Sue Habegger is using up special yarns that she has collected over the years. She had a cone of natural brown Guatamalan cotton and Sue decided that weaving a solid color and a stucture were both out of her comfort zone. This is the gorgeous yardage that was the result of her efforts. The picture shows the yardage sideways. Sue wove bands of plain weave separated with bands of huck lace. The huck takes up a bit more than the plain weave, so there is a gentle ripple which turns out to be very attractive. Sue is still thinking of what kind of a garment to make with it.
At the meeting, Betsy had just come back from a fancy three day wedding in the Bay Area. She had given the bride and groom their choice of colors and she presented them with handwoven towels as a gift. She used warp colors in the weft and the towel above was woven with a white weft. The draft is from Marguerite Davison's book, pg. 75 - John Murphy's No. 10. I'm not sure which treadling she used with this towel - maybe X? I thought it was a lovely thing to give a color choice to the gift recipients. What a good way to make the gift personal for the couple.
We all were so captivated by Carol's Ecology shawls that she brought in one that she wove using all handspun yarns. She says the only problem is that the shawls aren't perfect triangles. As you near the end of the warp, it gets tight and is very hard to weave - therefore one side is longer than the other. We all agreed that it didn't make a lot of difference with this shawl, which is a real treasure.
