Blossoming weaving students

It always gives me immense joy to watch my weaving students and participants flourish and blossom in the their weaving skill and creativity. This weaving session was no disappointment in that way and their blossoming continues to keep the flame of my own enthusiasm for weaving burning. The more I learn about weaving, the more I see how much there is to learn, so the teaching the weaving always keeps me immensely challenged. However, as most of us would agree, it isn't enough to only learn about weaving, and the lessons are only absorbed when we are actually doing the weaving, and talking to each other about it.

Maureen Krinicic - 2/8 cotton tea towels. Pattern taken from Handwoven magazine.






The next 3 scarves were also woven by Maureen. Like many of us, Maureen fell in love with the 12" Ashford Knitters Loom. It's just too cute and folds up and carries easily and lightly. It even fits underneath an airplaine seat as carry on luggage! It comes with a 7.5 epi rigid heddle. You can get different sized rigid heddles: 5, 10 and 12. The 12" knitters loom is $233 plus tax and $267 if you want it to come with a carry bag that we all agree is very elegant. We like it because it allows us to be more spontaneous and creative with the fibres as opposed to the amount of time, planning, and forethought required to weave more complex projects. It's defintely 'mindless' weaving, the kind you can easily do while being constantly distracted by people, or while watching TV. You can order one through me (Line Dufour) at tapestryline@sympatico.ca. The knitters loom also comes in a 20" width.















more scarves done on the 12" Ashford Knitters loom by Maureen.














Gail Sheldon has been very inspired in the last several months. She wove this tryptich in record time. I like the irregular lengths of the tapestries. I also like that Gail creates her own original designs. She is always very clear about her own creative intentions and vision.

Presently she is working on a flower series, starting with the tulip below. Again one of her own designs. She has used paternayan yarn for all of these tapestries. The tulip piece measures approximately 10" x 12".