We started our Thursday morning craft class for Swedish weaving but it's so nice that there are people there now who do other crafts as well. The first and second photo is of a crocheted flag that Marge made and it's so creative.
Photo #3 shows Candy and Sandy at work on their Swedish weaving and also Cassie's hairpin lace project to the left.
Photo #4 shows Jo, Cassie, Linda, ?, and Cathy at work. Linda is the hairpin lace expert and she's busy teaching a new lady.
Photo #5 shows Marge and Angie working on their projects. To the right is part of Sylvia's project.
The hairpin lace strips can be made into scarves or afghans and they are so beautiful that I plan on having Linda teach me next year. I'll only make a scarf or two, though, because Swedish weaving is still my favorite craft.
Because I'm mainly computer illiterate, every little change that websites or my server throws at me is devastating. It takes forever for me to figure out the new way to do what I used to do the old way. I've been having trouble trying to post pictures on the blog lately but have just rediscovered how to do it.
The first two photos are of Candy's latest Swedish weaving afghan and the third is of Jo's. Both ladies are accomplished weavers and always create beautiful afghans.
Keep watch for more to come!
I'm such a computer nerd but I'm very proud of myself for figuring out how to resize this photo and then find out where the heck it was on my computer and then put it in this blog. Wow! I'm worn out from the stress...and I'm not totally sure how I did it. Oh well, it was all worth it.
Above is a photo of Toni with her Swedish weaving friends and their projects. It's really nice to have contact with other Swedish weavers because we all know how much time and talent goes into the craft and we appreciate the beauty of the finished product.
I hope to have lots more photos to put on the blog this winter and I do hope that more Swedish weavers will join us and add to our knowledge.
These are 3 of Toni's afghans and it just goes to show that this blog can attract other Swedish weavers and we can all learn something new from each other. Toni said that she dyed the yellow afghan herself so that's a new idea for us. I'm very interested in how she's woven the sailboats so, if she's reading this, I'd love to have the pattern for that.
Welcome, Toni, and I hope to hear from you again!
I was so happy to receive e-mails from two ladies who had fallen across the blog and who also do Swedish weaving. Toni asked if I would publish photos of the projects that her group creates and I told her that I would love to do that. My own group in Florida has been great about sharing and teaching us new techniques so having Toni's group adding their knowledge will be good for all of us.
I would hope that anyone interested in this blog would be kind enough to share with us, too. I'd be more than happy to answer any e-mails so please feel free to contact me.
pathammond128@gmail.com
I cheated a little by putting this photo in tonight because I still haven't done the line of stitching above the embroidery or the side seams but I'm looking after my greatgrandson tomorrow and won't have the time to do it then. No-one can tell so don't say a word, okay?
This is the "Solitaire" pattern along with one of the border patterns from another magazine. The fabric is white monks cloth with a variegated blue/turquoise and a solid turquoise yarn. The embroidery was done with white floss because I couldn't find the right shade of turquoise.
I had intended to make this afghan (different pattern) for my grandson but Kim loved the colors so much that I gave in and made it for her. She knows how to do Swedish weaving so I hadn't planned on making her one but, what the heck, she doesn't seem too interested in making one for herself.
I had intended the fringe to be longer but I made an error. When I finished the embroidery on the one side, I counted down about 10 rows to cut the fabric. Then I turned to the other end that didn't have the embroidery done yet and stupidly counted down 10 rows from the border pattern and began to cut the fabric before I realized my mistake. It wasn't a big deal because I just shortened the other end but I would have preferred it with a longer fringe.
I already have my grandson's fabric (powder blue), same yarn plus a white (not sure yet if the color will work) but different pattern all ready to go. It all looks great together right now but I'll have to put in a few rows before I know for sure. I know it's a treasure waiting to be made, though.
This is the Swedish weaving afghan I just finished for my grandson, Tyson. My daughter suggested he'd like one with the colors of his favorite football team, the Minnesota Vikings, so that's why I chose the purple and gold on white fabric.
I followed the pattern until I got to the border but had to make some changes for the hem because there was a flaw in the fabric. I'd planned to do the small gold diamonds and then do a row of lettering (MV) but couldn't quite figure out how to do it so I made up a small border that fit in with the rest of the pattern. I really do want to learn how to weave in lettering but it will have to wait till another day.
