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Studio Shots, Part Trois
I'm on a roll now. Third blog posting in as many weeks. I hope the momentum continues. I spent part of the evening moving heddles around on my floor loom in preparation for threading that towel warp...
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Turned Taquete Tea Towels
Like the alliteration? This blog is practically going to write itself. And the tea towels? They're practically weaving themselves. Really, this Turned Taquete technique is a real blast. [For the...
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Turned Taquete Tea Towels - Terrific!
The final results are in. The Turned Taquete Tea Towels are finally done, off the loom, washed, hemmed, and ready for their close-up. Wow! If I do say so myself. The color combinations are fabulous,...
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Going Around in Circles
And, here we go with the new year. I don't have resolutions per se, just a list of modest goals. I have some time off between semesters and I am home for two more weeks, so theoretically, I should get...
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Shameless Plug
I've been weaving a lot of circles (see my previous post) and using a lot of colors of rayon chenille in small quantities. And it occurred to me, this isn't a problem, for me, because I dye my yarn. I...
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Zadie's Blanket
This is a blanket for granddaughter Zadie, who is due in June. It's still in the warping process, of course, but it will be done in time for her arrival I'm quite sure. I used the same yarn as for her...
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I Meant To Do That
I'm juggling lots of projects, and actually managing to finish some now and then. I have three more days of work left before I get a summer break. I'm ecstatic. But that just means a lot more projects...
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A Blast from the Past
I wove this rug in 1988, right after I graduated with my Master's Degree in Craft Design from Iowa State University. I did an in-depth study of block weaves and computer-aided design. At that time...
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And I'm Published Again
I'm pleased to announce that I have a weaving project published in the May/June 2013 issue of Handwoven magazine which is just out on on newstands as we speak. It's such a rush seeing your work in a...
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Spots (Dots!) Before My Eyes
It's been a long time, I know. Summer is like that. And, we've had a particularly eventful summer in these parts. Some weaving did get done, as well as some spinning (yay!) and some knitting. The...
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The Scientific Method: 8 Shaft Turned Taquete
Hypothesis: In weaving it is generally the case that 8 harnesses will yield a more complex cloth than 4 harnesses.Experiment: Weave some Turned Taquete tea towels using an 8 harnesses...
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Secrets of Chenille Revealed!
Rayon chenille and I go way back. Â All the way to the mid-90's. I wove rayon chenille scarfs for sale at a crafts gallery here in Iowa until last year when I finally decided that, even though they were...
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Okay, I Think I've Got It
When I started thinking about Turned Taquete on 8 harnesses last summer I came up with a simple profile draft in a positive/negative window pane design. My weaving software has a block subsitution...
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Turned Taquete, the Saga Continues
So I've been moving quite slowly in the weaving department. A lot of life changes are happening Chez Iowaweaver. The husband retired at the end of 2013. My own retirement looms (ha! a pun!) at the end...
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Details, Details...
Last week, after I wrote about my latest batch of Turned Taquete dish towels, some interested parties asked for more details about the draft and color placement. So, I went back and looked at the draft...
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Downsizing Again
Three years ago I decided that the Structo table loom, which was gathering dust and hadn't been woven on in eons, should go to a new home. I blogged about it here. Now I am about to list my other...
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So, Am I Retired Yet?
May 14th of this year I worked my last day as the Visual Resources Curator in the College of Design at Iowa State University. I had been on a phased retirement schedule for four years. I arranged my...
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Straight Draw
So I had some bits of 6 ply rayon: a cone in gold, about 4 balls of handpaints in various colorways, and some other colors, the origins of which are lost in the mists of time. But all this was just...
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Stash Buster Gold
Here's a stash buster rayon chenille scarf hot off the loom that has me totally in awe. I wanted to try the interleaved, echo threading technique that has everyone buzzing. I wanted to use that...
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Turned Taquete Twill Variation [or] The Weave That Keeps On Giving
I hope everyone had a good holiday and isn't too tuckered out after all the festivities. On my to-do list for January: a blog post about my latest batch of Turned Taquete dish towels.I decided on...
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