Labour of Love

For the past three weeks I've been knitting a wedding shawl with this lovely baby alpaca and bamboo blend yarn.

Photo Booth!

Textile majors at NSCAD graduation!! 

Tools

Some of my tools! I am so happy I've been able to accumulate these great working tools!

Umbrella Swift

Ball Winder

Boat Shuttle

Circular Knitting Needles

Bobbin Winder

Fringe Twister!!

Wool Yardage for Patches

I wove this 100 percent wool fabric to be felted and cut into elbow patches for repairing garments. I cut out the first patch and it seems more felting is in order.

moments

Robyn's Rug

Robyn weaving a few rows of the rug I made her in exchange for a haircut!

Knotted Pile Rug

Chopping off the loom.

Footprints

100 percent wool weft and pile. Linen Warp.

2012!!!

 Four Layer Weave

 Knit Leg Warmers_and my swollen arthritic knee!

Little Red, my halloween costume from 2012.

Hand-knit hood and cotton cape.

Double weave. Rag rug. Plain weave.

Moshers Corner

 Henry

 Barn across the road

 Beach-combing in Port George

Where I spent my weekend!

So beautiful, an old church my friend has in the Valley of Nova Scotia.

Keeping Ears Warm in Calgary

Thanks to my sister for telling all her friends about the headband I made her! Now I'm sending six to Calgary. O and ones for a baby!

Winters not over yet!

Stamped and Received

Received my bobbin winder in the mail from Sweden! An awesome edition to my weaving workshop.

My first successful purchase from Ebay. I've become an online shopper! ah

So many beautiful stamps!

Knitting

Happy New Years!! 

All my knitting here is done with Briggs and Little 100% wool from New Brunswick.

I am in the process of starting an account on Etsy and these are a few things I have to show thus far.

Knit Balaclava

Knit Balaclava for Dave for Christmas. 

Created the pattern myself.