MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

Two pictures of my work of weaving at the loom this fall . I am making a hand dyed wool rug . The yarn on the loom is 8/4 poly/cotton and the wool strips are sewn together in a random fashion . I am using blues , browns , greens , with a dark red and pumpkin colors .This will be the last of this colorway as the wool strips I have dyed will be all used up to make this rug .  Weaving at the loom this time of year is my favorite as the sun comes in and warms my back as I sit and weave.

You can find these hand woven placemats on Etsy this spring ! Lively colors will go with any decor I was inspired to use these colors when I visited our daughter in Austin Tx . The colors down there were so vivid ! You can find them in my shop on Etsy click on  GO HERE  to be taken to my shop

Hand woven towels are a way to stay in touch with our past . Primitive decor or modern decor Black and Tan can work in both.  Click here

it has been a busy summer ! Thanks to all who visited and purchased from us ! We appreciate your support . Recently I can across a group studying the forgotten art of growing and working with flax and linen. There was a workshop I wish I could have attended in Historic Deerfield village in Massachusetts. Here is their link New England Flax and New England Flax and Linen Also this summer I have been fortunate to be dying from knotweed making a soft grey brown color that looks fabulous woven into a shawl ! The subtle colors enhance your features and go with a natural look ! Customers suggestions have been wonderful as they said to put it on a table or on the window too as a window dressing

Christmas Craft Fair in Boston  Scottish Lion will be attending . Just three weeks away. This is a chance to get to see Andy and his wonderful upcycled metal sculptures. I don't know what he will have for the show.He always brings fresh new ideas to each show. Black Iron Pine Tree wall art by Scottish Lion Wrought Iron Andrew Leck recent commission Recent commission of wall art upcycled fuel tanks and hand forged iron . Title of piece is " Black Iron Pine Trees" measures 2 ft tall by 7 ft long  and stands out from the wall in spots 3 to 4 inches.

Phyllis Leck with her favorite customer Kathy Fuller showing off her custom woven tablecloth Phyllis Leck dba Village Weaver at the Walker Homestead Show What a perfect day in Sept at the Walker Homestead show! Sold out of my newest work ! Hand dyed yarn woven into scarves and shawls. Go to my web site www.mainevillageweaver.com  to see and purchase a scarf. I use golden rod for a yellow gold color, knotweed for a grey green color and black walnut for a light brown.  As a shawl it can also be a curtain in a pantry or "buttery" . Customer modeling my Grey green color shawl 

All kinds of wild material was used to make these yarns I have come up with some very primitive lookwith these new colors and a new weave for scarves

Mermaid and railiong with beach stones by ScottishLion  This is a lovely cabin on the ocean with twoof Scottish Lion Andrew Leck's iron creations

Wool Rug  Hit and Miss Burnt Orange and Sable and Beige   This is a close up of my wool rug that will be in "Early American Life" magazine this fall I love this rug .The yarn is so wonderful. It responds so well and takes a lot of  wear . Shake or vacuum this rug , it cleans very easily. I think this would be the perfect rug for a stair as a stair runner. My favorite color is burnt orange but the color can be substituted  for  any color . A dark brown,black , burgundy, navy or teal , lime green or dark green all will work well  with this backgrond color of beige and sable.www.mainevillageweaver.com mainevillageweaver.com

Macomber 48 in  Ad a Harness Loom Here is a deal!  A Macomber 48 in loom. For sale . Look at my Etsy shop for details in the side margin.