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September 2022

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Upcoming Events

Estes Park Wool Market

June 8, 2023 Meet us in Estes Park!

New York State Sheep and Wool Festival (Rhinebeck)

October 19, 2023 Sheep and Wool Festival website

September 2022 Newsletter

Triple Stripe & Spot Lace Linen Towel Set

Designed and woven by Malynda Allen

Woven on the Flip Loom

I recently discovered that I really like linen towels in my kitchen. Linen is crisp, cool, and absorbent, and it dries quickly. It is wonderful for drying dishes and hands, and it softens the more you use and wash it. Sometimes stiff linen warp can be a challenge on a rigid heddle loom, so I chose to eliminate the problem by using a cotton warp and a linen weft. A simple pick-up pattern adds interest and repeats throughout this set of towels. With two colors of linen weft, I could play around with color combinations.

Find the full pattern here

Spinning and Weaving Week Activities

October 3-9

 

 

 

 

 

We’ll be publishing a free spinning tutorial and hosting live events featuring spinning and weaving, and selling limited edition custom-dyed yarn and fiber. The yarn and fiber will be on sale through our website, with more details to come.

Course Reminders

  • Join us for an in-person class on September 24th in Boulder, Colorado. Learn to dye yarn for your weavings with Schacht Textile School Coordinator Sienna Bosch. We’ll use natural and fiber reactive dyes on a number of cellulose and protein fiber skeins. Learn more and register here.
  • Enroll in our newest online course: Beginning Spinning on a Wheel with Stephanie Flynn Sokolov. Learn the language of spinning, several drafting techniques, and troubleshooting. Learn more and enroll here.

 

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