Category Archives: weaving & handwoven
Saori Saltspring is hosting a virtual Saori Kai
My dear friend, Terri Bibby, of Saori Saltspring, is hosting a virtual Saori Kai: LINK Which is what? A Saori Kai is a gathering of Saori weavers so they can learn from one another and share their discoveries and see … Continue reading
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Whatcha working on these days? he asked
Last week, a friend asked me what I was working on these days. In response, I rattled off a list of projects and tasks that is the length of my arm. The next day, as I was leaving the dentist, … Continue reading
How to weave a heart motif on a pin board loom
Hearts are one of my most favorite design motifs ever. I decided that I should design a tiny little woven heart motif as a project for the ‘Stitch Red’ heart health campaign, and also work as an embellishment on a … Continue reading
A video showing the Woven Women Mermaids Song tapestry
I am working on a large series of woven and mixed fiber media pieces that I am calling: Woven Women. I am almost done a fairly large piece, called: Mermaid’s Song: PLEASE DO NOT PIN THESE IMAGES She’s large- 6 … Continue reading
Weaving a vest on my Structo loom
The other day, I had a big ‘aha’ moment. My husband is a jazz musician and composer and completely awesome bundle of wonderfulness, and I love weaving beeeeeuuuuutiful shirts for him to wear when he’s performing. (last year’s Jazz festival … Continue reading
How to use tambour crochet to embroider a chain stitch heart on a small loom
I’ve just made a new video tutorial showing how to use a nifty technique to embroider motifs onto small loom weavings. The technique is tambour crochet, and the motif is one of my most favorites, the heart… This is the … Continue reading
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Run free dear greyhound
I’ve gone silent on my blog, as the last couple of weeks have been extremely challenging. I went down with a nasty flu, and also had major design deadlines to meet. But – the hardest part of all, was that … Continue reading
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How to weave tiny fish on the Martha Stewart loom
I needed to make a long narrow piece to fill a gap in a woven piece that I am working on. I thought…. why weave a rectangle, when I could weave a whole string of little fishies! A few years … Continue reading
Woven Bunny free pattern
I designed a bunny for Lion Brand, using the Martha Stewart loom (which I love) and, the bunny pattern is now available, freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee on the Lion Brand website. Here’s the link: Bunny pattern Happy weaving! and happy bunny fun!
Peg loom tapestry Dreaming the Well
PLEASE DO NOT PIN THE IMAGES OF MY WOVEN WOMEN SERIES THANK YOU. I am working on a series of woven piece, called, ‘Woven Women’. Here is my most recent Woven Woman, ‘Dreaming the Well’. I wove her on a … Continue reading
