Holiday Craft Faire at the
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center Dec. 5th & 6th from 10am to 4pm
Fine handmade goods and warming foods
17894 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City (on the San Juan Ridge)
530 265-2826
I don't get out as much as I would like to the local craft faires during the holiday season. However, I do try to participate in this lovely "back to the real meaning of handmade" craft fair that takes place every season. So, God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be selling caps, towels and scarves. For every $50 you spend in my booth, you get a handwoven bookmark.
These three shawls were on my loom for a very long time but were finally finished the later part of October and I'm just getting around to putting this blog post together. Nothing but procrastination here! The shawl in the photo above is called Morocco Sands and I was really excited that it turned out well because I took a leap of faith when I chose the weft color. The warp for all three shawls was a rayon boucle in a dull rose and a 16/2 bright coral ring spun rayon. I had a chartreuse boucle on my shelves that appeared to be just about the same value as the combined warp color, so I went for it. Irridescence was achieved and I was so pleased that I got it right!
This shawl is called Glen Eagle and is one of my one shuttle plaid designs. Actually, the plaid is in the weave structure which is a networked twill threading and treadling. The tie up was 3/1 and 1/3 twill blocks. The twill blocks are shattered in the weave structure and fade in and out on the shawl.
This last shawl is called Esperanza for "hope" in the cure for breast cancer. I'm donating the entire amount of my sale proceeds to Women of Worth, in Grass Valley.
