It's March already!

March meeting was quite informal with plans being made for the upcoming Wool 101 display and travel plans for several members going to Festival in Palmerston North. It's going to be an early start that day!
Here is the show and tell.

Joan's crackle throw from last month appeared again, this time with the selvedge edges expertly reinforced with crochet

How's this for a first piece of weaving? Betty took a loom home to practise on and brought it back with this sampler completed.

Jen's cotton runner and place mats turned out well - but just not the way she expected. We need to do a bit more work on weaving drafts.

Chris has again made use of a fabulous ball of yarn, this time interspersing the glorious colour with plain navy

With the Wool 101 promotion looming Rose realised she has been neglecting wool lately in favour of other fibres so here is her offering of textured fabric in two very different weights of wool in both warp and weft. Unfortunately it is another piece woven but not made into a garment - yet. Anyone know a good seamstress?

Not new but still two things were learned from this piece. 1: It is woven in double width twill on 8 shafts. The fold is in the middle of the picture. 2: warp and weft are both "unspun" high twist carpet wool. It was "unplied" on a spinning wheel to take take out the overtwist and soften the yarn.

Last Pics from February

Anne's two scarves were shown in the last post but how much better they look with a bit of drape Good to see different techniques being tried.

Wendy does not waste even the smallest lengths of her precious yarn. Even the leftover scrap from the sewing needle gets needle felted into this colourful piece of work. 

Corrie, our visitor from the Netherlands, showed us a very easy crocheted cowl. One size fit all.

Wendy gave us a talk and showed us treasures from Japan. She even explained a mini tea ceremony

Along with other Japanese items, kimonos were very much on Wendy's mind.

Now it's time for the March meeting so come back for another look soon.

More February Show and tell

Turned Ms & Os to great effect by Anne

Anne was not so pleased with this double weave as the rayon yarn is too springy and does not bed in well

There is nothing like linen for tea towels.

Nancy had some yarn she wasn't keen to knit with so used it to felt a multi-strand rope necklace which looked stunning.

Wool and mohair in this pretty red/blue mix is well on its way to becoming a child's jacket

New member Kathryn has been experimenting with textures.

More to come. I'll try not to leave it so long next time.