double weave

Double cloth decisions

Decisions in weaving and decisions in writing about weaving.

I wrote a book

When a long term project is finally made real.

2021 in review

For a stay-at-home year 2021 has been a busy one.

Colour variations

These different colourways are all based on the same pegplan and treadling order with just a few variations in block length and shuttle sequence.

Time, Blocks, Marking

Thread, weave, finish, correct. Thread, weave… and mark.

Comparing selvedges

Double woven versus tubular selvedges for an unforgiving warp.

The Campaign for Wool are on tour in Scotland this week, “celebrating Scotland’s wool industry” with visits to various mills, weavers etc. It’s great to have that energy behind a revival of interest in wool, which truly is an amazing fibre. But last night I was at Dundee Rep to see The Cheviot, the Stag…