Helen of Troy and the Trojan Cloak
In my last post, I talked about the beautiful Helen of Troy and her incredible weaving skills. Homer may have just intended to show her as a proper woman, industriously weaving, but his… Continue reading
Category Archive: Weaving
Helen of Troy: World-Renowned Weaver – and, I hear, kinda pretty!
Along with a group of followers of the Dancing Professor, I’m reading the Iliad. (Is there a collective noun for a group of blog followers? A gaggle of followers? A chatter? A press?)… Continue reading
Christmas Cheer
It’s a little too warm to really feel like Christmas, but I am starting to decorate a little. One of my favorite decorations is this vintage fabric. I don’t normally decorate with gold,… Continue reading
Starting Them Out Right
When you’re a crafts person and you have a child, you tend to hope that they will follow you down the satisfying road of creativity. You start them off with handmade outfits and… Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge – Geometry
For this week’s photo challenge, I chose some pictures I took at Hoover Dam this spring. They are not the best photos, but they do illustrate something I am interested in – the… Continue reading
Shawl of Paisley Design
After getting through six months of summer, Texans look forward to the cool weather of fall – even when it’s not really cool enough, I bring out my cozy textiles in the hopes… Continue reading
Halloween Textravaganza
I’m not a huge Halloween aficionado, but I do have a few items that might help you in planning a Halloween party. It’s still early in the month – sure, you have time… Continue reading
Jacquard Coverlet
This is a double-cloth coverlet, woven in two panels on a Jacquard loom. The yarn is 2-ply wool in its natural cream color, indigo blue and (I believe) madder red. The colors are… Continue reading
Coverlet Mysteries
I don’t see as many woven coverlets for sale as I do quilts, but this is one I picked up back in the 90s. I’ve always thought of it as a small blanket,… Continue reading
Colorious II
Every weaver worth their thread does sample pieces called gamps, to try different threadings, or yarns, or colors – or all of the above- in one reference piece. These color gamps are… Continue reading