Finished and rinsed fibers and yarns drying in the sun
fiber hand painted with dyes Getting ready to solar bake for three days
all covered up for three days left to cook in the sun
Yes I got very messy!
Very little water used because I used acid dyes which exhaust when raised to a certain temp and the fiber soak water was all that was needed to be used to rinse just one time. The extracted dyes from the laundry spinner went into the tubs and the left over soak water I then carried to shrubs, and trees to give them a drink and so no water was wasted .
The autum shades for my silk cocoons
Pam came to the studio for a full day of weaving , she had never wove before. but lets take look at how she took to Saori weaving !
and she learned other fun techniques too THE SAORI WX60 WOOD FOLDING LOOM HERE
Antoinette is weaving beautiful yardage for a bag on the 15 lb Saori little portable piccolo loom !
A very cool first time ever weaving piece! Pam loved her first weaving, but it is not just any weaving it is a SAORI WEAVING !!! !
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I love my LOUET S10C double treadle spinning wheel I have 3 or 4 different lazy kates for plying yarns from my bobbins but decided to try the new Louet stand alone kate. ONE SIDE 3 BULKY BOBBINS FLIP it over and it holds 4 regular louet standard bobbin. add to this a brilliant tensioning system. too I just had to share this Lazy kate with you, I was surprised and totally impressed!
This has the same great feel as my out of production louet s90 built in lazy kate but I can use it for my louet victoria wheel, my s10 regular bobbins, and my large bulky bobbins .
A disk is added to slow down the louet bobbins just enough so you do not get bobbin back spin. no springs or cords just a simple design, brilliant. Still easy to pull from the bobbins .The made in Holland Louet wheels have been brilliantly made for 40 years .They just keep getting better, isn't that refreshing ! read more about the Louet Lazy Kate here
The lower teaching deck is ALL READY for a couple of students for a try it class!
PEACEFUL
Meet Donna and Dee
but before they left they came into the studio to view hangings and clothing in my gallery and tried on a few pieces.
the "artist Poet vest" cotton warp silk weft
Peaceful weaving , spinning, and dyeing in the redwoods
Jill Nickolene Sanders
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