Newcomb Studio Art Rug looms shipped with a sectional warp beam that will hold at least 100, if not 200, yards of 8/4 carpet warp. Given …
Mental Processes (153)
Where did my ergo cutter go?
My routine is to do an hour of prep work in my studio, slicing incoming fabric, assembling colors for a new rug, sewing up bottom and sleeve …
Newly sharpened shears
Say THAT three times quickly! Newly sharpened shears newly sharpened shears newly sharpened shears! Oh, the joy of finding a new …
Crafts Made from Recycled Materials
If you're looking for ideas for crafts to make from recycled materials, get this book: 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, by Garth Johnson. It …
Late March in Moncure WIP1: Color Sort
When I was finishing the first iteration of the Sunrise colorway, I thought it would be fun to weave a rug in the colors of spring. Around …
Computers and weaving
It didn't take long at all to convince me that I didn't like warping a loom. It took at least four class sessions to get my first warp on …
Warping continues
Reed and heddles fully threaded; warp (a mix of pink and taupe) wound onto the sectional beam at the rear of the loom. This warp is only …
Loom needed
Darn. I was pretty absolutely certain I didn't like warp-faced rugs. I undertook to weave on in my first handweaving class, taught by Jean …
Knitting Returns
December 26, 2003 FridayI am knitting again. It feels like I never stopped; my hands don't miss a stitch. How could I have not been doing …
Scheduling Art
First schedule break since the idea of doing a book first showed up in January--book, taxes, then Sanford Pottery Festival. Showing …