by Petra Weishaupt-Smith

​Petra used Holst Garn supersoft wool for both the warp and weft for this shawl – bleached white and cloudberry warp and bleached white and purple haze weft.
The key to smooth weaving of this sticky wool yarn is to use a reed with dent equal to the epi so that only 1 end is in each reed slot. In this case, Petra used a 15-dent reed for the 15 epi.The finished measurements are 23″ by 78″, and it is soft and lofty after hand washing.
The warp was 14 yards long and 26″ wide and Petra wove 5 ponchos from the warp as well as this shawl.

by Dornan Trainer

The lovely blue, sea green and purple scarf is made of 8/2 Tencel for both warp and weft. It is a turned twill for 8-shaft pattern from Pattie Lamb, modified slightly.  Dornan learned so many tips and tricks and got a really nice scarf in the bargain! She highly recommends the Turned Twill class.

by Dornan Trainer

The pattern for these bread cloths is Strickler 446 – a twill/overshot combination.  This is 8/2 cotton for warp, pattern weft and tabby. Warp and tabby are off-white, and the pattern is in various colors.  The sett is 20 epi.

by Caryl Cid

Caryl used pink and charcoal 8/2 cotton for these napkins as a gift for her daughter’s birthday.
​The sett was 20 epi, 22 ppi with a 10-dent reed.

by Caryl Cid

Caryl’s WIP is a table runner and set of placemats, using 1 1/2″ strips of cotton batik fabric as weft and 8/4 carpet warp as the warp. It is loosely based on Tom Knisely’s Sakiori pattern from his book on Handwoven Table Linens.

by Dawn Hummer

Thes scarves are 75″ x 75″ utilizing Blue Heron Metallic Rayon on 5/2 bamboo.

by Dawn Hummer

Dawn shared her series of 3 panels for an installation in the central hospital lobby at the UNC REX Holly Springs Hospital that recently opened.  These panels are 8 ft. tall and 2 feet wide each, mounted on stretched canvas.
They are woven in the SAORI style using a mercerized white cotton warp and woven with mixed fibers and no plan of action, being randomly woven at the loom.The title of the installation is “Hope Springs Eternal.”