Happy New Year!

Christmas has come and gone. Turkeys have been devoured. Gifts opened. Naps taken. Overall, a grand success!




I want to take this opportunity to thank all my customers, near and far, for their support during this holiday season. 2012 is going to be a big year in the studio as I celebrate 10 years of *unbeweaveable. Scarves are being designed and planned, new ornaments for 2012 are in the works and inventory will be available all year at Botinicals on Queen Street in Fredericton - as well as at craft shows!

Stay tuned as 2012 becomes the year of *unbeweaveable!!

A looming of owls

Owls seem to be all the rage this year as a folk art decoration. I had some remnants of handmade wool fabric laying about, so I jumped on the band wagon and started making felted wool owls. The fabric is felted in the washer and dryer, then cut into the shapes of owl heads. I needle felt the eyes on and put on the finishing touches of creative faces. They are super fun to make and I've used up all my remnants. Not too shabby. Limited edition 2011 owls - a looming of them, no less.

Oh the scarves!

silver fine wool warp with black cotton weft

I'm really here. Really!

I've been so busy prepping inventory for holiday craft sales that I've been negligent on updates to the blog. My apology comes in the form of photos of my latest work. This is only a sample - there is lots more. I'll post more photos soon.

The wool I use is from Briggs & Little. Their woolen mill is only 10 minutes from my house! What a great opportunity for a weaver :)

Enjoy!

silver fine wool warp with mixed wool/mohair/bouclee yarn weft

wool scarf - black warp with turquoise weft

wool scarf - black wool with royal blue weft

wool scarf - brown/blue warp mix with plum weft

wool scarf - brown/blue warp mix with cream weft

cotton warp beige/olive with synthetic/wool mix weft

wool scarf - cream warp with mulberry weft

wool scarf - cream weft with blue heather weft

wool scarf - mixed wool stripes warp (plum/lavender/grey/blue) with grey heather warp

2011 scarves continued ...

fine wool (variegated) warp and pale green cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

The chenille scarf collection was a long time coming. I bought the warp yarn when we were in
China (2003-04) and it has stayed in my cupboard all that time waiting for the right project. The time finally came this fall. I warped the variegated wool (very fine) and used my stash of cotton chenille as the weft. The result? A velvet touch. Lovely drape. Light weight scarf. If only I had more of the China yarn, I'd make these again and again. Now I'm on the hunt for a similar quality wool to do this with in the future...the search continues.

fine wool (variegated) warp and pale pink cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and soft grey cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and light brown cotton chenille weft
summer shades (beige/light brown/cream/blue)

fine wool (variegated) warp and vanilla cotton chenille weft
summer shades (beige/light brown/cream/blue)

fine wool (variegated) warp and weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and cranberry cotton chenille weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and olive green cotton chenille weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and camel cotton chenille weft

autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

Proof

Some proof that I've been a busy little bee in the studio this past month....Only a sample. Lots more to come!

variegated wool warp with cranberry cotton chenille

very yummy to touch. feels like velvet!

variegated wool warp with olive cotton chenille
very yummy to touch. feels like velvet!

Briggs & Little wool scarf
rosepath design - slightly felted. very nice for cold days!

Briggs & Little wool scarf
rosepath design - slightly felted. very nice for cold days!

oh where oh where have u gone?

I'm back in the studio...after 2 years of baby raising. Darling son is now old enough to come in with me and keep busy playing in the all the yarn - and in the loom.

Christmas sales are fast approaching. It's the last week of September and the first sale is November 5. This year I'm trying something new...scarves. I've made them before, so they're not new, new. But I've never focused so much time and energy into making them for a sales. My second decision was to limit myself to my yarn stash. So far so good. I'm on warp #4 and have one more ready to go after this one. Then I'll make some more warps and get working again.

I'm hoping to take photos later - it's a beautiful sunny September day.

Keep posted for those updates...in the very, very near future!!

Well, hello there!

my little helper

I have been away from this blog for far too long. It all comes down to not being in the studio. But now I'm back in. I finished my teaching degree this year and am now a supply teacher. To fill my time between supply calls, I'm weaving. The best part? My little guy likes to come in the studio with me to play at the "woom" (aka loom). He's a great helper.

September featured a piece of mine in an alumnae show at UNB, ars de centum.

So, I'm making scarves. Oodles and oodles of velvety scarves. I'm not usually a scarf weaver, but I am prepping for Christmas sales, and they are a good item to have on my table. They make a great, practical, fashionable gift.

Stay tuned to see what's new!