Author Archives: Eileen Lee
Snowflake Scarves
Knitting
and when life became too frenzied
she took up her knitting and breathed a while
to the rhythm of the stitches
and rows until her smile returned
and her mind was calm
Artisan Show Nevada City – Nov 2018
Indigo Shibori Dyeing
I have been having a great time indigo dyeing. I wake up in the middle of the night with ideas of what I might have in the house that I can dye, i.e. my studio lace curtains……….. I have been dyeing table clothes, shirts, skirts, yarn…
Interweave Spin Off New Magazine – Spin and Knit
Available at newsstands for the new magazine “Spin and Knit” is October 25th. I have an article featuring A Star Alpacas. I spun the alpaca from Terry Anderson’s animals featuring five colours.
To purchase the print edition: http://www.interweavestore.com/spin-off-spin-and-knit-2017.
To get the digital edition: http://www.interweavestore.com/spin-off-spin-and-knit-2017-digital-download
Stitches West 2016
Stitches West was so much fun. We spent two FULL days. Clearly, we had to take a picture with Stephen West. Stitches continues to feature plenty of weaving and spinning displays as well as the many kitting demonstrations. Three of my favorite booths are:
DanDoh Designs – Yumiko Alexander is a designer of a line of knitting and crochet patterns marked and published under the business name “DanDoh” located in Chandler Arizona. She started selling her designs in Japan before moving to the US. DanDoh means Warm Earth. The yarns are beautiful linens, cotton, wool and cashmere. Her shawl designs are particularly attractive.
http://www.dandoh.com
Red Fish Dyeworks is a small company that dyes silk and silk blend yarn, fiber and fabric by hand. This is one of my favorite booths to visit. I always make a point to buy the silk 20/2 for weaving. It is difficult to make a decision on what colors to choose. There is too much to pick from.
http://www.redfishdyeworks.com
Fiberlady – Fine Bamboo Fibers & Yarns – I love to weave with the Luxury Bamboo yarnb sett at 30 epi. They sell several bamboo and bamboo blends yarns and fiber. There are many colors to choose from.
http://www.fiberlady.com
Weaving Using Hand Painted Warps
I’m starting a new shawl where I first painted the rayon/cotton warp. There are three painted and one solid warp. I plan to stripe up and then weave using a very thin weft yarn so the project will be warped faced. The set is 24 epi. We’ll see the progress together. Looks like a mess right now, but it will all work out
Prayer Shawl
I wove a prayer shawl for a dear friend who is very, very sick. She tends to like natural colours so we have a black, brown, moss green, ecru and a dark purple. It is a colour block twill.
New Weavers
A perfect rainy day for learning how to weave. Becky and Carol were taught how to weave today. There projects are great! It is so much fun to see the excitement of people learning a new skill.
