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Author Archives: Sue
Putting the Pattern on the Rug
The rug I’m weaving has a design composed of patches of different weaves and texture. While I’m weaving I can only see a short section of the rug at any one time – a bit of what I’ve already woven … Continue reading
Rug Weaving
Here are a couple of pictures showing the start of the rug I’m weaving for Project 6. I’m using Herdwick wool that I was able to buy in three shades of grey, some of which I’ve dyed. The second picture … Continue reading
A long day
So, off to Ilkley for a tutorial yesterday. Left home at 10.30 am and arrived back at 7.30 pm – mind you that included a hour and a half stop at IKEA to check out possible display items, and a … Continue reading
Common Threads Textiles
A group of us from the course I’m on – HNC in Contemporary Constructed Textiles at Bradford College – have formed ourselves into Common Threads Textiles. We’ve been through a lot together over the past two years and we want … Continue reading
Sample, sample, sample
I’ve been busy weaving wool samples for Project 6. I’m using the right wool, just not in the right colours! I have blue wool left over from Project 4 so I’m making use of that as I still have to … Continue reading
And we have pictures!
So finally persuaded my phone to upload pictures so that I can post them here. Just three showing my initial rug sampling, mainly playing with rya. My ideas have changed over the course of this teaching weekend, but there will … Continue reading