MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

Cool runner for the summer feeling  Shells , sea glass and a hand woven naturally dyed table runner  Woven gift bag holds a bottle of wine or has a handle and can be hung on the wall Village Weaver hand weaves both  Purchase on my web site  Pick grey shawl 72 in long or 96 in long to use on your table  You will be the only one to have. This gorgeous look  Www.mainevillageweaver.com www.mainevillageweaver.com

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

I was asked by the folk at the Bridge Farm in Dresden Maine to weave blankets from their yarn grown by their very own flock of sheep! Here are some photos describing the process of weaving the yarn on my floor loom. First I want to say that  they had the yarn spun at a fiber mill outside of Maine. It was done by Stonehedge Fiber Mill. They did a lovely job! I have not encountered any problems with the yarn and it is sturdy enough to hold tension on the loom.It weaves beautifully and there has been no dust or pieces of foreign matter showing up( twigs or hay) or knots.   the threading of the yarn through the heddles before you can weave Close up of the wool blanket being woven  I am weaving this in a straight twill threading and treading it the same way. I have doubled the yarn in my shuttle to add body and less stiffness to the blanket. Picture above and below shows the shed opening and the shuttle being thrown in between the yarns. When the blanket is do...