by Kathleen | Nov 18, 2016 | weaving
We’ve been hard at work sourcing some of the most beautiful materials and making them available to handweavers. As far as we know, this fibre has never been widely available to handweavers, so it’s with great pride that we would like to introduce Suvin...
by Kathleen | Nov 17, 2016 | threads, weaving
Yarn measurement can be a bit of a grey area, with mystery numbers flying around and unidentifiable units. Let’s clear everything up here! There are many yarn count measurement systems but three common ones are: English cotton count (ne) is often used for cotton...
by Kathleen | Oct 2, 2016 | dyeing, threads
I’ve been working for a while on sourcing a small, curated selection of gorgeous yarns for the upcoming Saltwater Rose Studio Threads shop. This has led me on the most wonderful journey, into textile and fibre science, to working with mills in multiple...
by Kathleen | Sep 10, 2016 | community, dyeing
Thank you so much @indigojenny for the fantastic talk today at the London Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers! Indigo is so inspiring and exciting and you brought it to life in such a big way! It was also such an honour to see and touch these beautiful samples showing...
by Kathleen | Jun 14, 2016 | weaving
Finally getting a chance to write about the entry for the Great Competition of Weavers spring handwoven wrap competition sponsored by the Loom to Wrap facebook group that is the absolute heart and soul of the handwoven wrap community. The competition operates on a...
by Kathleen | Feb 22, 2016 | weaving
Used the new sectional beam and Warping Square to try out a short warp of scarves on the new sectional before the competition wrap gets under way! Using slightly heavier cotton than I usually use, and mercerised too, this was a short (2m) warp in a brilliant plum...
by Kathleen | Feb 13, 2016 | Britain
The meeting of the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers this weekend was fantastic. I finally got myself to a meeting for the sole reason of hearing a talk by Kate Poland, one of the ladies behind Grow a London Garment. I’ve followed this project...
by Kathleen | Jan 29, 2016 | weaving
I wiled away the weaving hours of 2016 finishing up the ‘Secret Garden’ warp from the autumn. The first wrap came off and I’m thrilled with it. It’s a modified Griswold crackle with point treadling, warp organic cotton. The first wrap has a...
by Kathleen | Dec 5, 2015 | weaving
The cream warp that I used on my loaner loom was lovely. 8/2 Venne organic cotton at 24epi in an undulating twill draft. The weft was also Venne but was a pale dusty blue – it reminds me of that grey Atlantic sky and water on an overcast day. Which is most days,...
by Kathleen | Dec 5, 2015 | weaving
I’m still awaiting the arrival of my big loom while it’s being built in the Netherlands. In the meantime, spectacular Handweavers Studio has lent me their floor model of the loom. I can’t say enough how helpful and supportive they’ve been in...
