Quick catch up

I'm so far behind here I thought I'd just do a quick catch up.

A machine knit and felted merino scarf with wonderful organic loops.

Another cotton warp for tea towels.

Didn't empty so many cones this time but every bit helps.

A batch of blankets reflecting the kauri tree.

This is Tuahu Kauri tree, reached by a short drive from home.

It is 12.8m to the first limb and has a diameter of 2.7m measured at a height of 1.5m.

Magnificent trees with a light golden wood.

Available from Pauanesia shop.

Desert Road t'towels

An exercise in using up cotton thread and exploring weave patterns.

Look at all the empty cones!

A mishap caused by not checking all threads.  See how the green is puckering; its not actually cotton.  When I did the burn test on a thread it went phewt and a ball of plastic was left on the bench.  Lovely if using a tea towel near a gas stove!

I wound some new warp in a darker green cotton, tied it to the old threads and pulled them through the reed and heddles and weighted them at the back of the loom.

The warp is a 5 end extended advancing twill and most wefts were woven with two shuttles.

I played in my software, turning half the tie up or turning half the treadling or cycling half the treadling or a combination thereof.

Some blended the stripes, some lines not so easy to follow.  The camera had trouble focusing.

This one below looks a bit like argyle and I like the border.

Hapara - Dawn Blankets

Three beautiful blankets which went to Pauanesia shop.