Friday, March 1, 2013

Third Friday activity

Third Friday activities for 2013
These activities are for those who would like to do them, otherwise bring your spinning, knitting, embroidery, etc
  
March 15th – Alpaca spinning

April 19th – Felting

May 17th – Japanese embroidery – sashiko, kogin

June 21st – Silk spinning including silk caps

July 19th – Shibori

August 16th – Spinning cotton, dog, cat

September 20th – Temari balls & Christmas decorations

October 18th – Dyed silk scarves

EWES Craft Show is on Friday 31 May, Sat 1 June & Sunday 2 June 2013

Sunday, February 10, 2013

An Old Carding Song

'Oh ! tarry woo ; oh ! tarry woo !
Tarry woo is ill to spin ;
Oh ! card it weel, oh ! card it weel,
Card it weel ere ye begin.
When it's carded, rove and spun,
Then your work is but hawf done ;
But when its woven, dress'd and clean,
It will be cleading' for a queen.'

Saturday, February 2, 2013

weaving box bags

measuring up for the warp
Weaving started earlier in 2012.
We collected our boxes and then on a Friday when we are at spinning all day we commenced.
Over the next 6 months or so we worked on our bags and some of the finished ones were brought to our meeting last Friday for show and tell!

reinforcing the edge before warping up


marking the end of slit

Add caption


warping the base


now for the handle


FINISHED BAGS







Welcome Back lunch



We enjoyed a shared lunch last Friday when all Ewes who could be there were there.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Weavit workshop









It is not all work!!

First day back for 2013


 Show and Tell after the Xmas holidays
 What did you do in the holidays





Sylvia's Coil work







Jill made this quilted doona cover.
She brought some carded alpaca fleece.






Marrianne has made another stunning blanket!





Happy Birthday for the Jan birthdays