Instead of a starter pack, I’m making a list (to eventually inform a feed) of accounts that regularly post (noncommercially!) about #slowfood #slowfashion #slowdesign #slowtravel #slowcraft #slowcloth #slowhome #slowtech and closely related topics. bsky.app/profile/did:... Ping me if I missed you.
Ok so this is actually from a couple of days ago now but I'm just getting caught up on posting alltheplaces. My second project on the Pendleton floor loom is in motion! #weaving #slowcloth #floorloom #fiberarts
I'm officially in my floor loom weaving era!!!! Unspeakably proud of this wonky little bit of weaving. Now it's practice, practice, practice. But not until at least Monday. Resting time. #weaving #slowcloth #floorloom #fiberarts
A four shaft Pendleton X frame floor loom sits folded outside on a slate walkway in front of a driveway.
A four shaft Pendleton X frame floor loom is sitting unfolded and largely disassembled on a blue tarp in the kitchen of Kelli's childhood home. The loom has been freshly cleaned and the metal parts have been oiled.
Yesterday a dear friend passed along to me a 4 shaft 30" weaving width Pendleton floor loom!! She needs some TLC, a couple of small repairs & some replacement parts but my Parents are helping me with the refurb and we've already made a ton of progress! #weaving #slowcloth #floorloom #fiberarts
An overhead view from the front of Kelli's Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom in the process of having a warp wound onto the back beam. The warp is hanging over the front beam, tensioned by hand weights in a bin on the floor with the rest of the unbeamed warp that is just out of the frame. The warp is made of transitioning stripes of hand dyed yarn in speckle overdyed silver grey and handpainted gradient purple. The light purple portion of the gradient is currently in focus.
Angled view from of the back of Kelli's Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom in the process of having a warp wound onto the back beam. The warp is made of transitioning stripes of hand dyed yarn in speckle overdyed silver grey and handpainted gradient purple. The medium purple portion of the gradient is currently in focus.
View from of the back of Kelli's Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom in the process of having a warp wound onto the back beam. The warp is made of transitioning stripes of hand dyed yarn in speckle overdyed silver grey and handpainted gradient purple. The dark purple portion of the gradient is currently in focus.
Overhead view of a clear plastic dishpan sitting on a carpeted floor. A pile of hand dyed warp bouts are piled in the bin. Two five pound hand weights are attached with binder rings to choke ties around the warp to help provide tension while winding the warp onto the loom. The warps are a mixture of gradient purple sections and silver grey with speckle overdye sections.
She's beamed! Threading the front heddle and tying on to the front will be a task for tomorrow if energy holds. 🤞 Yarn is a 55% hemp/ 45%organic cotton 8/2 that I hand dyed. Warp is 4.5 yards and I'm hoping to get 4 towels. #handdyed #weaving #fiberarts #slowcloth
I met this little woolly bear friend with a reminder that the cold weather is creeping closer. I have something woolly of my own coming to the shop soon that could help out with that! 🍃🍂🍁🧣👀 #handwoven #handdyed #weaving #slowcloth #scarfseason
With Tour de Fleece/Femme in the rearview I'm so eager to get something on loom! Spent some quality time transcribing my messy jotted-down-as-I-wove notes from the towel warp into semi-coherent form in my project book. Started the page for my next project & most details are roughed out. #slowcloth
Happy world embroidery day July 30 - today & every year! Celebrate by doing some hand-stitching, alone or with a group. #worldembroideryday #världsbroderidagen Graphic by iHanna, Sweden
BTW, Happy World Embroidery Day everyone!
www.ihanna.nu/blog/2014/07... #embroidery #stitching #slowcloth #sewing #retroblogpost #crafts 🧶
Mass production can't match a mother's hand. Owra is 100% handmade. No factories. No noise. Just craft.
#HandmadeStyle #ArtisanFashion #SlowCloth #SlowFashion #MothersOfOwra
Closeup photo of three ply hemp yarn being hand wound into skeins for scouring.
Just me having some mindful time alone with my yarn in this wonderful mood lighting. 😍 #slowcloth
Winding more hemp yarn for scouring to keep my mind occupied while the wait continues for our power to be restored. At least as a fiber artist I have a lot of electricity independent tasks! #fiberarts
A closeup shot of a model W445 White sewing machine in Kelli's studio. In the process of having a hem seamed is a hand dyed and handwoven 2/1 twill cottolin towel. A magnetic hem guide and sewing clips are being used to help the remedial and reluctant sewist behind the machine.
Slowly but surely I've been doing the finishing work for my latest handwoven towels. Today I finished the last of the hemming!🪡 They will get one more wash/dry/pressing before I take photos and then these beauties will be up in the shop! 🎉 #weaving #fiberarts #handdyed #slowcloth
An angled view of Kelli's Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom equipped with two 10 dent heddles. The visible handwoven cloth is a 2/1 twill. Transition stripes in the weft move from turquoise to purple.
I wove the turquoise to purple weft transition section yesterday! I'm focusing on practicing carrying my inactive weft color up my selvages with this towel. Diving the dip and jumping the bump. #slowcloth #weaving #fiberarts
Sleying the reed is a step in setting up the loom m. It takes time and patience; time to breathe, meditate, and focus my mind on the joy of repetitive little movements. #handweaving #fiberarts #fiberfun #learntoweave #weaving #warping #beginningweaving #handwoven #slowcloth #slowmade
Winding 1 kg (2lbs) of 60/2 silk on cones for warping. What should I make with them? So many possibilities! #weaving #warping #fiberart #handwoven #craftsky #slowcloth #slowmade
Propaganda I’m not falling for:
-you have enough yarn
- if you are good at it, it should be a business
- what’s yours?
#weaving #handwoven #loom #fiberart #craftsky #slowcloth
An angled view of Kelli's Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom equipped with two 10 dent heddles. The rear heddle has been threaded and the front heddle is partially threaded. A corner of Kelli's studio can be seen in the background.
Rethreading progress is being made! #slowcloth #weaving #fiberarts
A loom state hand dyed and handwoven cottolin towel is folded and laid out on Kelli's desk. The warp is dark blue, magenta and light mint green with mostly forest green weft except for a stripe of medium purple near each end.
First towel is done, cut off of the loom and ready for wet finishing. I decided I want to rethread for some 1/2 twill next. #slowcloth #weaving #fiberarts #handdyed
An angled photo of a striped hand dyed cottolin warp on a Kromski Harp Forte rigid heddle loom with two heddles equipped. A super slim wooden boat shuttle with a paper quill of forest green hand dyed cottolin is laid across the warp at an angle. A wooden temple is stretched across the handwoven fabric which is a modified plainweave. The warp has dark blue edge stripes, narrower magenta stripes inside those and the center of the warp is a light mint green in the portion depicted.
Was able to weave for 10 minutes today!💪 #chroniclife #weaving #fiberarts #handdyed #slowcloth
Getting a couple of my hand dyed and handwoven scarves ready to head off to their new forever homes! 💜 #handwoven #weaving #slowcloth #slowfashion #handmadebusiness
Kelli holds up a finished jumbo bobbin of plied handspun yarn. It is on an Ashford tensioned lazy kate in preparation for skeining. The hand dyed colors are bubblegum pink, purple and black. An Ashford Traditional spinning wheel and part of Kelli's studio can be seen in the background.
Skeining and setting the twist is a goal for tomorrow but the Princess of Punk Rock plying is done! #handspun #spinning #fiberarts #slowcloth
A red and orange twill towel on a loom.
I started a new dishtowel for my husband. This is the fourth towel (all with different weft colors) on this long warp. I may have room for a fifth. #weaving #loom #craft #fiberarts #slowcloth
Snowstorm spinning. 🌨️ On my good days I'm getting in about 15 minutes on these Princess of Punk Rock singles. Slow progress is still progress. #handspinning #handspun #slowcloth #fiberarts
Blue/grey warp beamed, threaded, sleyed on, ready to tie on and begin weaving in the morning.
Sleying done to the music of Dire Straights. Now to tie on. Then work on the hem length, save the file to a thumb drive and I can begin weaving tomorrow.
#slowCloth. #handWeaving
