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Beatrix
Experiment!
23. April 2024
The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
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Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
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Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin
How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Sailcloth!
Today, a lovely green box came in the post - and inside was the sailcloth textile, fresh off the loom.
Here is a sneak peek at the cloth, in its raw state:
As it's a 2/1 twill, the two sides look differently thanks to the different colours of warp and weft.
The cloth is currently drying after a first wash, and then it will get its picture taken again, and after that... I will put my foot down. And again. And again... until it is slightly fulled.
Though I'll finish the rest of the spinning first, I think!
Here is a sneak peek at the cloth, in its raw state:
As it's a 2/1 twill, the two sides look differently thanks to the different colours of warp and weft.
The cloth is currently drying after a first wash, and then it will get its picture taken again, and after that... I will put my foot down. And again. And again... until it is slightly fulled.
Though I'll finish the rest of the spinning first, I think!
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