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![This throw is made of handspun silk, its color patterning coming from weft ikat, its texture coming from the diamond shapes of a "goose-eye" twill.](/images/RetrieveImage/26637/1 "This throw is made of handspun silk, its color patterning coming from weft ikat, its texture coming from the diamond shapes of a "goose-eye" twill. - From: RuthMacGregor")
Thai ikat throw From: RuthMacGregor |
![This old shuttle from Lyon was used for weaving "chameleon" taffetas. In these plainweave fabrics, there are three colors of thread: one color in the warp, and two colors in each weft shot](/images/RetrieveImage/26587/1 "This old shuttle from Lyon was used for weaving "chameleon" taffetas. In these plainweave fabrics, there are three colors of thread: one color in the warp, and two colors in each weft shot - From: RuthMacGregor"){kind=small}
French silk shuttle From: RuthMacGregor |
Maria weaving From: RuthMacGregor |
Shuttles and shawl From: RuthMacGregor |
![This spindle was made by the Cascade Spindle company in Washington state. It's their "Little Si" model.
Besides being elegant to look at, it's an excellent spindle: rock steady, long-sp](/images/RetrieveImage/26530/1 "This spindle was made by the Cascade Spindle company in Washington state. It's their "Little Si" model.
Besides being elegant to look at, it's an excellent spindle: rock steady, long-sp - From: RuthMacGregor")
Cascade Spindle From: RuthMacGregor |
Scarf detail From: RuthMacGregor |
![This scarf is the result of a present from Marti. She gave me two skeins of lovely Noro yarn (a blend of wool and silks), with all the amazing color gradations Noro is known for. To "showcase&q](/images/RetrieveImage/26513/1 "This scarf is the result of a present from Marti. She gave me two skeins of lovely Noro yarn (a blend of wool and silks), with all the amazing color gradations Noro is known for. To "showcase&q - From: RuthMacGregor")
Another moebius From: RuthMacGregor |
Romney fleece, detail From: RuthMacGregor |
![This fleece came from a Romney sheep named Simon (after Simon Templar, "tall, dark, and handsome"). It's shown here in the grease, rolled up in its fleece bag.](/images/RetrieveImage/26447/1 "This fleece came from a Romney sheep named Simon (after Simon Templar, "tall, dark, and handsome"). It's shown here in the grease, rolled up in its fleece bag.
- From: RuthMacGregor")
Romney fleece, rolled From: RuthMacGregor |
![This tussah silk fiber was dyed with red onionskins: alum mordant, acidified with lime juice (not "Rose's Lime Juice", but the unsweetened stuff).](/images/RetrieveImage/26441/1 "This tussah silk fiber was dyed with red onionskins: alum mordant, acidified with lime juice (not "Rose's Lime Juice", but the unsweetened stuff).
- From: RuthMacGregor")
Onionskins and silk 2 From: RuthMacGregor |
Onionskins and silk 1 From: RuthMacGregor |
Convergence 2006 From: RuthMacGregor |
Felt balls From: RuthMacGregor |
Easter-egg-dyed wool From: RuthMacGregor |
Mohair warp, back From: RuthMacGregor |
Mohair warp, front From: RuthMacGregor |
Purple crackle From: RuthMacGregor |
![This photo, taken in 1940 (sorry, I don't know by whom), shows Mahatma Gandhi spinning on a device called the "dhanush takli". It seems to be a driven spindle: the bow in his right hand wo](/images/RetrieveImage/25293/1 "This photo, taken in 1940 (sorry, I don't know by whom), shows Mahatma Gandhi spinning on a device called the "dhanush takli". It seems to be a driven spindle: the bow in his right hand wo - From: RuthMacGregor")
Gandhi spinning From: RuthMacGregor |
Crackle napkin draft From: RuthMacGregor |
Napkin on the loom From: RuthMacGregor |
Knifty Knitter From: RuthMacGregor |
African bracelets From: RuthMacGregor |
Scarf and yarn From: RuthMacGregor |
Peg-knit scarf From: RuthMacGregor |
17th C. Dutch spinner From: RuthMacGregor |
Fine silk inkle From: RuthMacGregor |
![This inkle loom was created by my Dad and me, following the plans in Helene Bress' book, "Inkle Weaving". As you can see, it works very well. :-)
(P.S. - If you make one for yourself, b](/images/RetrieveImage/24552/1 "This inkle loom was created by my Dad and me, following the plans in Helene Bress' book, "Inkle Weaving". As you can see, it works very well. :-)
(P.S. - If you make one for yourself, b - From: RuthMacGregor")
Inkle weaving From: RuthMacGregor |
Crackle on the loom From: RuthMacGregor |
Finger-knit boa From: RuthMacGregor |
![This is how you go from one row to the next in finger knitting: after knitting the stitch on your pinkie finger, "float" the yarn across the back of your hand.
My fingers tend to lean toge](/images/RetrieveImage/23922/1 "This is how you go from one row to the next in finger knitting: after knitting the stitch on your pinkie finger, "float" the yarn across the back of your hand.
My fingers tend to lean toge - From: RuthMacGregor")
Finger knit, back float From: RuthMacGregor |
Finger-knit first row, cont'd From: RuthMacGregor |
Finger-knit first row From: RuthMacGregor |