Members Sharing 2022-2023

See Members Sharing by Month for earlier photos of projects from 2020 through early fall, 2022, including photos from CNCH in May 2022.

April 2023

Antelope Valley, California in April

April -Weaving with Supplemental Warps

April 12 and 13 we had a workshop with Deb Essen on Weaving with Supplemental Warps without a second back beam. Spindles & Flyers Guild in Berkeley helped arrange the workshop, which was organized with two other guilds, Del Oro Spinners and Weavers and Carmel Crafts Guild, both holding workshops after ours. See photos below of Deb’s weaving and our “show and tell” at the conclusion of the workshop.

Our instructor Deb’s samples, including a variety of weaves possible with supplemental warps:

Our workshop with weaving progressing:

  • Tina’s turned Overshot
  • Monk’s belt
  • Kathy and Deb during sharing
  • Ingrid’s Monk’s belt
  • Ingrid’s weight system
  • Carol C. – weaving started after the workshop
  • Monk’s belt
  • weighted warps

For those unable to attend the workshop but are interested in this technique, Deb has a video course available through download:
https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/weaving-with-supplemental-warp-video-download

An updated version of her book, Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps, is also available through Amazon or other sources, such as the Eugene Textile Center.

Diablo members sharing in April:

  • Mary-Helen’s linen drape panels
  • close up of the linen weave
  • The finished curtains
  • Mary Helen’s curtains woven for her daughter
  • Ingrid’s dented scarf
  • close up of the “cramming” and spacing of the warp
  • The scarf in greens, blues and gold
  • close up of the scarf, to be donated for a raffle
  • Ingrid’s cotton napkins
  • Tineke’s cotton towels
  • close up of the cotton towel
  • Tineke used a variety of cotton yarns including chinille.
  • Tineke used the same cotton with three stripes of hand dyed RIT colors.
  • Jane’s rigid heddle weaving using clapsed weft technique

March 2023

Dawn shared projects she has been working on over the past year, extensive samples and towels for a wedding gift.

  • Towels
  • Towel close up
  • Details about the samples
  • 24-harness designs
  • Maple leaf is the most modern pattern
  • Vilija’s fabric for a hoodie

Other members shared ongoing and current projects.

  • Mary-Helen’s linen weaving
  • Panels for curtains
  • Margie’s shawl
  • Reba completed a student’s project

November 2022

Vickie Marchand showed slides and gave a talk about her recent trip to the Shetland Islands and mainland. This included many of the Shetland designers and knitters as well as a tour of the Elgin Tapestry Mill in Scotland.

To see a video of her slides with captions, visit the youtube site below. As well as designers and samples of their work, there are views of the Shetlands and mainland and lots of sheep. You can use your keyboard to advance manually or let each slide play for a few seconds. Note: you may have to adjust the slider to the beginning of the slideshow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcCaNNtoWpQ&t=0s

October 2022

Jane shared her first weaving, in fingering weight sock yarn:

Reba was the weaver for Meridian Jacob’s Sheep to Shawl entry at Lambtown. The finished shawl and a detailed photo are shown below.