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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Weave big..

So there is this space above our bed...

A few weeks ago I was hit with the thought of making a tapestry for that space.

The thought wouldn't go away...

....so...

I decided to 'go big'

Heres the thing about big..

It can be daunting.

I like small.

Miniature even!

Nothing felt 'right'.

Its been a few days now and 'big' and I are getting a bit more friendly.

Slowly chipping away.

Adding.

Subtracting.

More subtracting.

Finding peace in life through the process.

My weaving partner...

She finally took a break from DIVING in the fringe (ugh)!

All the  yarn is reclaimed: estate sales, thrifting, found, from sweaters.

I love that.

A bit of hand spun from Craigslist fiber.

Stash busting.

This piece is going to take some time, but it is going to be

totally worth it!

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Yarn Along..

Knitting: 

Janina Kallio's beautiful shawl 'Wildheart' with a skein of

madder dyed luxe yarn .

Dyeing:

Lots of dyeing.. This is 'Gertrude'.  Inspired by my favorite

unfinished painting by Gertrude Half.

Weaving:

Finally got around to framing the tapestry woven at

the lovely Natalie Miller's weaving class last summer.

Reading:

Okay..this book is a goodie.

Loving 'The Creative Habit' by Twyla Tharp.

It has got my wheels spinning.

Happy Yarnie Wednesday!

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Joining Ginny

Road trip..

The minute I saw Natalie Miller's amazing weaving I fell in love.

Then I read she was coming to the USA from her native Australia 

to teach weaving and macrame workshops.

What?!

...to Columbus, Ohio..

?!?

ROADTRIP!!

She was hosted by the most lovely April Rhodes

Natalie hand dyes all her wool for weaving.

 The palette I chose, plus a little raffia.

We had an amazing day weaving and learning.  Natalie has the 

sweetest most creative spirit.

Thank you Natalie ~

It was a class of a lifetime and we loved every minute of it.

Weave-on..

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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