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A Weaving Experience!

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 I am offering a weaving experience in my studio for four days . I will let you use my floor loom already set up to weave!  Two hours each morning weaving then you can explore the Maine coast.Weaving is relaxing and fun to do!You will learn basics and weave twill ,reversing twill and plain weave.when finished you can take home two hand towels. If you need a place to stay I have my two bedrooms set up on Airbnb.Have a look on my website www.mainrvillageweaver.com Maine Village Weaver

Merry Christmas homespun bedroom decor

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Bedspreads all cotton blankets made by  Maine Village Weaver Simple pleasures  Merry Christmas !  

Hand woven check blue oatmeal towels table cloth or runners

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Close up of the hand woven fabric one inch check  Random shades of brown tan yarns  I wove this check to be one inch size using all cotton yarn  Machine wash gently in cool to warm water  Dry in a dryer on low setting dry thoroughly You can purchase on my web site  www.mainevillageweaver.com Or contact me for commissioned size Phyllisleck@gmail.com

Scarf for pilots enthusiasts Hangar207

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  “Check your Attitude” Scarf hand woven with American merino wool Scarf available from www.hangar207.com Click here to go to website Scarf available from link The inspiration for this hand woven double weave wool scarf is the instrument panel on small planes  Go to the link above to learn more about vintage airport hangers and small planes  Supporting local artists and producers  Also videos on Instagram hangar_207  Awesome !  

Winter and my weaving studio

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 The snow and cold weather are here! Below zero ! Weaving as a lifestyle keeps your thoughts on bright colors and new projects that transcend the dreary colorless out of doors . January February are hard months here in Maine that make you appreciate the summers . At my window I have hand woven curtains that are cotton and wool . The wool is a singles from Harrisville Designs . I hand dyed it with Knotweed during the summer . It is a lovely soft gray color and I lately beat it on the loom so to give a Lacey effect . Leave a comment of what you think of my curtains . Knot weed is my main ingredient in treating Lyme disease with a tincture. http://www.mainevillageweaver.com/ http://www.mainevillageweaver.com/decor.php

Weaving is a lifestyle

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Your life is important and what you put around you and in your body matters a great deal. Todays fibers of polyester ,Dacron, nylon were all developed after the Second World War . Scientist developed these to improve our lives and make for better defenses. “Nylon won the war” was a slogan from back then . Parachutes ,nylon stockings, newer fabrics.  My argument is still , these have helped mankind but let us not throw out the old technology, mainly natural fibers. We still sweat and shiver from the cold so you can not replace the wool and silk that mankind so cleverly has used for centuries. So weaving as a lifestyle ,yes, bring these natural fibers into your home again and rediscover a better home without the chemicals, formaldehyde and polyesters that small little fibers are washed into our oceans Tyou can find natural fibers at my website www.mainevillageweaver.com  Linen and cotton woven together in what used to be called  “Fustian” “ Cotton check bedspread woven in two panels  Han