New Fiber Equipment Listing, Eve Wheel
Vintage 1970s double drive spinning wheel with an interesting origin story! I have not been able to find out a lot about this cute little...
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Ellen Kardell
- May 10
- 1 min
Musical Looms and a PSA
I'm looking to downsize to a smaller loom, so this one is now for sale. Specs: Leclerc Nilus 4 harness loom, mid 1970s. I am the second...
Ellen Kardell
- May 4
- 3 min
Felted Deflected Doubleweave Rugs Article in Handwoven Magazine
Check out my article and pattern in the Handwoven Magazine, May-June 2023 issue! Here are a few images from the issue and some thoughts...
Ellen Kardell
- May 1
- 1 min
180 Handpainted Threads
I’m testing out ideas for using hand painted warps, selecting drafts to maximize the color changes. Though the color shifts in this one...
Ellen Kardell
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Using Handdyed Warps
As a dyer, I create colorful warp chains in a limited number of ends (threads), for example, 4 to 10 yards of 100 to 300 ends. This is...
Ellen Kardell
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Luminous Color
I've been on a roll lately with dyeing variations on one colorway. Using a blend of bluegreens, blue-violets, and orchid purple with...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Felting Woven Rugs
About a year ago, I became totally enamored with the Deflected Double Weave (DDW) structure. About five projects in, it occurred to me...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Simple Ideas for Handpainted Warps
Here are a few ideas for using handpainted warps. I have not tested all of these, but I'll try to get some real samples done this year. 4...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Winter Project: Rag Rugs
Part 1: warping the loom This is a project that's been a long time in the production stage. The loom, a Reed Cambridge, is new to me and...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Weaving Sett Charts for my Cotton Warps
This chart shows the weaving setts of my current base yarns. I buy bulk mill cones of yarn to dye from a variety of sources. These are...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Diary of a Fiber Artist
Day One: It's Always Day One* It's always Day One because there is always something new to explore, whether it's a new yarn base, fiber...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Sampling Primary Dyes: Tencel and Cotton
Dyes react differently on different fibers. It's essential to test them on every yarn that you use. These are tiny sample skeins of 8/2...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Dyeing Tints on Wool
This is a group of tints of one hue, a rich orchid purple mix. I start first with a color formula that I think is going to work, and dye...
Ellen Kardell
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Dyeing Shades on Wool
Shades are primary colors mixed with various percentages of black, as opposed to tints, which are measured dilutions of dye (in paint, a...
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