Christmas Stocking Knitting Pattern Christmas stockings are fun to knit because you don’t have to be exact onthe size, you can use up leftover yarns and you only need to make one. […]
Christmas Stocking Knitting Pattern
Felt Mitts Knitting Pattern
Felted Mitts Knitting Pattern This is a knitting pattern for making handfelted wool mittens using handspun yarn. I used handspun merino wool and felted the mittens after knitting. I also added a […]
Why Knit
Why Knit? Why should you take up knitting?Many people associate crafts like knitting and crocheting with old ladies, however this is a stereotype which could not be more wrong. An increasing number […]
No Nylon Sock Knitting
No Nylon Sock Knitting Since I had cancer last year, I have spent time examining how I live and what possible environmental effects could have had an influence on getting this disease. […]
How Long to Knit a Jumper
How Long to Knit a Jumper? I often get asked “How long does it take to make a sweater?” That’s a complex question as we know. How long is a piece of […]
Hand Weaving – Fulled Cloth
Hand Weaving: Fulled Cloth Yardage must go through a process called fulling, that opens the fibers and changes the interwoven threads into fabric. Different fulling techniques are used for different fibers. I […]
Horse Song Tapestry
Horse Song Tapestry by Roy Cady I was inspired to weave this tapestry piece after hearing the stories and songsof the scared Horse of my people. The inspiration came to me whileherding […]
Salish Blankets
Salish Blankets The Salish were known as the weavers of the Pacific Northwest. They used the materials around them, hair from mountain goats, and fibers from native plants such as Indian hemp […]
Salish Wooly Dogs
Salish Wooly Dogs Woolly Dogsby Elizabeth Flower Anderson MillerI have been studying since 1987, the wool dog or woolly dog, grown for at least 700 years, possibly 2500 years, by the First […]
Corduroy Tree Ornaments
Corduroy Weave Tree Ornaments Corduroy Weave BagsThese Christmas tree ornament bags were woven using 8/2 cotton for both warp and weft. I livened the project up by adding some metallic yarns. Post […]
