Friday, June 28, 2019

Crochet Edging to Finish a Weaving!


I am striving to create useful things out of pieces woven on my lap loom.  I have discovered that I can make a nice sized purse on the loom with the help of crochet! I made this purse recently, as a way to feature some handspun thick and thin Spinerations yarn. I love to use thick and thin yarns in weaving and let the thickness changes in the yarn bring the piece to life! 

When I finished weaving, I took it off of the loom and tied the warp ends to secure it. Then I carefully hid all of the ends at the back because I decided I didn't want to have any warp fringe. Then, I crocheted on the top and bottom edges to give a nice shape to the purse and to make the piece longer.

I also crocheted along the sides of the weaving so the seaming would be easier and neat. The third way I used crochet to make this purse was in making the fastening bobble. I crocheted the bobble, then embellished it with an embroidered lazy daisy, which some of you may know is one of my signature ways to finish off a project!


Before I removed the weaving from the loom and added crochet



Thursday, June 27, 2019

New Oregon Summer 2019 Classes at Cozy Yarn!




It is that time again, and I am so thrilled to be back in Eugene, Oregon for the summer, and to be  teaching 4 classes at the wonderful Cozy Yarn shop in the 5th Street Market District! I am teaching 3 different weaving classes: Weaving 101, Weaving 102, kids bookmark weaving, and a crochet necklace class featuring my latest crochet jewelry design!

If any of you are in the area and are interested to learn from me, I would love for you to join me this summer! Here is the link to sign up for any of the classes.

Here are the class details:


WEAVING 101

Date: July 27
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Cost of workshop: $70.00 (includes $40.00 for the kit)
Description: An introduction to modern weaving with a lap loom, to create small-scale woven paintings created using a mix of techniques and surface textures. The class will teach you how to use all of the tools in the eWoodStory fiber arts kit, which will be yours to take home and continue creating with! In addition to learning how to weave, you will learn how to make tassels, pom poms, and lucet cord with the specially designed tools in the kit.

    KIDS BOOKMARK WEAVING

Date: July 28
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Cost of workshop: $28.00

Description: Kids will learn beginning weaving techniques on a specially designed loom that will be theirs to keep, while making a unique bookmark to brighten summer reading adventures!

VENEZIA CROCHET NECKLACE

Date: August 9
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Cost of workshop: $20.00
Description: Shelby designed this necklace as a modern interpretation of filet crochet, inspired by macrame. In this class, you will create this necklace step by step, and learn blocking and finishing techniques for professional finish.
WEAVING 102

Date: August 10
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Cost of workshop: $30.00
Description: A freeform approach that will add texture and interest to your weaving. We will explore spiral weaving, gradation, wrapped tassels, carpet pile, surface crochet and embroidery embellishment, shaped borders, and more!

The Beautiful Cozy Yarn Shop