Oaxaca’s Silk Farmers Seek to Protect Their Way of Life
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Silk came to these mountains in colonial times. In 1523, the first Bombyx mori eggs
Tag : Silk
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a naked loom and the wonder of wild silk
it only took 2 1/2 years but this pandemic warp is finished 4 small hand towels and a piece at the end for a small zipper bag (when I get a
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Twill Diamonds Table Runners
I quickly finished weaving the first table runner with the 5/2 white cotton warp using a beautiful denim blue cottolin weft. The pattern is a
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many more moons
Some last minute doings in preparation for the Silk Study tour has kept me busy. There are several pieces I am finishing to take along with me.
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Goldwork Finish – Getting Back on Track!
Last week, we (just barely) met the deadline for the goldwork altar cover project that’s been developing for almost a year now. You can find the
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Fall in love with the Josephine Blouse
Sew a floaty wrap blouse inspired by French style with our Josephine Blouse PDF pattern! Inspired by effortless French style, the Josephine Blouse
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Finishing Up and Starting Again
The finishing up part of the blog is showing the final photos of the scarves that were woven last month. The first is Mom’s denim blue silk scarf
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Just Landed – Julie Asselin Leizu
There’s a new hand dyed yarn line in space! Julie Asselin is a yarn company founded on a commitment to local and responsible production, as well as
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Silk Waves Scarf on Eight
I found this pattern somewhere on the internet and I loved the general shape of the motif, so different from the very angular shapes I’ve done
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Second Pink Silk Scarf
There was yet another batch of Debbie Bliss silk singles in the stash cupboard. This time the yarn was a darker pink and there is less of it than I
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Silk and Tencel Scarf on Ten Shafts
I have had some hand dyed 2/12 silk in Denim Blue in my stash for a while now. I keep looking at the hanks and wondering how to showcase the lovely
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March 7, 2023 newsletter
JST’s UNIQUE HAND DYED SILKS Have I told you how much I love weaving with silk? So much so that a number of years ago I partnered with a Salt
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8 Shaft Twill in Silk Part Two
The pink silk scarf quickly wove up, so fast that I don’t really have any photos. The scarf is pink and is framed by silk in chocolate, silver
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An Embroidery Fail: Digging Up the Past
In a conversation with a fellow (not embroidery) blogger the other day, we were discussing trendy blogging and social media topics. We got on the
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Yarn feature: Miss Babs Holston
Despite the DMV’s weather changing it’s mood every other day, warmer weather is on it’s way – and with it comes an exciting yarn from the