Amy

"Handwoven Magazine" has so many opportunities to learn. One of them is their weavingtoday.com. I decided to join their "Weave-Along".

The people at "Handwoven Magazine" picked a two-block design from Mary Atwater's "Shuttle Craft Book of American Handweaving". (See Picture A). I decided to weave a BLOCK TWILL (Picture B). I used my LeClerc 8 shaft Voyager loom and threaded it in a gold color using 5/2 pearl cotton sett at 20 ends per inch. I wove with a 5/2 pearl cotton in a black color.  

Then I repeated the weave so it was double in length. (Picture C) Below the woven fabrics you will find a picture of me holding the bag I wove in block twill. I also wove the strap on my inkle loom (Picture D). I love to make dolls so I created "Amy". She is wearing her block twill dress. I decided to needle felt her head and the flower that she is holding. Amy is below the picture of me holding the block twill bag (Picture E).