Category: Wool (Page 3 of 4)

A new weave and a new jacket…

May 22, 2022 / Cissi_555

I have finished yet another jacket (the 5th in 4 months) and a new Sulawesi weave, which I aim to make another bag out of.

I will start with the Sulawesi belt. It is in wool, 24+6 tablets. My own designs , as usual.

I modified my elk design and I belive they look better now. Turning diagram below and on the design page. I also included the horses.

So, saving it for for last, here is the jacket. It is in 100% linnen, both inside and outside. I am quite happy with how it turned out.

Finished for today. I will be back soon, maybe with the bag I plan to make with the wowen strap.

After sewing my green coat from a 1950-pattern, I felt inspired to sew a 70’s coat with fluffy lining. So I found this pattern from 1975 on eBay and decided to use up some of my medieval fabric stash (diamond kypert?). I also bought some faux/fake fur (black curly, like a small lamb) for lining of the coat. I did use some regular lining in the arms though.

And here is the finished coat. Maybe not quite as stylish on me as on the super-thin models, but I still like it.

I have to add that sewing in faux fur is not ideal. It is slippery and the house gets full of “fluff” that sticks to everything (including your face and arms).

Another belt fresh off the loom

March 15, 2022 / Cissi_555

I have been working on this belt on and off for the last month or so, in paralell with sewing my coat. I do like the color combination, but I need to draw some new patterns for 16 cards. I seem to weave the same designs over and over. I do like weaving the edges in the classical diamonds pattern though. I find it adds alot to the overall impression.

Well, here it is. a bit more that 2 meters long, wool, 16 motif cards + 10 border cards.

Some of the design elements:

Some sewing.

February 14, 2022 / Cissi_555

I have done some sewing this last week(s). First a real-life coat, which turned out really bad. I have not done ordinary sewing for very long.

So I decided to come back to my comfort zone and do a new Viking apron dress. I have wanted for a long time to try a version with pleats at the neckline.

I am happy with how it turned out. Now I can only wait for the outdoor season to start, so I can use it.

Changing background.

January 20, 2022 / Cissi_555

I loved this color combination of blue, red and yellow in Mora garn (a swedish, quite thin, weaving wool yarn). However, when I started weaving I was a bit disapointed how it turned out. The blue and red transformed to purple when viewing it from a distance. So I decided to inverse the motiv color and the background color (by weaving 2 more picks forward (4 forward), so the starting position was B and C upp, instead of down. Then I changed back after each design element. Have a look below.

I also tried some floats in the center of a flower pattern (to the right on the 1st picture). I also did the original for comparasion (left on the 1st picture). Turning diagram in the design section.

Below are some of the designs, and I am super happy with the kangaroo! Turning diagram can be found in the design section.

Some other animals – reindeers, horses and an octopuss.

I am quite fond of the reversed colors with the blue as design color:

Blue and purple

December 26, 2021 / Cissi_555

I really like the combination of blue and purple, but I feel that it is too “girly” somehow. Now I have finished a belt in blue and a quite pinkish purple. I do love these colors, but I still feel that I should weave with more grown up colors next time.

Well, here is my girly Sulawesi band, in wool from Weavers Bazzar, threaded with 3 strands per card (one empty hole per card, omitting the background color).

I took the chance to try some horse patterns and some lizzard and dragon patterns. I will add them to the designs page.

The threading diagram below:

That dreaded pebble weave…

December 17, 2021 / Cissi_555

I really love pebble weave and I really hate pebble weave (or 2-hole weaving). I love the simplicity of the 2 colors and the little contrasting dots. But anyone who has tried it knows the problem with the cards going all over the place. My solution is to support them on a piece a card board, but it is not perfect. This project is a bit shorter than usuall, to make a strap for my viking bag.

Here is the weaving:

And here is the bag. I am quite happy with the result.

By the way, all of my designs can be used to do pebble weave. The orange and brown are threaded in opposite holes (A and C or B and D according to the threading instructions). This pattern is using 16 motiv cards and 4 border cards.

To clarify on the threading, this is how I threaded this weave:

Automn belt and Merry Christmas!

December 10, 2021 / Cissi_555

I got inspired this autumn when we went to the swiss mountains. It was October and the colors where just splendid. So when I got home I gathered the colors from the trees I had seen and decided to weave a belt with this combination soon.

Well, it’s done. It is not my favourite, but I still like it alot. I also like how the edges turned out with the classical Oseberg diamonds weave.

I worked a bit more on the dog pack designs. And about half of the belt is actually a pack of dogs (with puppies). Not that the cat seem to mind though…

I will add a few new turning pattern to the design page. A few puppies and a quite “sunny” design that I liked alot.

The threading of the cards was done like this:

Take care a have a great Christmas!

Greetings, Saga / Cecilia

Autumn inspiration

November 22, 2021 / Cissi_555

I finished off this last belt in record time. Only one week from set-up to completion. I drafted alot of new designs these last months and now I got the chance to try some of them. In addition to the moose and birds, I am quite fond of my pack of dogs, with 3 puppies in tow. I think I will extend it and make more next time.

Then we have another family, but not sure if it is birds or possibly dinosaurs. I like them as well, expecially the bulky bodies.

The complete belt:

Here are some more design elements. I will add some of the turning patterns to the design page.

Sneak preview…

November 18, 2021 / Cissi_555

I started a new belt, and this time I really love how the colors come together. I am also trying some new designs of animals, real or imaginary.

I am happy to present you my elk/moose couple!

I am still quite fond of various leaves and how they can be combined with swirles and other elements.

Then of course some more birds, the variations seem endless…

I will add turning schemes to the design page soon.

Happy weaving!