Tag: weaving
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WEAVING DISH CLOTHS
I recently began weaving dish towels and dish cloths and I must say the are very enjoyable to weave. Here are 3 of my most recent dish cloths in ivory, gray, blue and green combinations. I used 2 different weights of cotton on these dish cloths this time to see what would happen. On the…
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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY SEASON!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season filled with love, joy and happiness. May your New Years be healthy and filled with lots of new adventures and great moments. Thank you all for following my blog and for supporting my small business. Looking forward to a new year with new crochet patterns and new…
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WEAVING SOME CHRISTMAS DISH CLOTHS
I love making things and Christmas time especially with the traditional colours of Christmas in green and red. This year I wanted to try my hand at weaving some Christmas Dish Cloths to add a touch of Christmas cheer to the kitchen. I wanted to add some stripes of red and deep green to go…
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Friendship Factor Project – Clasped weaving.
Friendship Factor scarf project continues with the “Peaks and Valleys” hand woven scarf by Anu Bhatia recently posted in the Little Looms Spring edition from Handwoven Magazine www.handwovenmagazine.com. The design is inspired by the Colorado foothills which was very interesting since Lisa lives in Colorado which made the choice to make this scarf next a…
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NEW YARN! Sock Weight, DK Weight and Mini Skeins
YARN! New colours and yarn now available on my Etsy store SAVE 10% for a limited time. Various weights of yarn perfect for your knitting, crochet, weaving and other craft projects. New colours coming soon! SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock Yarn: Includes the Tough Love Sock yarn from SweetGeorgia Yarns (fingerling weight) that is hand…
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Friendship Factor Scarf – Expressive Weaving
Friendship is a wonderful adventure full of interesting and unique moments that are treasured for a lifetime. The Friendship Factor adventure is continuing with a great friend of mine Lisa (pen and hook). Lisa is the one who inspired me to try weaving and I have to say I am so very thankful. I had…
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SAVE 10% – PARTY OF FIVE mini skeins yarn in stock!
Available on my Etsy store: www.valeriebaberdesigns.etsy.com BACK IN STOCK! Party of Five mini skeins yarn by Sweetgeorgia yarns in soft merino wool mini skein set of gradient colours and neutrals. Each Party of Five mini skein is a 3 ply sock yarn weight merino wool with a touch of nylon for durability. Each Tough Love Sock…
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Friendship Factor Adventure #3 – Terrific Tartan Scarf
The friendship factor adventure continues with a terrific Golden Plum Tartan scarf by Paula Veleta shown below. This beautiful scarf design is perfect for any wardrobe and a wonderful pattern to weave. Lisa and I spent some time discussing what we wanted to try next and we both felt weaving plaid or tartan was the…
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Friendship Factor Scarf – Twisting the Night Away!
The Friendship Factor Scarf #2 – “Twisting the Night Away” is a continuing journey of weaving across the miles with a wonderful friend of mine, Lisa. We enjoyed weaving together so much (though we both live in different Countries) we decided to continue the Friendship Factor adventure. You can view the first Friendship Factor scarf…
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Playing with plaid – weaving a scarf for my husband
Playing with Plaid while I was weaving a scarf for my husband. A personal request from my husband who wanted a scarf in his favourite colour from Sweetgeorgia Yarns Chili Chocolate (this colour is no longer available but there is a similar one). I decided to do a plaid version as if feel it is…
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