Ah! Thank you for solving the mystery. Must find that hardcover book now.... So the red cloth featured in both books would be Contanst Beauty then?

Same here. My copy of the book does not have "Constant Beauty" all. Odd.

Does anyone know the name of the coverlet that is featured on the cover of Davison's "A handweaver's Source Book:"? I couldn't find a reference to it in the book but maybe I didn't look hard enough. T

On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 04:54 PM, bigwhitesofadog wrote: Blue Sky Alpaca/silk Interesting. I was sampling a different alpaca/silk blend on the weekend and I found the recommended sett of 18-20 epi was

Thank you Joe. I should have thought of that! The loom could use new pulleys as well.... I will have to see I can order those. Isabelle

I am trying to save an ancient 90-inch Leclerc Kebec loom from the burn pile. The loom has a few issues that are getting in the way of a good shed - e.g., nothing is square. Assuming we get these prob

FYI Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest Upcoming Exhibition at the Bard Graduated Center February 17 – July 9, 2023 According to the website: Shaped by the Loom: Weaving World

I once wove a "coat" using carpet warp for the warp and strips of plastic bags in the weft. It was for a fun fashion show. The coat hanged in my studio for about 5 years but I had to discard it becaus

And you can listen to a presentation Helena Loerman gave to the Southern California Handweavers Guild a couple of years ago here https://sw-ke.facebook.com/SoCalHandweavers/videos/schg-july-zoom-meeti

For when you visit Vancouver next - Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island https://www.silkweavingstudio.com/ann-sutton-collection.html From the website "In 2013, Diana Sanderson acquired the Ann Sut

Thank you Sue and Sara. Does this information also apply to parallel countermarche looms, e.g., Louet Spring? Isabelle

Hi Penny Maiwa and the Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island in Vancouver are a must. I will be in touch with more ideas. Isabelle https://www.silkweavingstudio.com/ https://maiwa.com/

Is it possible to buy fine ramie yarn for weaving anywhere these days? I have been reading about casement fabric woven in the 1950s with ramie. See link and photo for an example of a casment woven by

A friend has a new-to-her Leclerc Nilus 45" loom with a double warp beam. The friction brake on the second warp beam is operated by the weaver by pulling a cord. The problem is that nothing happens wh

This is an other mystery cone in my stash . This one intrigues me because it is a yarn made in the US. Does anyone know anything about STC Yarns? And don't worry, that is my last request about my stas

Thanks everyone for the info. I have not done a burn test yet - I guess that is the next step. I should not assume that the fact it comes from a "Wool factory" means it is wool. Isabelle

Hello everyone I am determined to organize my stash this week and deal with all these mystery cones that have accumulated over the years. One exmaple is this cone of "Camel-2" yarn. The label is prett

And lots of eye candy in the Marian Stubenitsky books. You can see 12-shaft drafts from one of the books here https://handweaving.net/collection-drafts/collection/77/weaving-with-echo-and-iris-marian-

In addition to the illustration mentioned earlier on page page 23 of Weaving and Cloth Design by Marianne Straub, you can see an illustration of a weighted box on page 105 in Ideas in Weaving by Anne