MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

  https://mainevillageweaver.etsy.com/listing/1841934977 Red green black twill woven placemats 14 x 21  Generous sized to fit large dinner plate  Glasses and silverware  Machine washable Tumble dry  Cotton and cotton poly yarns used   Click on link to go to Etsy shop to purchase  Red placemats

Here I show a a hand woven bag holding fresh flowers this September . Woven just like a rag rug ! Pretty and each one is unique  I’ll be putting Sunflowers in them soon !  Great for cut flowers  Also could hold a bottle of wine to give as a gift !    

Teal blue off white navy and white beige hand cut cotton fabrics  On a natural white warp  24 x 36  2 feet by 3 feet $120 plus sh  Close up of a section of the rag rug  More of the rag rug  It is called a rag rug here in New England  What it refers to in this scatter rug  Is that there are strips of cloth cut and placed inside a warp or in between the cotton threads while under tension on a loom My particular loom is a floor loom 60 inches wide  I can create different width in size rugs and go for how ever long. the rug needs to be I created this rug 2 feet wide and went 40 inches long  When I cut the rug off the loom it shrunk like a rubber band being released from under tension  So I lost 4 inches as the material and yarn shrunk up immediately  I added at the ends a woven hem keeping all the fabric strips in place . As I sit at the loom I pick out the colors as I go  If you like this rug I have put it up as a listing on ...

 How many weavers record their work ? I have notebooks of past projects with notes so to help me in my future projects . I also repeat my fabric designs and as I get older I don’t always remember the epi or ends per inch . Also the color ways or dye recipes . Here is my notebook closet . I started out  with journals but I grew as I like to keep a piece of the fabric also recorded. Drop me a line or photo of your records! Weaving is a way of life calming, regenerative, meditative, creative, problem solving, what other words help you explain what weaving does for you ?

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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

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

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

  “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 !  

 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

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 t...

  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1382400117/indigo-dyed-hand-woven-8-yds-plus?ref=listings_manager_grid Weaving is a pleasure for me . I work at the loom daily . Here I am offering a very unique piece of hand woven cotton Chenille  for upholstering a chair. This is 36 inches wide by 8+yards long . Woven on a 8 harness loom in the goose eye diamond pattern . The cotton chenille is hand dyed with natural dye . Indigo was used to create the gray blue and the white is the natural color of the Here is the link to  purchase   https://www.etsy.com/listing/1382400117/indigo-dyed-hand-woven-8-yds-plus?ref=listings_manager_grid

  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNGG89LP   Available on Amazon , click link  Cedar has aromatic properties that pests like moths ,cockroaches, mice to name a few can not stand the smell of . Keep your woolies protected from the insects that like to chew holes . Easy ! Punch holes in the plastic bag to release the smell of rich cedar wood . Put a few Cedar acorns in your drawer , chest or garment bag . Your nice down coat doesn’t have to be home to those little varmints. Give some away to a friend and help them understand there is an alternative to chemical sprays and moth balls! Yuck! I have packaged these items and have them available for you on Amazon  and in my shop on Etsy ( click below) https://www.etsy.com/listing/1356940979/cedar-wood-chips-and-cedar-wood-acorns?click_key=28598c8439422a06161ad284e5b36bd362c68eec%3A1356940979&click_sum=77456a36&ref=shop_home_active_3&frs=1

  Different lengths found in shop on Etsy  Maine Village Weaver 

 Sometimes sitting on the porch listening to the spring frogs in the evening you need something more than just a sweater . My wraps are warm but not heavy . Light enough to move in and snuggle up to your loved ones . They come in black,  white , turquoise , gray . These can all be found on my website www.mainevillageweaver.com Maine Village Weaver  click link to go to my web site . Hand woven with love ! Have a look  Turquoise wrap Light weight off white , linen , specks of tan and brown Turquoise wrap Off white ,linen, specks of tan and brown  Gray wrap Turquoise wrap Up close view of textured in the turquoise wrap  Off white , linen color with specks of tan and brown  Black Off white  This one is a OOAK shawl 24 x 66 inches  Woven with wool ,cotton ,soy and linen !  There is a cotton yarn in this that has copper thread spun into the yarn   Very unique  Email me  Leck@midcoast.com 

  Dressing up your bathroom ? Here are some additions that are unique from Scottish Lion Lion Iron  Easy to load TP holder . Slips on easy and curl holds roll onto bar. Need a  special size of towel bar ? Scottish Lion Wrought Iron can custom make a size to suit ! email your request to leck@midcoast.com   Leck or visit the Scottish Lion Wrought Iron shop on Etsy  www.Etsy.com/scottishlion www.Etsy.com/scottishlion

  Denim blue and natural color cotton yarn used to create this yummy hand woven fabric for a bedspread  Traditional way to make a hand woven bedspread is to seam the two pieces together . The hand loom limits how wide you can weave a piece  My loom is 60 inches wide  So two pieces are sewn together seam is in the middle of the bedspread in the denim blue check  Looks fabulous on an antique canopy bedv Here is a close up of the seam . The whole piece came out perfectly  A talented person with lots of experience at weaving to know how to match and get the fabric to shrink at the right ratio when washed  Commissions welcomed  leck@midcoast.com

 Starting off the New Year 2022 with this beautiful red and black stripe wool and cotton poly wool rug  Under table looks joyful happy color on the floor  Two sizes available in 42 inch widths  42 x 60 inches  42 x 120 inches  Go to my website for more details and purchase  You will love this rug !  www.mainevillageweaver.com

 Decorate your mantle at Christmas time with filled Stockings . My mantle hook will hold the weight and stay on the mantle ! Have a Merry Christmas with filled stockings hanging from your fireplace mantle with this sturdy metal stocking hanger mantle hook this sturdy hook can hold your Christmas stocking onto your mantle Filled with presents The weight of the stocking holds it onto the mantle , so you can fill the stocking with out it falling off the mantle To order go to www.scottishwroughtiron.com or look for it on Amazon under Scottish Lion Iron and have it shipped with Prime shipping .Do it today before they run out  Or order www.scottishwroughtiron.com