MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

My Burnt Orange Poncho of Hand woven cotton bamboo and locally sourced alpaca yarn is on my website .Limited production so when it is gone ....  These are yummy to the touch and full of eye catching texture. When walking around Venture Ca I on a recent visit I was stopped and commented on my poncho . “Lovely color and texture” were the comments.  Close up of Burnt Orange Poncho  Click link to go to web site  Burnt Orange Poncho and shawl

Time to think about where your yarn comes from . Where does the wool your using to knit,spin,or weave actually come from ? My experience over the many years as a weaver has been to use what’s readily available through yarn stores and yarn suppliers . Now 2019 with trade tariffs kicking in China a huge yarn supplier is closing its doors for a lot of companies. Australia a leader in Merino wool has stopped many yarn companies . My favorite here in Maine is closing its doors after being in business since the 1800’s . Wow !  So what do you think? Will we now start to produce our fiber more locally ? We will have to see. I know as a weaver I am going to be more aware and purchase my yarn more locally. More to come https://www.etsy.com/listing/696263427/french-tick-stripes-towels-lime-green?ref=shop_home_active_2

Uniquely hand woven asymmetrical poncho in Turquoise cotton ,boucle and Merino wool yarn . Open weave is a gently beat when woven to create a soft flowing poncho . You can get one at my website click the link  Mainevillageweaver You can find this in my Etsy shop  www.etsy.com/mainevillageweaver  https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaineVillageWeaver?ref=search_shop_redirect

New economy Stay home shows are a bummer By Phyllis Leck American Craft Council show was unacceptable. Why because the board members and staff have know idea what they are doing . As a 30 year veteran in the craft show industry and been through it all !This one takes the cake ! For starters folks ,you must see the show through both the crafters eyes and their needs and through the audience needs . Always promote the show as if it is the first time being seen by someone ,crafter or a attendee.   Well not at this show. The programs were printed different colors on the covers and you would expect them to have different info in each . Nope! They had the crafters name boldly highlighted and they had their craft and hopefully booth number printed in faint type. Now what’s the problem ? Well if you were looking for jewelry let’s say , you had know way of knowing how to find a jeweler .Walking the convention center aisle was a maize so the extra hand out was a map . Not all vend...

Hand Dyed Skeins  of yarns  ready So excited to be going to this show ! Taking with me are my OPEN WEAVE SHAWLS using the hand dyed skeins of yarn I did last summer They are all dyed with Knotweed  Knotweed is also called Japanese bamboo and is invasive. I mordant with rusty iron found in my husband s metal shop  This gives it a grayed down scale The skeins were dyed in the picture at different times of the growing season making the color different as the plants matured. OPEN WEAVE SHAWLS

Christmas time I decorate my weaving room with old antique shuttles .Top shuttle is from a factory fly shuttle ,second one down is a beautiful antique hand made carved  shuttle with years of wear and the third is a more recent hand shuttle missing its rod to hold the bib in . The little scrap of woven blue and white coverlet holds Christmas gifts a cinnamon stick ,pine cone and an old Santa Christmas card .  Maine Village Weaver Christmas

Maine Village Weaver is going to American Craft Council show in February 22-24 2019 with my fiber wearables Shawls and scarves ,also Asymmetrical wraps . www.mainevillageweaver.com Hope to see you there ! Lots of texture ,natural colors from my hand dyed collection and open weave. So wonderful to get out among the excitement of a show . New faces and ideas! Can’t wait