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2005 - DRESS MADE FROM TENCEL8/2 WARP AND RAYON BOUCLE WEFT - PLAIN WEAVE This fabric was very easy to weave and made up into a very nice summer dress. The rayon boucle in the weft gives it a richness of color and texture that make any patterning unnecessary.
Fabric Sample and Drape
SILK DAMASK JACKET FINISHED! June, 2004  Here is the finished jacket from the silk yardage shown on the Recent Weaving Projects page.The photo was taken at a recent wedding in Atlanta - together with a basic black silk skirt and blouse (handsewn from purchased handwoven silk fabric), makes a handsome impression.
Cutting into the fabric was difficult, but sewing then proceeded as with any purchased fabric.
Linen Shirt from 2002 - "Work Shirt" made of handwoven linen - 18/1 singles, ca. 35 epi - striped effect comes from mistake in one of the warp cones - the yarn suddenly switched from singles to what could only have been ca. 40/2 plied thread - noticed after threading. This makes for an interesting texture, bcause, warped with a 2-thread cross, the striping becomes slightly random depending which of the 2 threads was selected first out of each pair.
Used commercial pattern for yoke and collar, used traditional cuts ("Rural Pennsylvanis Clothing" by Ellen Gehret, among others) for sleeves and body. Neck opening patterned after an antique blouse made of an old European bedsheet. Cross-stitched trim from a collection of traditional motifs in Danish "flower thread".
   
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My "dyed to match" outfit.
The sweater is a lace knit from a fine 2-ply natural gray Romney.
The skirt is a mix of handspun singles from the same Romney sheep mixed with commercial Shetland weight wool from Harrisville.
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Handwoven "Loden" produced in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Has been mistaken for the real thing by several Bavarians at public events.
8/2 Shetland wool in plain weave, 12 epi - then felted in my Swedish front loading wash machine at 70 degrees Centigrade - one panel at a time.
Toughest part of the project was sewing the print lining exactly enough to avoid having it pull up or hang down when finished.
Small photo to right of cape shows knitting needle and crochet hook cases made from leftover fabric. Trimmed in Norwegian braid, Velcro closings.
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