Table Runner in 8/2 mercerised cotton

This is show and tell on line because this runner will be delivered to its new owner before our meeting. The green stripes are in warp faced 3/1 broken twill and the red is in alternate blocks of double weave and twill. This is a beautiful yarn to weave with and I recommend it.

And an update on the LED light stick reported on recently. It works well for threading the heddles too. I just attach it to the reverse side of the beater and I can see to carry on a lot longer on a winter afternoon when the light disappears early.

It is good to be weaving again and hope you are all doing the same. Send me your photos to share.

Table Pieces, by Betsy

In April, I had an opportunity to shoot some of Betsy's table pieces in cotton, cottolin, and wool.


by Meg Nakagawa

"Timeless Treasures", by Rose Pelvin

These are from my exhibition, "Timeless Treasures", at Fibre Spectrum, Trafalgar Street, Nelson, for the month of May.

by Rose Pelvin

The Linen Piece, by Win Currie

A nephew was married a few weeks ago and as is the modern way the traditional ceremony/reception, honeymoon scenario was turned on its head. In brief the reception for rellies is to be held some weeks later and was accompanied by a request for no ‘boxed’ items. This was translated by the mother of the groom into ‘why don’t you weave something’. Here is what I did. I might add that this was no simple matter since I hadn’t done this sort of linen weaving for many years and so had go back to ‘Weaving linen’ 101. Not only that but I had to completely retie my loom ... twice... I did it wrong the first time.

By Win Currie

Table Setting, by Rose Pelvin

This tablecloth set received a merit award at the Wangarei Festival. There are three panels to the cloth, each crocheted around separately, then joined with fagotting, and the whole finished with a crochet edge. A bread cloth, two tea-towels and 6 coasters complete the set.

by Rose Pelvin

Table Runner, by Sue Timpany

At the beginning of last year, after a break from weaving of about eleven years – due to travel overseas and other commitments, I finally had all my loom bits and pieces in one place and the loom reassembled.

It was with a bit of trepidation that I sat down at the loom for the first time – a warp on and ready to weave. I had built up such an expectation (with myself) about the enjoyment and satisfaction that I gained from weaving – what if it actually wasn’t like that. Maybe I was about to be very disappointed. But everything was all right

It was just as I remembered it and it felt like coming home after a long absence.

After a year I am only about to embark on my 4th warp. Finding the time to weave isn’t always easy around a full time job and study as well, but as my loom is one of my most treasured possessions; just having it assembled in my living room is satisfaction enough some days.

My first project was a table runner. Its execution wasn’t without difficulties but the fact that the end result was a usable piece that has pride of place on my dinning table is extremely pleasing. I look forward to many more enjoyable years at my loom.

by Sue Timpany

Nutcracker Collection in Timaru, by Rose Pelvin

My "Nutcracker Collection", along with Peg's "Silver Lining" and "Some Cloud", were exhibited in style at the "A Common Thread" Professional Weavers Network Exhibition in Timaru at the 150 year old Landing Services Building.

Though not part of the annual Festival proper, PWN cannily arranged to have the exhibition on in Timaru at the same time, and one PWN member from Timaru (who was helping to organise the Festival) cannily arranged to have the shuttle buses tour around by the Information Centre which happened to be in the same building as our Exhibition. So we had lots of people through, the Exhibition was well received, we had lovely comments, and really good sales to boot!

by Rose Pelvin

Oh My Stars, by Rose Pelvin

Table setting: linen runner 41 x 111 cm, four double weave linen coasters, four cotton napkins approx 38 x 38 cm, all with gold rayon accents.

This set was in our recent Funky Fibre exhibition.

by Rose Pelvin

Table Runner, by Rose Pelvin

Handwoven table runner in Swedish halvdrall (or demi-damask). Mercerised cotton warp with matching polyacryl weft.

This piece was difficult to photograph, to get the colour as true as possible.

by Rose Pelvin

Happy Birthday Creative Fibre, by Rose Pelvin

The challenge (non-juried display) for the Timaru Festival was to produce something relevant to the Society's (New Zealand Guild's) 40th birthday so I made a table runner with 40 birthday candles, 2 rows of 10 at each end. Our Guild also celebrates its 40th birthday this year, and we will have a Funky Fibre Exhibition in May to celebrate.

by Rose Pelvin

Coasters, by Rose Pelvin

A recent variation on the coasters I enjoy making from time to time. They each have a "junk" cd inserted into a double weave pocket and sealed at the ends with a single layer. This time I have used indigo cotton warp and one set has the same for weft with a knotty rayon yarn providing the pattern in specks of colour. The other set has a space dyed acrylic weft providing the stripes. It's fun to watch people's faces when they see them for the first time and try to work out how the cd got in there.

by Rose Pelvin

White Cotton Towels, by Judy Bool

Draft: M's & O's
Yarn: fine cotton
EPI & PPI: 24
from Handwoven Nov. 1982, by Sharon Alderman

by Judy Bool

The Nutcracker Collection, by Rose Pelvin

My entry for the Professional Weavers' Network "Common Threads" exhibition: a red tablecloth and white napkins in mercerised cotton, with linen double weave coasters. Napkin rings are kumihimo braid with "silver and crystal" embellishments, and the candle decorations are tatted in cotton. The exhibition has been shown in Palmerston North and is now in the Chamber Gallery in Rangiora till 19 February. It will be on display in Timaru at the time of the Creative Fibre Festival.

by Rose Pelvin