Thursday, September 10, 2015

...And Last But Not Least....

We finally get to the last two members to submit entries at the Nevada County Fair this year.  We have so many talented Not2S members.  Eileen is a newer member but has been a talented fiber artist for many years.  

The first shawl was entered into the Nevada County Inspiration.  The painted warp and plain weave structure really bring out the lovely colors of our county. 



The next two shawls also really show some beautiful color.  The multicolored shawl was woven with one skein of Vice yarn, a 80/20 merino/nylon blend.  The second is a beautiful plaid, slightly fulled.

Eileen's Shawl

Eileen's Plaid Shawl


Eileen also entered a plaid towel, a bag and a table covering.
 
Eileen's Towel

Eileen's Woven Bag
Eileen's Table Covering








 

Eileen entered a skein of hand spun wool.



This colorful sweater was knit with handspun yarn.

   

Eileen's Sweater

Eileen's Sweater - Back



Our last weaver is Ingrid.  She and Marcy have a friendly rivalry each year to see who can do better in the baby blanket category. Here's Ingrid's entry for this year as well as a lap robe.  Both were woven with a mixed cotton warp using plain weave.
Ingrid's Baby Blanket


Ingrid's Lap Robe

Ingrid submitted several scarves.  This one was for the Nevada County Inspiration category.  Her inspiration was our friend and mentor Dee.  Most of the yarn and ribbon Ingrid used were Dee's and she wove the scarf using one of Dee's designs - plain weave edges with a ribbon supplementary warp and twill center. 


Dee Inspired Scarf
Dee Inspired scarf - Detail

The other two towels - one using a turned twill on 8 shafts (in pink) and the other plain weave using sock yarn. 
 
Ingrid's Pink Scarf


Ingrid's Red Scarf

Ingrid also entered two towels.  These are 100% cotton woven in a twill pattern.

Ingrid's Towel

Ingrid's Other Towel



Finally, Ingrid submitted a shawl woven from local alpaca yarn, woven in a point twill design. 



So that's it for another Fair year, but there will be more updates on the Not 2 Squares before then.

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Another Two Sets of Entries

Igor and Mardi are the next Not2S members to be showcased for their Nevada County Fair entries. 

Igor entered two scarves in the Nevada County Inspiration Division.  The blue scarf, inspired by a local lizard was described on a previous blog post:  http://not2squareweavers.blogspot.com/2015/06/blue-scarf.html 

The second was woven with our friend Dee as inspiration.  This reporter doesn't have all of the details, but I think it is woven in a false damask pattern that we saw last year as lap robes and towels:  http://not2squareweavers.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-intriguing-world-of-false-damask.html



Igor's Lizard Inspired Scarf 




Scarf with Inspiration Picture







 
Igor's Dee Inspired Scarf
Mardi entered several woven items, one with handspun and three skeins of handspun yarn. 

The table runner was started as part of a class with Rosalie Neilson at CNCH this year.  Mardi's first scarf was woven with a Log Cabin color and weave effect using a wool/metallic yarn. 




Mardi's Rep Weave Runner







Mardi's Log Cabin Scarf
Mardi won best of Division for a scarf made from handspun yarn.  This scarf was woven with yarn that was spun from an art bat prepared by local artist Sierra Mohr.  It was woven in plain weave with a beaded fringe.



Mardi's Scarf made with handspun yarn




Mardi's scarf - detail















 
 
 
 
 
Mardi has been experimenting with towels - different structures and colors.  This vibrant towel beings all of these elements together.  I think it is an M & O pattern.





Mardi's Towel



Mardi's Towel - detail

















 
 
 
 
Mardi also entered three skeins of handspun yarn. 



Mardi's Yarn - Gray Singles - Medium Wool






Mardi's Yarn - Wool & Silk





Mardi's Yarn - Polwarth Top












 







 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It is great to see all of the different things that our members have created - all very different.

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Additional Fair Results

Here are more Nevada County fair entries.  The previous post had information about Wendy-Marie's Ferris Wheel scarf.  In addition she entered a bag and Mobius shawl and contributed to two collaboration bags made from bands.  She also submitted a rug. 
 
The bag was made from a tapestry piece by Wendy-Marie.  She used yardage from Beryl - both handwoven and commercially made (the lining is recycled from a kimono) and a kumihimo band. 
 
Bag with materials from various sources
 
Collaboration Bag I
 
Collaboration Bag II
 
Wendy-Marie was the guiding force behind three bags made mostly from back-strap or other woven bands.  She sewed the blue/green one on the right.
 
 
Ferris Wheel Scarf
 
Mobius Shawl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Mobius shawl was woven using rayon chenille for warp and weft and ribbon in a plain weave pattern.  Once woven, it a seam was sewn to attach the ends. 

Wendy-Marie's last piece is a rug.  She wove this as part of a class with Jason Collingwood.  It's a first place winner.

Wendy-Marie's Rug
 
Marcy added several piece in the Fair as well. She had a baby blanket, two towels and a scarf.
 
The blanket was a mix warp.  There was a little boucle sparkle that gives it a little shine.  She also entered a scarf that is woven in a twill design in wool.
 

Marcy's Baby Blanket

 
Marcy's Scarf
 
Marcy's Towel I
 

 
Marcy's Towel II


Marcy's Towel II - detail  
 
 
The two towels were woven on the same warp, just using different weft colors. 
 
There are more entries that we will be posting, so stay tuned.