I’ve been dissatisfied at work for quite some time. I’ve been searching for a new job for several months, but haven’t had any luck. After a re-org at work I was feeling especially anxious to find something new. A friend from a stitching group shared a link to the Icelandic Textile Center Residency Program and …
Last May I wrote a post about the Laughinghouse crazy quilt that was sent to me. I have received 12 of the 24 squares. Our original goal was to finish the squares by 11/30/21, but many of us have encountered delays. I am amazed by the talent of the volunteer stitchers! Each square is 24″ …
Several years ago I embroidered a square of the Equal Rights Amendment Logo for Shannon Downey’s global craftivism project “Badass Herstory”. The exhibit opened on November 5, 2021 at the National Liberty Museum and my piece is on display with many others! I wasn’t able to attend, but many stitchers took photos of the exhibit. …
I uploaded two new videos to my RebaWeaves YouTube channel. Weaving on the Ashford 48″ loom: Unrolling weaving projects on rigid heddle looms:
Shannon Downey @BadassCrossStitch posted in January that a woman approached her about completing an old unfinished crazy quilt. Shannon asked for someone to take on the project and I volunteered. It has been a very interesting experience so far! Shannon found an unfinished quilt and with the help of her community, completed Rita’s Quilt. I …
I have been planning my mom’s big gift of 2020-2021 for a few months. She wants a 30″ x 132″ runner rug for the house she and my step-dad are building. I discovered that Ashford has a rigid heddle freedom roller that allows longer lengths of fabric to be woven on their rigid heddle looms. …
Installing the Ashford Freedom Roller On the 48″ RH loom Read More »
I successfully warped my Ashford 48″ RH loom using the loom as a warping board. It was not fun, though! I watched Amy’s YouTube videos at least 50 times each – so all of this is from Amy! Just want to share some challenges I encountered because my loom is so big. Here it is …
