Staying Connected - Guild Virtual 'Show & Tell'

Since we can no longer hold Guild meetings as our world goes into 'social isolation' mode we are looking for ways to stay connected.  One way to keep in contact is through social media.  Our web/blog will be used as our 'show & tell' platform until we can meet again face to face.

Members can send in their photos and stories for posting on this blog and I will add them every few days.  Work in progress welcome - followed up by finished photos.

May 31 - 2020

Jane Stafford's Online Guild Season 4 -Espisode 3.  Jan B submission of small gamp threadings in progress.  Valuable lesson on hemstitching for twills - basket weave makes the process easier.

May 20 - 2020

Judy's COVID weaving towels - using up the stash

May 14 - 2020

Some members are following Jane Stafford's  Online Guild Season 4 - Twills on Four

Suz has completed a gamp blanket from Episode 4

Jan B is making tea towels from lessons learned in Episode 1

May 9 - 2020

Anita's turned twill towels

April 30 - 2020

Received a few weaving photos for posting today.

Judy's boucle towels

Helen's Poncho Top - Handwoven fabric and trim!

Anita is starting some 8 shaft turned twill towels

April 29 - 2020

Beginning an overshot table runner - Jan B

April 23 - 2020

Jan B.  colour & weave meets twill towels

Colour & Weave - Twill Towels

3/1 Twill opposites on wrong side

April 22 - 2020

Trudy's gossamer cram & dent scarf - silk & cotton

Suz - placemats & trivet

Elaine's tea towels















April 17 - 2020

Just wanted to let you know Trudy is doing OK and has managed to finish weaving project.

Trudy's collapse weave scarves - silk & merino

April 10- 2020

Elaine's finished towels:

Very creative display

Jan Ball's boucle towels:  Cotton Boucle 16EPI / PPI

April 2 - 2020

Anita's  finished M's & O's towels

Elaine has a new warp on for towels

Jan B finished her 'virus green' towels

Anyone else been ordering yarn - Jan B latest shipment from JST

March 30th

Towels by Suz -Cottonlin warp - boucle & cotton weft

Dave has some interesting supports to help him dress his sectional beam loom - back to front.
( email Dave at va77vvv@gmail.com for more details if you are interested)

March 26th

Anita's hand towels in Ms and Os

Helen's Cocoon's 

Elaine's Overshot tablerunner

March 25th

Johanne's baskets 

Jan Ball - Spring tea towels warp

March 22nd

 Anita made sweet little purses with leftover warp from her tea towels.

March 20th

Anita's tea towels in 4 shaft turned taquete.  She said RED makes her happy - certainly something to brighten our day - beautiful.

Anita's Tea Towels

Jan Ball's finished scarf .. see March 17th post for details.

Jan Ball - supplementary warp scarf

March 19th

Suzanne has just completed tea towels using turned taquete weave structure woven at 20 EPI/PPI
Beautiful!

March 17th virtual 'show & tell'

Helen's work in progress is for a 'cocoon' wrap.  Hand dyed wool warp (Jill Bailly dyer) and the weft is a wool slub from the UK.  



Elaine's table runner.  3/2 mercerized cotton in an undulating twill pattern

Jan B's work in progress is a Supplementary Warp Scarf
Warp:  16/2 cotton / tencel supplementary warp threads     Weft:  30/2 silk

(Reference:  JST Season 3 Espisode 8 for inspiration on supplementary warp techniques)

Last meeting, Eileen showed Guild members how to make a small purse from a single silk tie.  Below is Helen's finished product.

Silk Tie Purse - Helen