This is the third in my series of posts (and videos) about the notions and tools I keep on hand for different fiber crafts! My rigid heddle weaving tools occupy 2 places: a bag for warping and a bag for weaving. Read on to learn what I keep in each (or click to watch the… Continue reading What to carry in your (rigid heddle weaving) notions bag
Tag: weaving
2023 Mystery Weave-A-Long
Weave your way through winter with our first ever Mystery Weave-A-Long! The end product will be a great accessory to have as we transition from winter into early spring!Class meetings will briefly review direct warping, planning for finishing techniques, hemstitching and more! Students will receive clues each week via email, we will have an hour… Continue reading 2023 Mystery Weave-A-Long
Sustenance
My goals for 2018 were:I hope to read new books, both fiction and non-fiction.I hope to see new movies & TV shows and not just rely on re-watching things that I'm comfortable with (but don't think this means I won't binge The Office or Dawson's Creek again - because that is ALWAYS an option).I hope… Continue reading Sustenance
Donita2018 – Sustain
My word for 2018 is 'sustain'. If you're thinking that 'sustain' and 'maintain' are very similar words, you'd be right. I like the direction we've both been moving and the direction things have taken for us (it's not without setbacks or disappointments, but you'll have that...). When I was looking for verbs that I could… Continue reading Donita2018 – Sustain
Donita2017 Reflection
My theme for 2017 was to "Maintain My Groovy Self". Maintaining what we've been working towards the last few years proved more challenging than we anticipated when I chose this focus. But I'm so glad that we did. Because we didn't have crazy ambitious goals and timelines in our minds, we were better able to… Continue reading Donita2017 Reflection
Donita2017 Q4 – The Home stretch
Well, it's time to shut 2017 down. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. I knit up a cowl for the hubs, to match a hat he made himself a few years ago. This was my first time knitting with Briar Rose Fibers yarn and this base was SO squishy and… Continue reading Donita2017 Q4 – The Home stretch
Donita2017 Q3
Summer has gone and fall has come. It's finally sweater weather and I couldn't be more happy about it! First up in July, I finished a top (that I started in May), because I finally found a pattern that I could use this yarn for! And I used EVERY. LAST. BIT. July is Tour de… Continue reading Donita2017 Q3
Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Well, since it's halfway through August, it only makes sense that I finally give you an update on how spring went, right?Q2 kicked my butt - I'm not even gonna try to be nice about it. It was rough. I was so ready for it to be over, it's not even funny. There were a… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Donita Westman 