tNg/YE2fMlWvP2I/AAAAAAAAF5E/bcso7SzsOUgBnKqvkkgk7yBWBks1r6PUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHTWaF1tNg/YE2fMlWvP2I/AAAAAAAAF5E/bcso7SzsOUgBnKqvkkgk7yBWBks1r6PUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4234.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;">These are the designs for Shelley's towels, using the overlays from Rosalie's book.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> "I learned so much. I now have a much better understanding of blocks, and how to design - so cool! I may be tying on to this warp and trying two 4 shaft designs on the same row!. Big jump for me! Thanks Rosalie and Suzanne for organizing!" Shelly N. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cathie C.'s Napkins</b> <b> woven on 32 shafts</b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sfhzucN4qVA/YFDcEKREjnI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/sLFCpke_bLQz9wtWO5Bkwy7KMUanS0LvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s262/cathie1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="241" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sfhzucN4qVA/YFDcEKREjnI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/sLFCpke_bLQz9wtWO5Bkwy7KMUanS0LvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w368-h400/cathie1.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bwuHARdnKI/YFDcEC6mbnI/AAAAAAAAF5M/C9HR0cS30KgDNj1m2k0rvU-EqzL4mgxkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s266/cathie2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bwuHARdnKI/YFDcEC6mbnI/AAAAAAAAF5M/C9HR0cS30KgDNj1m2k0rvU-EqzL4mgxkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w361-h400/cathie2.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /> There can be a bit of a disconnect between the drawdown image and the way the actual fabric looks. I think I have a better handle on that now with huck after designing so many blocks. Cathie</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Beryl's Table Runner woven on 36 shafts.</b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUjuQZm-smE/YFDc4k45AqI/AAAAAAAAF5c/tmDuLCfPWQYDUcMhifruR8CQjE5C0NBfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/runner2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NUjuQZm-smE/YFDc4k45AqI/AAAAAAAAF5c/tmDuLCfPWQYDUcMhifruR8CQjE5C0NBfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h354/runner2.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I quite enjoyed this class and learned a lot about designing huck.
Rosalie was there for all of us, making sure that we understood her
directions and giving assistance when needed. I designed a whole lot
of blocks and was fortunate that I could use my multishaft loom to
weave my projects. Love Zoom workshops! - Beryl M.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susan M's Towels </span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LdeG6Zafyn4/YFFQ2VQ-pEI/AAAAAAAAF5o/50mKJ-HiOPcFD3_DwtOkke4OOlVex-jYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/sue%2Bm2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LdeG6Zafyn4/YFFQ2VQ-pEI/AAAAAAAAF5o/50mKJ-HiOPcFD3_DwtOkke4OOlVex-jYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/sue%2Bm2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QmRI37Cp8a0/YFFQwhSbh6I/AAAAAAAAF5k/chg1Uzk8NF4bsYevfNtqn21vKX4Ch5FlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/suem.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QmRI37Cp8a0/YFFQwhSbh6I/AAAAAAAAF5k/chg1Uzk8NF4bsYevfNtqn21vKX4Ch5FlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/suem.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></span></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4 towels of cottolin. When I was warping back to front, I found 100 threads short by one yard. I tied on these 100 threads so I would not waste so much warp. It worked!! Enough for 4 huck towels and not much shrinkage with cottolin. Now will add on a towel kit I found of natural dyed cotton and use Huck instead <br />Susan M.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nancy B. Towels </b><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH7wNSHUMSc/YFP9mTAtL3I/AAAAAAAAF58/-qMnKFd1jbs5Gfbmco0c1Br3g658KC1AgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/nancyb4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH7wNSHUMSc/YFP9mTAtL3I/AAAAAAAAF58/-qMnKFd1jbs5Gfbmco0c1Br3g658KC1AgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/nancyb4.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></b></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tYUDiYmvjXo/YFP9uZOxzDI/AAAAAAAAF6A/H7lHgbVbGa8w4SprSyF9-0U3XAdPoSGcACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/nancyb5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tYUDiYmvjXo/YFP9uZOxzDI/AAAAAAAAF6A/H7lHgbVbGa8w4SprSyF9-0U3XAdPoSGcACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/nancyb5.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></b></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really enjoyed Rosalie’s workshop. Besides feeling like I was finally beginning to grasp the concept of weaving with blocks, I also gained some great general weaving tips. I will look forward to the next workshop!! Nancy B.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">___________________________________________________________________________ <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>Darla's huck project</b><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> This Zoom workshop was great for me. The second day of the workshop a multitude of conflicts appeared suddenly on my schedule, but I knew I would have access to the recorded videos so I was able to alleviate a lot of stress.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyK0cH9Z4rA/YFegHdT-LSI/AAAAAAAAF7c/dGQvxmQaPd0Kdlx7DslVz_ItXALOWjmaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s455/darla%2Bpattern%2Bfor%2Bworkshop%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="455" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyK0cH9Z4rA/YFegHdT-LSI/AAAAAAAAF7c/dGQvxmQaPd0Kdlx7DslVz_ItXALOWjmaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h294/darla%2Bpattern%2Bfor%2Bworkshop%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></b></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My warp was inspired by images of 18th century Indian calico or chintz. I used my bright red and greens, but softened it with a pale buttery yellow and sky blue.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All in all, I’m enjoying this weaving project--despite the puppy literally running away with my warp while winding on, pull-in (solved with a temple), and unattractive scalloped edges (also solved with a temple) Darla G.<br /></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></b></span></b></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-54781708768791377962020-08-15T14:24:00.003-07:002020-08-19T19:40:45.823-07:00Echo and Jin Workshop Part II<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are more photos to share from the Echo and Jin workshop with Denise Kovnat. Instead of adding them on to the previous post, I'm making room for them and any others to follow in a new post. Enjoy!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> _________________________________________________________________</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Would like to say this was a great workshop for both structure and color. Denise did a great job presenting it on Zoom—so much so that I’m ready to do another! Diane S. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eNcAN0lnstk/XzhQXbNIGZI/AAAAAAAAFp4/u9spI2xx1dcU9OuAANN4cFD4Dq8z9_szgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Diane%2BS..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eNcAN0lnstk/XzhQXbNIGZI/AAAAAAAAFp4/u9spI2xx1dcU9OuAANN4cFD4Dq8z9_szgCLcBGAsYHQ/w375-h500/Diane%2BS..jpg" width="375" /></a></div><p>__________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Samples from Suzanne W.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I’m Dharma 16 shaft. The first one is my sampler washed and ironed for a complete view of the difference patterns woven with various wefts.</span> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXoMrre9YIg/XzhQZU243nI/AAAAAAAAFqU/ury96m2haTslXYPDFFjJZ3tgpAXXN6U0wCPcBGAYYCw/s2561/Washed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXoMrre9YIg/XzhQZU243nI/AAAAAAAAFqU/ury96m2haTslXYPDFFjJZ3tgpAXXN6U0wCPcBGAYYCw/s640/Washed.jpg" /></a></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Dharma Echo as a Double Weave, resleyed at 48 epi using two wefts. I used turquoise and a rusty copper 10/2 yarn which were 2 of the colors in the 4-colored warp. </span> </p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWACijspNos/XzhQZQfoG6I/AAAAAAAAFqQ/xd0Vgus_hQECsGuLm20qoZPGJpREFNRxgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Washed%2BDW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWACijspNos/XzhQZQfoG6I/AAAAAAAAFqQ/xd0Vgus_hQECsGuLm20qoZPGJpREFNRxgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/Washed%2BDW.jpg" /></a></div><br />___________________________________________________________________________________<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everything I thought I knew about weaving with colours, went right out the window with this structure. This is different. I tried several colour combinations before I found the right one. Once you found the right colour, it is absolutely beautiful. The class was excellent. Denise did an excellent job. Eileen L.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c0nfdjaqflg/XzhQZHPJ6kI/AAAAAAAAFqM/0wSQzVbzI4Ef5Pkd0LvDgf5STz70jr9sACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/20200801_143010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c0nfdjaqflg/XzhQZHPJ6kI/AAAAAAAAFqM/0wSQzVbzI4Ef5Pkd0LvDgf5STz70jr9sACPcBGAYYCw/s640/20200801_143010.jpg" /></a></div><p> ____________________________________________________________________________</p><p>After the workshop, I finished hemming and washing this towel from my second set of samples of Dharma 16S 4 Color. So many of the changes due to both weft colors and treadling we tried were not always what one would expect so it'll be fun to have this available to view as future inspiration, and to show off, in my kitchen. <br /></p><p>Great workshop. Besides learning how Echo works, this workshop is inspiring me to delve deeper into network drafting and tie-up changes. So much more to explore! Next on this warp, some place mats, each different but coordinated. <br /><br />Many thanks to Denise and all involved in providing this workshop,<br />Barbara C.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kabnXmQJWHI/XztKybkqUYI/AAAAAAAAFqg/9fpoPh9sYSIBEXWPaOQ-W5zlae66-f34gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Dharma%2BDW%2Band%2BJin%2BTowel.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kabnXmQJWHI/XztKybkqUYI/AAAAAAAAFqg/9fpoPh9sYSIBEXWPaOQ-W5zlae66-f34gCPcBGAYYCw/s640/Dharma%2BDW%2Band%2BJin%2BTowel.JPG" /></a></div><p> _________________________________________________________________________________</p><p> 16 shafts. Next project is Dharma for over the fireplace and if there’s warp left perhaps some clothing fabric in one of my own Jin patterns. Anni B.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ihCJb2U9Wro/Xz3ia01_E3I/AAAAAAAAFqw/ExvxlNDjy0EImyJbItbyGyxyb94-i4nkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/anni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ihCJb2U9Wro/Xz3ia01_E3I/AAAAAAAAFqw/ExvxlNDjy0EImyJbItbyGyxyb94-i4nkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/anni.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p></p>Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-57747446695636283832020-08-12T17:15:00.009-07:002020-08-12T17:21:26.944-07:00"Echo and Jin": A Zoom workshop with Denise Kovnat<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In March, COVID closed the door. Not just for Reno Fiber Guild, but for most guilds in this country. The unthinkable became a reality. We would no longer be able to meet in person. We couldn’t hold our monthly meetings with guest speakers. Our pending workshops had to be cancelled. Our regional conference and Convergence were both cancelled. But, we are a resilient group and soon Zoom meetings started popping up and discussions about virtual workshops gave us hope that we could continue meeting, sharing and learning in new ways.<br /><br />In late July and early August, Denise Kovnat held a “virtual” workshop for our guild. Several other guilds had members who also wanted to join in and so two separate sessions were held over a period of a few weeks. This coming together with members of other guilds is something that usually only happens at conferences, so we were excited to be meeting old and new friends online.<br /><br />What follows is the remarkable collection of samples woven using the technique of “echo” threadings and treadlings and also jin (aka turned taqueté) in our workshop with Denise. In many ways, this was a challenging workshop. Participants chose patterns based on the loom they wanted to use and patterns ranged between 4 and 16 shafts. Some chose a four color warp and some a two color warp. The threadings were difficult and without a dobby loom, treadling sequences hundreds of picks long were hard to follow. But, the woven results are fantastic and I think the comments that accompany the samples will give you a good idea about the success of this workshop.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Here is our show and tell. Each participant took their own photo. </span></span>___________________________________________________________________________________ <br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> had a great time! Learned a lot, have so many resources from the class to continue my learning! This is the Fun House, two color (purple and gold-Lunatic Fringe 10/2); 8 shaft, 2nd treadling with a dusty red (Lily 20/2) weft. I am weaving this as a scarf, hoping I have enough weft! I do have some other red that is very, very close so I think I will be fine. Excited to try the Double weave in Echo.<br />So glad I did this class!<br />Shelley N.</span> </span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-wif1090Lg/XzR-lpNL2-I/AAAAAAAAFoo/ypLjgdVbkM8Ad7Vl7vkHMH01KQjDSYofwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1032/Shelley08-2020w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="774" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-wif1090Lg/XzR-lpNL2-I/AAAAAAAAFoo/ypLjgdVbkM8Ad7Vl7vkHMH01KQjDSYofwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Shelley08-2020w.jpg" /></a></div></div> _________________________________________________________________________________<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I absolutely loved this workshop. I have been reading Denise's blog for some time now and was thrilled to discover I could take a class from her. Due to the pandemic and the stay at home order, I am very grateful for the opportunity to partake in distance learning via Zoom. Thanks to<br />the Reno folks who made this possible! 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I have enough warp left for 2 scarves Still deciding on color for weft. Thanks Denise. Sue M. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HtWPCHo6xCM/XzR-nLpiDII/AAAAAAAAFpQ/EPMME_3VNaEcxZ-28VFXC_yaLjKsqZzsgCPcBGAYYCw/s610/suem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HtWPCHo6xCM/XzR-nLpiDII/AAAAAAAAFpQ/EPMME_3VNaEcxZ-28VFXC_yaLjKsqZzsgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/suem.jpg" /></a></div>______________________________________________________________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is Fish Tank Double Weave. I sent front and back pictures. It had large pockets and with one of the wefts cotton 20/2 and the other Jaggerspun Superfine Merino I got some lovely texture! It was a fabulous workshop!<br />Mollie F.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vy7VTibkxI/XzR-meSvpHI/AAAAAAAAFpQ/_21l5-9S63kiphdnDDieWjRorhfF5eBDACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/mollie%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vy7VTibkxI/XzR-meSvpHI/AAAAAAAAFpQ/_21l5-9S63kiphdnDDieWjRorhfF5eBDACPcBGAYYCw/s640/mollie%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw4xLSsSLeM/XzR-m0sLPfI/AAAAAAAAFpI/oTwNpkANc_IyT9u9yBcn4Fs6GdBhOH1EACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/mollie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw4xLSsSLeM/XzR-m0sLPfI/AAAAAAAAFpI/oTwNpkANc_IyT9u9yBcn4Fs6GdBhOH1EACPcBGAYYCw/s640/mollie2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>_________________________________________________________________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eight shaft samples from Kathy R. after wet finishing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2O6P3V4ZQcQ/XzR-leII30I/AAAAAAAAFpE/mmksp5ySnF48xl-_3pPrUNPKLXbOkGcRgCPcBGAYYCw/s2943/kathyr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2943" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2O6P3V4ZQcQ/XzR-leII30I/AAAAAAAAFpE/mmksp5ySnF48xl-_3pPrUNPKLXbOkGcRgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/kathyr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>_________________________________________________________________ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I had a terrific time weaving these samples and trying out all sorts of different color wefts. Being able to weave at home, made it possible for me to weave with 16 shaft patterns. I learned lots and have lots more ideas for the future. Thanks for the workshop, Denise. Beryl M.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEkZ47inrHY/XzR-lkK2L1I/AAAAAAAAFpM/SqQz_sRG-5o7-xYL-80yl3fBkyhysFFqwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/beryl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1796" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEkZ47inrHY/XzR-lkK2L1I/AAAAAAAAFpM/SqQz_sRG-5o7-xYL-80yl3fBkyhysFFqwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/beryl.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">________________________________________________________________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to the Reno guild for the opportunity to attend the Echo and Jin weaving workshop. Denise Kovnat is a knowledgeable and patient instructor. Her ability to pivot and teach via Zoom is outstanding. I am thrilled that I was able to complete and document all the samples for the class. As a slow weaver, that rarely happens. I am inspired to deepen my understanding and have started planning a project based on my new skills. 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The workshop has come and gone and what follows is eye candy for weavers in the form of a myriad of painted warps on the loom and being woven.<br />
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Cheri B. said this about the workshop. <em>"The Controlling Creative Chaos workshop was excellent. Kathrin’s enthusiasm as a weaving instructor was contagious. It was helpful to learn her design techniques using a dummy warp and tying on color groups at the loom. I summoned up some courage and used color as I never had before. This is a rep weave and I will use as a table runner."</em><br />
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Kathy R. wove a bit of repp weave in the class and had the rest of this warp left to weave at home. She says "<em>I can't wait to change it to my other loom and get going</em>"</div>
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<br />Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-5559378401391004782019-09-08T15:18:00.002-07:002021-05-02T09:33:36.373-07:00Guatemalan Textiles Lecture by Virginia Glenn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Virginia Glenn and her husband Norm are intrepid travelers. Virginia loves ethnic textiles and shared her recent travels to Guatemala where she and her husband bought many pieces that she shared with the guild at the September meeting. </div>
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Many of the textiles she brought back with her are handwoven huipil with various types of embroideries. Some were hand embroidered, some had machine embroidery and some had decorations that were hard to tell how they had been attached.</div>
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One of the outstanding pieces in Virginia's collection was this cloth shown below. It is a warp and weft ikat called Jaspe. Here is a <a href="https://www.clothroads.com/jaspe-guatemalan-resist-dyed-handwoven-cloth/" target="_blank">little article about this marvelous type of textile</a> and how it is made. Virginia intends to have this yardage sewn into a garment for her own use. </div>
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The photo below is of a huipil that is entirely covered with embroidery. It was the most expensive thing Virginia purchased in her Guatemalan travels and is exquisite. Virginia explains that she does not barter with the indigenous people as she travels. She feels that the amount of expertise and time that goes into the making of their textiles , is worth whatever they ask.<br />
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In the photo below, Virginia stands between two sisters showing off their handwoven huipil. Many huipil have neck openings that are too small for most American sized women. The Guatemalan women tend to be shorter and smaller in stature.<br />
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Below is one of the sashes Virginia has in her collection. This textile is very similar to one shown on the cover of Peter Collingwood's book, <em><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780937274262/Makers-Hand-Close-Look-Textile-0937274267/plp" target="_blank">The Maker's Hand.</a></em></div>
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The lecture and accompanying textiles were a delight and the guild was very happy to have had this opportunity to hear the lecture. Thank you Virginia and Norm for making it possible.<br />
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There are a couple of books that Virginia recommended and are readily available in the U.S. from Thrums Books. <a href="https://thrumsbooks.com/product/a-textile-travelers-guide-to-guatemala/" target="_blank"><em> A Textile Traveler's Guild to Guatemala</em></a><em> </em>and <a href="https://thrumsbooks.com/book-catalog/traditional-weavers-of-guatemala/" target="_blank"><em>Traditional Weavers of Guatemala</em></a><em> </em>Both books are by Deborah Chandler who wrote a book well known to weavers -<em> Learning to Weave with Debbie Redding. </em>(Debbie Redding and Deborah Chandler are one in the same person).<br />
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Beryl Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141732023388245724.post-27832464875065439372019-08-20T22:07:00.003-07:002019-08-20T22:07:55.880-07:00Sage Weavers HighlightsSage Weavers meetings continue throughout the summer months when the guild has a bit of a break in June, July and August. Vacations leave our meetings a bit sparse sometimes, but it is still fun to connect when and where we can.<br />
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In July and August we had members back from CNCH and MAFA. And, some had just been busy at their looms, so we had lots to talk about and lots of projects to enjoy. Because many of you did have vacation plans and weren't able to join us this summer, here are a few highlights.<br />
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Diane S. brought in a luxurious scarf woven with 60/2 silk in two different painted skeins. She said that the colors were of a very similar value, therefore worked well with each other. Diane's draft used a parallel threading with a nonrepeating treadling sequence. Sett is 60 epi, and beat at about 56 epi. The design is striking, the hand is wonderful and Diane showed off her trademark double weave selvedge. She thought you might want to try a double weave selvedge on your next piece? Here is a link. <a href="https://callybooker.co.uk/2017/10/comparing-selvedges/">https://callybooker.co.uk/2017/10/comparing-selvedges/</a> (Note that you will need four shafts dedicated to the selvedge treatment).<br />
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Rae brought in a couple of towels woven using three shafts (see our previous posts from our last year's 3 shaft study group). This towel was woven with the light side up - but Rae found that she like the side with the bright stripes better. What do you think? This towel was woven with 5/2 cotton and sett at 16 epi.<br />
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Sue M. had been to a Rosalie Neilsen class on Rep Weave. She wasn't pleased with her first attempts, so she put on another warp and wove this stunning table runner. She said it wasn't an easy weave because the warp was so dense that all the shafts tended to rise every time she tried to open a shed. Slow weaving - but a stunning piece. The warp was 3/2 cottons sett at 48 epi.<br />
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Lorene S. has been experimenting with thick and thin structure. She did a couple of infinity scarves, but brought in the ends of the warps to show us what she has been weaving. They both feature chenille as the thick thread in both warp and weft. The circle pattern was featured in Handwoven Nov/Dec 2016. This same magazine has a lot of information about thick and thin and Diversified Plain Weave which is the guild's structure study for this next year. Circles are rare in woven design and these are really special.<br />
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Anni B. needed to beef up her stash of baby blankets - just in case! She found Tom Knisely's article in the May/June 2019 issue of Handwoven and wove several blankets on the same warp. Anni says she rarely follows the pattern or directions without changing something, but this time she did. Both of the pieces shown here were woven on a straight draw threading. The amazing part of the undulating design is that the floats are tied down with a tabby pick between each pattern pick. The other design is a waffle weave and can be used as a nice thirsty towel for baby.<br />
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Kathy R. has been following along with weaving lessons from the <a href="https://janestaffordtextiles.com/online-guild/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Jane Stafford's Online Guild</span></a>. She was intrigued with a recent project that used linen in the warp and silk in the weft. Kathy used some 40/2 linen that had belonged to her grandmother who was also a weaver. The linen gives some body to the scarf, but the silk really changes the character of the piece. The scarf is very supple and its drape is amazing. In order to get the shear sections next to the firmly woven sections, you need to cram some threads closely in the reed and spread others out in a loose sett. The weaving is done pretty much in the same way by lightly beating several picks and then carefully beating wefts with greater force for the closely woven sections. A great technique that is well worth learning.<br />
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Kathy also belongs to the thick and thin study group. At a previous Sage Weavers' meeting we discussed the fact that Summer and Winter can be woven with thinner tabby picks and a heavier pattern weft. Kathy wove two textured silk scarves in Summer and Winter using this technique. Another way to get an undulating pattern without the floats!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is always great fun to look at the photos from the annual Learn to Weave program put on by Reno Fiber Guild . This year's program had four students; three learning how to weave on floor looms and one student learning to weave on her rigid heddle loom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: small;">Stay tuned for the next post which will show you everyone's sampler. There will be two more days of classes in August to cement what has been learned. The goal is for everyone to feel confident enough to do this again on their own. And, of course, they are always welcome to more mentor help if they run into problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: small;">Thanks to Karen and Suzanne who took these great photos.</span></div>
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