MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

Mustard Brown Tablerunner Early American enthusiasts and Primitive decorating would love my mustard and brown table runner hand woven this month .Available in my Etsy shop . Click the highlighted name above. Thanks for looking Best and Be Well

I asked my son who lives on Orcas Island in WASHINGTON state to bring  me a Madrone branch last Christmas . I know that may seem strange to some of you but I had this idea in my mind  to take this beautiful branch and weave a section of in for a wall hanging.   Madrone branch with leaves and my weaving  I used some of my hand dyed wool  The hand dyed wool I used plants found in my neighborhood  Plants that I used were mainly Japanese Knotweed and  Goldenrod  I mix my yarns with iron to “ sadden” the color  The blue green is a commercial yarn  Leave a comment below I’d like to hear from you 

Such a wonderful story of a woman named Mary Meigs Atwater  She made it possible for weavers to understand weaving on a loom ,back strap look or inkle loom. Her gift was being able to write about weaving and record the weaving drafts so we could all enjoy the history and the beauty of patterns . This book published by Interweave Press  and compiled by Mary Jo Reiter was for me a treasure to get to know the person behind my most beloved books The Shuttle-Craft Book of American Hand -Weaving  and Byways in Hand -Weaving  Cover of book “Weaving a Life “ The Story of Mary Meigs Atwater  Being a self taught Weaver these books were used constantly while I practiced weaving  Now I would recommend them to folks starting out weaving and adding these to your library