Monday 16 December 2013

We all had to present out weaving for marking.  I displayed my samples on hangers.  My finished article was a scarf.  Indeed I wove two scarves-one is quite neat and the other was not really tidy enough for me!
My weaving was based on photographs of seaweed taken in Ireland.



My project was entitled Beachcomber

Just returned from the weaving weekend at Bradford.   Enjoyed a visit to Moon's in Guisely to look at the processes going on in the mill there.



            1. Spinning at Moon's of Guisely



The visit, particulary the smells and the noise reminded me of the village of Walkerburn in Peeblesshire where I grew up. The mill was originally owned by Henry Ballantyne and Sons.
The village no longer smells of lanolin or the dye tanks.  There is an eerie silence where once the noise of looms was a constant.





Sunday 8 December 2013

Just finished weaving scarf for my assignment at Bradford next week.
Reasonalbly pleased with the result.