Preparing for a New Tapestry
While I'm waiting for a couple dyepots to get hot enough, I thought it would be nice to post to my blog after all this time. July sure did fly by! We went down to Salt Lake City to visit Jess and Cory...
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Photos for Tapestry Cartoon
For some reason, these photos wouldn't upload when I posted last week. Maybe it was just too hot for anything to be working right. I thought I would try again and they loaded just fine. These are two...
View ArticleWarped the Loom
The tapestry loom is warped and ready to go! The Mirrix looms are easy to warp but when putting on any continuous warp, you just have to hope and pray the phone doesn't ring or some other interruption...
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Emerald Lake
On Saturday, we went on my annual birthday hike. This year we went to Emerald Lake which is a new trail for us. I've wanted to go here for a couple of years but we hadn't gotten around to it. This is a...
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My Way of Starting a Tapestry
I thought it would be fun to document how I worked through the development of this tapestry. I posted the original photos that I took in the spring at the Bozeman Creek Trail earlier and from them I...
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Montana Weavers Conference Exhibit
The MAWS conference was the same day as the big Quilting in the Country outdoor event and I did very well there as a vendor last year so the choice of which one to do was easy. It would have been fun...
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Farewell to Summer
The weather has turned cooler and there is snow in the mountains now. There has been rain which has helped put out the many wildfires around here so that was much needed. But it is obvious that summer...
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Embers
Embers is the most recent purse that I have been weaving and working on the last week. It isn't a very complex concept but just what I needed to get back into working again after being away on vacation...
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Weaving Frenzy
These last couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of weaving of all sorts. Last week I wove a large sampler for a saddle blanket that I might do for someone. I've never done this sort of weaving...
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One Finished, New One Started
Last Thursday I finished weaving this throw made from the organic wool. The first photo is before washing and you can see that the pattern is still loose and the fabric is stiff.This second photo is...
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Wintry Night Blanket
The past week, I've been working on a doublewoven blanket. I wish I had thought about documenting the whole process that I weave these but didn't have that idea until the warp was already on the loom....
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Constructing with Woven Bands Part 1
I've been constructing some of my bags the last few days and thought some of you might like to see how I do this. A lot of beginning weavers get an inkle loom, weave a couple bands on it and go on to a...
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Flying C Exhibit
Happy New Year! I'm hoping that we all have a happy, healthy and productive year. We had a wonderful Christmas season and now it is good to be getting back to weaving and new projects. It's hard to...
View ArticleNOT Hibernating!
I wish I could say I have been hibernating because for several years, I've thought that is really what the human body wants to do in the winter. At least sleep more, like all the time it is dark! But I...
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New Year...Start Up the Blog Again
One of my resolutions for this year was to post to my blog again. I now have a wonderful, super-powerful iMac and broadband so it should all work a lot better and quicker for me. This post is mostly...
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Small Format Tapestry
Every two years, ATA has been sponsoring a small format tapestry exhibit in conjunction with Convergence. This year it is at the TECO Plaza Art Gallery in Tampa, Florida, and called Woven Gems. It is...
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Forest Wallhanging
I've had this idea hanging around my brain for awhile and started on the sample last fall. It took me awhile to think about how to do it and there are still some things that I wish I could either...
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My Maneki Neko crochet pattern
Here is the pattern for a crocheted maneki neko. A couple years ago I saw a knitted fortune cat on Just Jussi's blog and made a few of them. Then I converted the pattern to crochet and have added my...
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Easy Baby Garter Stitch Tube Socks
The last year or so, I've been knitting or crocheting baby booties for charity. They go into newborn kits for moms who don't have anything for their new babies and the kit contains a few essentials....
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Everything on Website is 50% off!!!
Yep, that's right! Every purse, shawl, blanket, scarf and tapestry is 50% until the end of the year. And that includes shipping as well. There are some great gift ideas to be found. Everything is one...
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Easy Baby Crocheted Tube Socks
As promised, here is a crocheted baby tube sock. Actually 2 versions. Easy Baby Crocheted Tube SocksSoft worsted weight yarn-about an ounceSize I crochet hookCuff: Chain 9. Row 1: Sc in second ch from...
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New Low Whorl Spindle
After reading Abby Franquemont's book, Respect the Spindle, I really wanted to try a low whorl spindle. I hadn't really been in love with spindle spinning and high whorl spindles when I tried it a few...
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Crocheted Birds
This Western Tanager was the first of this group that I did. I dyed all the yarns to get the colors that I wanted for all the birds. My son-in-law wanted me to crochet a Western Tanager for him for...
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First Bird Pattern-Lazuli Bunting!
Lazuli Bunting, originally uploaded by mountainweaver.I am so excited to have this wonderful pattern finished and ready for sale. I've worked very hard on it and hope that everyone who makes it has...
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