Part One: Process

The first scarf I ever made was woven on a board with nails.

Not knowing how to "weave" or what yarns to use,

I made it up..

Shortly after that I started looking for sources of yarn that were 

inexpensive.  Not knowing what proper weaving yarns were, I started 

taking apart sweaters.

Creating with what I could find was addicting.

I am now a curator of discarded fibers: sweaters, cones, and odd balls of yarn.

It has been four years and weaving with found

materials makes me happier than ever.

This discarded linen blend sweater was unraveled to be made into 

a new scarf.

The yarn will be paired with hand dyed indigo and with a 

cone of discarded yarn at the guild Trash-to-Treasrue swap.

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Stay tuned..

Rosepath

'Reclaimed Rosepath'

25"x 25"

All reclaimed materials: three sweaters, Salvation Army cone, 

and miscellaneous thrifted ball yarns.

Mounted on found beaver-chewed driftwood.

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Yarn Along..

re • claim: To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation of habitiation.

This warp.

Currently on the Saori Loom -

Reclaimed, thrifted, recycled sweater, and hand spun yarns.
A complete conglomeration of deliciousness.

The use of salvaged materials frees me.

This cast aside yarn is getting a new life.

There are no expectations.

A little bit of this..a little bit of that..

No fears or hesitation.

Which leads me to Craig's List.

Gosh I love Craig's List...

So I stumbled on this little beauty this past week.

A barely used Schacht tapestry loom (with stand).

YES!

This is the first weaving I made on her.  It is ready to come off the loom, but

there is still warp to be advanced so I am weaving another before I take this one off.

Weaving tapestry is incredibly fun!

This was woven with all reclaimed fibers...Sweater bits, yard sale finds,

and estate sale yarn.  

Reading:

Completely lost in the beauty and history of the Bauhaus weavers..

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Joining Ginny

Snow..

 All the snow recently had me thinking about one of my 

favorite books as a kid..

 

Do you ever do that?

Read the books that hang in sweet memories

of childhood?

The original 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'

..'Wacky Wednesday'..

SNOW!

I've been dreaming about this little Japanese

out-of-print book that I came across on Pinterest

quite a while ago.

Lisa from 'This and That from Japan' was able

to track down a copy!

..gasp..

(Lisa is totally amazing and I can't recommend her shop enough)

Weaving with reclaimed fabric.

Many of you know how much I love sourcing

reclaimed materials.

Thrift shops, estate sales, random things

given to me from folks who know I love yarn.

Even though there are at least three proper looms in the house,

I still love to just "weave with what I have".

Cardboard from a shoe box,

reclaimed sweater yarn,

take-out fork,

and a

plastic darning needle from thrifting...

=

a fun little mug rug!

..or..

a custom patch to decorate a plain bag.

So if you are suffering from a bit of the greys or cabin fever,

maybe you'll want to try digging out these..

~ a cheerful read that will make you smile.

~ some odds and ends in your stash and craft happy.

..instead of digging snow..

: )

...

Creative reuse..

The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use.  It is not recycling, it's reuse.
~ Issey Miyake

Once upon a time there was a sweater.

Soft.

Labeled made in Nepal.

Sitting by its sad self at the thrift store.

Of course I couldn't leave it there.

It came home to join pieces of:

~ other reclaimed fiber

~ thrifted yarn

~ donated yarn

~ a tiny bit of hand spun

(with bits of an Oscar de la Renta scarf spun in)

~ recycled sari silk fabric

..to make this..

Handwoven Saori style wrap 

created on my little cricket rigid heddle loom.

New.  Wearable. Use.

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