The Nome Schoolhouse is an abandoned school building restored into a retreat and event center, with lodging and a fiber mill. It is located in Nome, North Dakota, about an hour west of Fargo, North Dakota. I wrote a blog post about my first visit there last year with my friend Mary. You can readContinue reading “Nome Schoolhouse Weekend”
Tag Archives: Weaving
Top from Hand Woven Fabric
In the summer and fall of 2024 I sewed a skirt for my daughter, using fabric I wove on my four harness floor loom. I wrote about it here. There was enough fabric left to make a matching top. I started the top project this summer when Britta was visiting, but it took me untilContinue reading “Top from Hand Woven Fabric”
Structo Artcraft Towels
Over a year ago I was gifted a vintage Structo Artcraft four shaft table loom. At the time I was excited to have it, as the size is in between my small rigid heddle loom and my wider floor loom. I practiced using the table loom by weaving off the warp yarn that came onContinue reading “Structo Artcraft Towels”
Skirt from Woven Fabric
My daughter, Britta, asked me if it was possible to weave fabric that could be made into a skirt. I liked this idea, so when she was visiting this summer we talked about how that could work, and what yarn fibers and density would be best. We looked at colors and patterns, and took measurementsContinue reading “Skirt from Woven Fabric”
Nome Schoolhouse
I recently went on an overnight stay at the Nome Schoolhouse, a fiber arts retreat center and fiber mill located in Nome, North Dakota. Everything about this place, along with how it came to be, is amazing. Two gals with fiber related businesses decided to combine resources. Chris had a fiber mill in her barn.Continue reading “Nome Schoolhouse”
Tied on Towels
In the spring of 2024 after we got back from Arizona, I wove a set of dish towels on my floor loom (blog post with photos is here). When I was finished there was a lot of warp yarn left that I did not want to waste. I tied the yarn ends loosely so theyContinue reading “Tied on Towels”
More Floor Loom Towels
After weaving the rest of the warp yarn that came on my vintage Structo Artcraft loom (read about that here), I was ready to make something on my floor loom. I had not used it since before Christmas, because I cannot bring it to Arizona! I decided to make another set of towels with theContinue reading “More Floor Loom Towels”
Structo Artcraft Loom
I friend of mine was helping clean out a storage room at her church. It was packed with crafting supplies that had not been used in a long time, including a table top weaving loom. She sent me a photo of the loom and asked if I wanted it. YES! I wanted this vintage fourContinue reading “Structo Artcraft Loom”
Towels with Hand Dyed Linen Yarn
I brought my rigid heddle loom with me to Arizona, along with yarn for several weaving and knitting projects. I always think I am going to get more done than is realistic, but better to be prepared with extra supplies than not enough. I have been looking forward to using the 100% linen yarn thatContinue reading “Towels with Hand Dyed Linen Yarn”
Cottolin Towels
After weaving towels I loved using Gist Duet cotton/linen blend yarn, I was excited to try weaving with Cottolin, another cotton/linen blend yarn that is thinner and has a larger percentage of cotton. I bought some tubes online at yarn.com, and later when I was in Minneapolis I bought more at the Weavers Guild store.Continue reading “Cottolin Towels”
Yarns from the Lake 