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Okay, who can tell which of these table napkins was woven using a mechanical dobby, and which the electronic dobby? (Hint: I can't, and I wove them both.) These have a section of huck lace in the center of them, with plain weave in the striped borders. In the middle of a run of napkins, the CompuDobby I ordered arrived from AVL Looms...  read more: http://fiberartisan.blogspot.com/2017/07/loom-upgrade.html

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See my work and lots more at the annual Studio Arts Festival hosted by the Irvine Fine Arts Center in Heritage Park. I'm participating as a member of South Coast Weavers and Spinners Guild. Date: Saturday, June 3, 2017 Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: 14321 Yale Ave., Irvine (in Heritage Park) Admission and parking: Free

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After reading my scarf project article in Mar/Apr 2016 Handwoven magazine, rigid-heddle weaver Amanda Cluxton figured out how to do sprang on weaving on a rigid-heddle loom.

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A beautiful day at the Huntington yielded blah dye results. But on returning home, a gift was waiting from from Schacht Spindle Company. read more: http://fiberartisan.blogspot.com/…/dye-day-blah-results-and…

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My scarf with Danish medallions on the cover! https://www.interweave.com/store/handwoven-may-june-2017-digital-edition

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I had a wonderful time teaching at CNCH! Here are a few photos from my class on layering sprang on ...

read more: http://fiberartisan.blogspot.com/2017/05/retreat-report.html

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After finding that gem called "shadow huck", I thought I was done - successfully - with trying to find a way to like shadow weave.  Moving on, I started weaving some samples from Peter Collingwood's The Techniques of Rug Weaving, starting with the 2/2 straight draw twill and all its color-and-weave combinations.  But then I started "reading ahead" and what did I find but shadow weave! 

read more at http://fiberartisan.blogspot.com/2017/04/shadow-weave-new-love.html

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I've never been a huge fan of shadow weave; all those little lines going every which way bother my eyes.  But recently I put a sample warp on the "big loom" and made a pegging error in the dobby chain, introducing a huck spot into the weave that made some interesting warp and weft deflections.  Hmm, this could have ...

read more at http://fiberartisan.blogspot.com/2017/04/shadow-weave-acquired-taste.html

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It's always fun to try out new techniques.  A little rug sample got a treatment of Damascus edge plus these cool little triangular knotted bits that taper the warp down in a protected way to be braided.  I tried these both out with the help of our old friend Peter Collingwood.  Open book is The Techniques of Rug Weaving, and on the tablet is his Rug Weaving Techniques: Beyond the Basics.

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Among a bunch of samples I did last month was this fringe-y thing.  It would be cute as a scarf, don't you think?

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There are still spaces available in the workshop I will be leading at CNCH.  In a 2-1/2 day hands-on class, learn how to incorporate this unique patterning into your weaving.  This retreat-like conference is in the beautiful grounds of Asilomar, on the coast at Monterey Bay in California.  Come join us May 4-7, 2017. For more information and to register, visit http://www.cnch.org/conferences/cnch2017/

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My latest lacy leno scarves off the loom!  See these scarves and other fiber art by me and other Designing Weavers this coming weekend at Art for the Home, Body, and Soul at the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club, 550 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre CA.  Saturday Nov.19th & Sunday Nov. 20th, 2016 * 10am-4pm each day.

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Sixteen-shaft pinwheel throw, wool and wool blends, woven on my 60" loom. More fiber fun is coming up this Sunday, at the Weaving and Fiber Festival in Torrance.  The Southern California Handweavers' Guild presents this event annually, with fiber vendors, demonstrations, a finished handmade goods boutique, used weaving equipment and books, fabulous door prizes, a fashion show (2 pm) and more.  Join us Sunday Nov 6, 10 to 4 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center.

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Scarf in leno weave, 100% cotton.  This weekend! See my work at the Irvine Arts Center Holiday Faire.  Friday & Saturday Nov 4-5, 14321 Yale Ave., Irvine, CA. * irvinefinearts.org * My work will be in the South Coast Weavers and Spinners Guild booth in the Fine Arts Center.

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Happy pumpkin season!  Danish medallion worked on a crammed-and-spaced warp.

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Finally got my shuttle wall put back up, having moved the studio nearly a year ago now.  Well, half of it is up anyway.  This is one of those overcoming-inertia things.  Hopefully the other half won't be too long to follow.  It feels pretty good to have the shuttles have a home.

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I haven't posted in a while; been in a slump during August.  All my focus and anticipation seemed to be directed at the trip to Convergence in Milwaukee (I had a great time!), and I guess it kind of sapped my energy once it was over.  Now that the sun is dropping in the sky and the evening light is coming sooner and sooner, I'm a little sad that the summer has flown by.  I always have such high hopes for productivity for the summer.  I did have fun going through sample after sample adapted from Recueil d'Armures Fantaisies by J. Moiret.  Here's a scan of one of the more intricate weaves.