Blog for my weaving and horticulture avocations

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I am the proud granddaughter of Hungarian and Slovakian Immigrants.
This blog is where I share some insights about my avocations of Horticulture and Handweaving.


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Thursday, August 17, 2023

AUTUMN SCARF INVENTORY 2023

#heddleandhook 



 
cozy hats available and at Red sky Gallery. 




Fall Maples handdyed warp woven with 
straw color Tencel
at RED SKY GALLERY
SOLD

    





Fall Maples Tencel COWL 
woven with olive in multi weave patterns
at Red Sky Galllery







Black and grey Tencel™ Cowl


Black and Teal Tencel™  bordered scarf
at RED SKY GALLERY


Black and burgundy Tencel™ bordered scarf
at Red Sky gallery


Havane camel color black bordered Tencel scarf

Charcoal and black bordered Tencel scarf 
in adapted snakeskin weave.




Opalescent scarf with aquamarine weft. 
in Raku threading

Handdyed Midsommer Tencel warp 
woven with Pompei bronze in a
revised Raku pattern
SOLD , thank you. 



Midsommer warp woven with bright navy
 in a revised Raku treadling


Double cowl in Midsommer warp 
woven with bright navy 
in a revised Raku pattern
SOLD



Pumpkin spice handdyed warp woven
with gold color weft
SOLD





Pumpkin spice handdyed warp woven 
with Havane color weft
at Red Sky Gallery
SOLD 


 
Dragonfly color handdyed Tencel™ scarf
woven with navy in wave pattern
at RED SKY GALLERY
SOLD




 
Dragonfly color handdyed Tencel scarf
woven with black in a smooth undulating pattern 





Multi autumn fire colors warp 
woven with black weft
SOLD



Multi autumn fire warp woven with
forest green weft,
at Red Sky gallery-
SOLD, thank you



 

double cowl in handdyed Tencel 
Mardi Gras color with black weft 




Mardi Gras handdyed color 
Tencel scarf with aqua weft 
at RED SKY GALLERY


Mardi Gras handdyed color 
Tencel scarf with black weft 



Handdyed blues and browns 
bamboo rayon with navy weft




Handdyed blues and browns 
with Sea Breeze blue weft
at Red Sky gallery SOLD


Handdyed blues and browns 
with copper weft
SOLD thank you


Hand dyed Red and grey warp
 woven with Black in a Strickler pattern
at RED SKY GALLERY





Grey tweed Tencel handdyed JFK warp 
with eggplant color weft
at RED SKY GALLERY 






handdyed grey tweed JFK Tencel warp 
woven with black weft
SOLD, thank you



Double Cowl in handdyed grey tweed Tencel
woven with navy weft 



Handdyed Peacock color Tencel
woven with Key lime




Handdyed Peacock colored COWL
woven with teal Tencel



Handdyed Peacock color Tencel scarf 
woven with pale blue 



Silver snowflake Tencel scarf
also available in blue 
silver is SOLD, thank you



Handdyed violet and silver Tencel
woven in an open work for a lightweight scarf. 
SOLD


Teresa Ruch handdyed warp in burnt Orange and grey 
woven with black Tencel
in Raku pattern
SOLD, thank you.





 
at RED SKY GALLERY
   



 
at RED SKY GALLERY 



 


Viva Magenta handdyed Tencel scarf
woven with Burgandy
also available in a cowl. 
SOLD


 
Viva Magenta handdyed Tencel scarf
woven with burgandy 
at Red Sky gallery 
 



Handdyed Tencel scarf in Reds and blacks 


handdyed Tencel scarf in reds and blacks
at Red Sky gallery 


shiny blue Snowflake Tencel scarf
 SOLD



light blue Snowflake pattern Tencel scarf.
at RED SKY GALLERY







 


I call this theater Curtain Red. 
thick soft silk city Chenilles in
Bordeaux and blackberry


SOLD 


 


thick Chenille burnt orange scarf in textured weave.
at RED SKY GALLERY







 
at RED SKY GALLERY






 















































Friday, July 7, 2023

SUMMER 2023 SCARF AND HAT INVENTORY

A FEW NEW SCARVES OFF THE LOOMS

SUMMER BLUES

 
My own very first attempt at handdyed yarn. 
5/2 rayon from bamboo. It's so very soft. I love it so much. 
This was done in a class I took before Covid.
 It's taken me so long to decide what and how to make something. 
so it is scarves in my favorite RAKU pattern.

For the wefts I chose 8/2 Tencels.
I chose a dark Navy MB,
 a Sea Breeze Blue from Shiny Dime Handdyers, 
and a brown tone dyed to order
from the Carr Park Patina colorway. 



Summer Blues bamboo warp 
with Navy weft 
 




   
Summer Blues Bamboo with 
Sea Breeze weft  


 
Summer Blues
5/2 Bamboo
with Patina brown weft.


And some beach hats for cool PNW beach walks
to go with them: 




Scroll down for more Inventory still available in the winter and spring Inventory list




Monday, May 29, 2023


Update: 

Successful fundraiser, we raised $1508.00 just from this plant sale for Defeat Myeloma

research at Fred Hutch. 


Fundraiser Plant Sale June 3rd, 2023

10 AM  -  3 PM

Benefits DEFEAT MYELOMA  research at Fred Hutch. 

Proceeds will go to my 5K team REMISSION POSSIBLE

Plant sale list: 

and LOTS OF new things are coming in every day!

and no time to update the list. 

Invite your friends and come on by. 





Plants From Phil Cherry: 
 

And plants donated from Ilse Nethercutt: 
 









Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2023 WINTER/SPRING SCARF and hat INVENTORY

SPRING 2023

COMPLEX TWILL SCARVES 




 100% Tencel scarf 
woven in a complex twill pattern
 sometimes call "snakeskin"
Openwork detail near fringes. 
Cabot Trail JFK warp with Eggplant weft.  

Openwork detail 






100%Tencel cabot Trail JFK warp
woven with black Tencel weft 
in a complex Twill pattern


double infinity Cowl
in silky smooth Tencel Cabot Trail JFK warp
woven with Navy Tencel weft 
for texture in a complex twill pattern








Beach hats for cool summer PNW beach walks






Key Lime undulating twill scarf 
handwoven on a handdyed Peacock warp
 with Lamb's Ear and Sea
Breeze colorways.





Teal undulating twill cowl
 handwoven on a handdyed Peacock warp
 with Lamb's Ear and Sea Breeze colorways 5/2 Tencel








Teal undulating twill scarf 
handwoven on a handdyed Peacock warp
 with Lamb's Ear and Sea Breeze colorways.





SNOWFLAKE PATTERN TENCEL SCARF
woven with eco-friendly North American Tencel™/Lyocel
in a fancy snowflake, star twill weave giving them soft loose drape.





sold at red sky Gallery

Aquamarine Tencel woven
on a hand dyed bright Carr Park warp
with lattice fringes


 





Coral brights and navy Tencel
on hand dyed rose rayon handdyed warp
from Carr Park
Twill Thrills p81b
SOLD in June  @RedSkyGallery 








 


 


 


 


I call this Theater Curtain Red. Thick, soft, Silk City chenilles

 in Bordeaux, and Blackberry.

with pops of other reds and variegateds.

You have to see this to experience the true color and feel.

Chenille does not photograph well due to the texture and shine.



 


 



Spring hats available at Red Sky Gallery.


















Valentine colors 2023

VALENTINE COLORS

 wove up some red Tencel scarves and crocheted some hats. 


 
I wove this 100% Tencel™ scarf 
 in an adapted Raku design with a ruby red weft 
on a handdyed warp of 
reds, burgandy, black and greys from Handwoven Honey
available at @redskygallery 

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I wove this one from an amazing Carr Park Artisans 
handdyed warp in "Viva! Magenta" colorway 
-- the color of the year. 
100% Tencel™ woven with Burgandy  weft in Raku weave design.

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5 different crocheted beanie hats
available at Red Sky Gallery