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screensave 8_19 for Claudia

msthimble — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:44:35 +0000

Weavolution comments screensave for Claudia

msthimble — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:18:10 +0000

Weavolution screen save for Claudia

msthimble — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:27:41 +0000

Hand woven Stars & Stripes collar

msthimble — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:26:47 +0000

this is Fog’s new Handwoven Stars & Stripes collar, 53 EPT woven on my inkle loom 2/10 cotton

Fog photo

msthimble — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:10:51 +0000

Sewing machine threading for Kerstin

msthimble — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:04:18 +0000

Begin with regular threading

grasp thread between hook and takeup lever

wrap the thread behind the hook, from right to left

finished threading for automatic ease stitch

Mrs. Deeda Blair wears Ralph Rucci

msthimble — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:08:05 +0000

msthimble — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:08:53 +0000

Grosgrain ribbon bag for Robin

msthimble — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:02:18 +0000

I made this ivory & black grosgrain ribbon bag for Robin- I copied one that she had that needed replacing. It’s plain weave 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon, 2 black weavers, one ivory weaver, cut on semi-bias. I learned a neat trick for trimming the tassel evenly- wrap the tassel in paper, cut thru the paper and tassel to get a clean, even cut. The bag is lined in black taffeta. It is 6 1/4″ square. It’s on its way to her now.

XO Gail & Fog

Undulating Twill

msthimble — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:51:39 +0000

I saw this undulating twill in a Cole Haan ad- it’s done in leather and makes a beautiful bag. The 2×2 twill is very simple, there is no magic to the weave, it’s the variety of widths of warp and weft that cause the undulation.

I’d like to replicate this weave in satin ribbon, or in cassette & video tape for my friend Patricia, who is a Film Studies professor.

The cassette/video tape is pretty fragile, though, so I don’t know if it would survive the wear as a garment. I make have to make a scarf instead. When I stitched thru the tape, the needle holes created a perforation that made the tape tear. I have backed the sample with iron-on fusible tricot to combat that problem. I’m also not certain that the cassette/videotape would not disintegrate in the dry cleaning process. The fusible tricot may also delaminate from the tape. I have an adventerous friend on the Yahoo Weaving Group who is a dry cleaner, she has offered to process my sample as an experiment. I’m sending it off to her tonight- so we will see what happens.

XO Gail & Fog