Colours of Spring and Summer and lots of Log Cabin

 Plain weave placemats by Fran Gurwitz - 4/8 cotton for the warp and Maysville rug filler for the weft.

The end of the teaching season nears and this coming Monday will be the last class until regular weaving classes resume in the Fall. I've been busy with organizing other special weaving workshops for the Toronto Weaving School. There will be a Kasuri/Ikat weaving workshop June 11-15 and July 9-13. If you think you're interested in participating let me know. It will be awesome! I am so looking forward to it. What is neat about kasuri is that it is only plain weave and its what you do with dyeing by wrapping and tyeing that creates the patterning in the fabric. The workshop is $250 or $300 with lunch served. The Toronto District School Board will not let us host the workshop in our weaving class, so Burr House  in Richmond Hill, has offered to host us. Their information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/burrhousefiberarts/home . It's really a lovely place and weavers and spinners guild. They have a tea room open weekends as well as a gallery and boutique. It's a lovely way to spend an afternoon. They are always looking for new members and membership is nominal.

 Swedish Lace pattern from the Handweavers Pattern Book by Amy Stein. This was made to be a curtain to hang on her dining room door.

Weaving classes for the Fall resume Monday September 17 and Wednesday September 19. If you haven't pre-registered with me, I'll send out a reminder to register. The Toronto District School Board will commence taking fall registrations August 13 2012. There is a small increase in fees. Regular General Interest will be $234 for 11 weeks, and $140 for seniors. Now , ALL SENIOR RATES WILL BE THE SAME, regardless of the time slot you sign up for. People complained about that and the TDSB listened! Good going.

 Log cabin scarf done on the knitters loom by Cheryl Yetman.

Log Cabin has been quite popular of late and many people have undertaken projects using it,  of which many are featured in this post. Cheryl, featured here, also discovered this great adaptation of log cabin for serviettes....and this adaptation would be good for scarves too. Here is the link to it

http://www.weavezine.com/summer2008/wz_su08_EricadeRuiter.php.

 Carol Adams, a former weaving student, wove this tabby and twill silk fabric to make a needle case.

You have all been sending many pictures of projects you've done or other weaving related articles and photos. I've fallen behind in posting everything and keeping on top of it but don't let that discourage you from sending them to me. They will eventually end up here. There are periods when not much is emerging.  I'll continue to send out these pictures as the summer progresses to keep you inspired and hopefully eager to rejoin us come the Fall. For instance, Lynne Wilson Orr recently returned from Peru and I'm looking forward to sharing her weaving pictures with you.

 Laura Dymock also a former weaving student, designed and wove this handsome  cotton  scarf in twill.

 Log cabin scarf in peach and blue woven by Sandra Dunn for her mother's birthday gift.

This picture does not do justice to how beautiful these log cabin rubs are. The warp was beige and white in 4/8 cotton and the weft was an 8/8 cotton in lavender. They were very subtle and attractive.