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Online Holiday Shopping: Shawls

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As of today, there are 34 days until 25 December. Here is a gallery of available inventory here at Berwick Weaving Co. –  please browse at your leisure.

If you see something you like, there are a number of ways to buy: I take credit cards, Paypal, e-transfer, & cash. Just message me and I’ll be very happy to take your information and send you the piece.  If you click on the highlighted price, it will take you to my paypal page, if you wish to pay that way. 

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Shawls

Red/Pink homespun Shawl, $100

 

red/pink shawl 68″ x 27” $100
red/pink shawl 68″ x 27” $100
red/pink shawl 68″ x 27” $100

 

Sparkly green/frost shawl, cotton and acrylic (80” x 30”) $150

 

 

Sparkly purple and teal green shawl, cotton and acrylic (90 x 21) $150

 

 

Textured turquoise and blue-grey cotton and Blue Faced Leicester shawl $150

 

 

Purple and green merino wool with cotton, with twisted fringe (82” x 28”) $145

 

 

Pink kid mohair/merino/cotton bouclé shawl (80” x 29”) *seriously wonderful drape and depth of colour* $200

 

 

Rainbow shawl 1: red mohair weft, rainbow cotton warp (84” x 29”). Densely woven, could also serve as a car blanket or throw, depending on your tastes). $200

 

 

~ SOLD ~ Rainbow shawl 2: chunky thick/thin beet-coloured merino weft with a rainbow cotton warp and rainbow border at one end (87” x 28”). This, like the mohair one above, could also serve as a blanket or throw, depending on your tastes $200

 

 

Chunky Silver “Thrawl” (Throw Rug Shawl…yes, I just made that up): Arctic silver,  acrylic handwoven textile with fringe. (80” x 26”) $90

 

January Blues (& Greens, Reds, etc.)

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It may be dreary outside, but these are not.

January is a funny time of year – it’s usually a bit dreary, and we begin to long for Spring, but we know there’s still some winter to slog through. Sometimes there are, say, world events that get us a bit down. We will look away from those things for a moment, and think about ways to cheer ourselves up, right?

To counteract the doldrums, I’ve been weaving with more colour lately, moving slightly out of my usual palette, and it’s been a brilliant move for my own mood. Just handling these lovely fibres makes me happy.

So. If your neck is cold, or you want to warm up a loved one, here’s what I’ve got in inventory. Of course, feel free to contact me if you would like me to make something different up for you to your specifications.

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**SOLD**  Sea and Sky, with some bottle green beach glass thrown in. Wide and slinky scarf, 12.5” x 80” all in a 70/30 mix of super wash merino and tencel. It’s really beautiful, $140

 

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**SOLD**One of my favourites. A large scarf of “peacock colors” – teal, purple, green. Who can resist? Chunky, nubby blue-faced leicester wool, with merino, silk, and bamboo warp. 13” x 68” $100

 

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Stole, in pink/orange/red with some chartreuse thrown in. Handspun weft with multicoloured 8/2 cotton warp. It’s lightweight and gorgeous. 26” x 70” $175

 

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There’s a special buzz that happens when you mix blue with rust/red. I love this mix – cotton and merino warp with a blue faced leicester/merino weft. 8” x 84” nice to wrap around several times. $100

 

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Ravenclaw House, anyone? Made in the Hogwarts’ Ravenclaw colors of blue and bronze, this is for those in your life who are known for their wit, learning, and wisdom. Smaller than my usual, it’s still a good size at 5.5” x 60” and made with a mix of cotton and super wash merino.  $50

“Grey” or “Gray”?

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What’s the convention for “grey” vs “gray”? I’ve looked at them so long that neither one looks right.

Regardless of how one spells it, I’m continuing my love affair with textures, and with the grey/pink combination. This time I added some rust and  hints of red/peach/orange. Good enough to eat, this.

It’s a mix of fibres – cotton, merino, silk, bamboo and yes – acrylic. This will be a shawl, already commissioned.

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Yeah, I think I prefer “grey”…. You?

Autumn is coming….

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Cool greys, hot pinks. Lots of texture.

This is what’s on the loom today, and although every time I warp something up it’s my “favourite,” this one is up there in the top-10 for sure. It’s a shawl made of stubby cotton/mohair/mystery yarn warp, with a silky boucle weft. It’s loose and drapey, nubby and comforting.

Don’t hate me for reminding you that autumn is showing itself in cooler mornings and evenings…why not embrace it, with something pretty instead?

New Additions

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Berwick Weaving Co. hasn’t been idle of late. Here is some of the work that has come out of the workroom. I’m still in love with plainweave – that most simple of over-under weaving patterns there is. The fibre is allowed to speak, the colors and textures and “hand” all give me such pleasure.  I’ve been working with a new loom – a 32″ rigid heddle from Ashford; a happy loom that is quick to dress, and is portable enough to move around my workroom.

This one, I kept for myself (sometimes you just have to).
This is a stole, 28″x 40″. Bamboo and merino warp, “Slubby mix” (BFL/merino).

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Next there is “The Memento” stole. The colors are moody and mysterious, like the elegantly written book that inspired it. Christy Ann Conlin‘s new book isn’t out until April, but you can pre-order it now. For the moment, you can look at the gorgeous cover art  painted by  Marie Cameron. The book is a haunting Atlantic gothic tale – honest and elegiac, mysterious, funny, and true.  It’s an astonishing work of art.

The book has inspired me (I got to read an advance copy) to explore more of the simple and not-so-simple “art” that goes hand in hand with “craft”.  It has also shown me – anew – the gorgeous and sometimes tough beauty of my chosen home. The Bay of Fundy ain’t for sissies, but it’s rich with history and there is a deep legacy of art, history, loss, and memory attached to it. Go order that book.

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Further, I was tasked with making a blanket for wee Renaud. This is his little  wooden stool:

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And this was my interpretation of said stool:

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And then, during some of the bleakest dull days of January… a request for Spring: this is a shawl, with lots of drape – mulberry silk and cotton.  It was a distinct pleasure to weave this particular piece.  This is a sister shawl to the “Patricia” a red and black number I wove late last year, a sparkly detail of which you can see below.

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As January draws to a close, I have other commissions that I’m working on, and then will be on a bit of a hiatus until mid-March.

 

The “Patricia” Shawl

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A classic colour combination, with a bit of sassy bling for the holiday time.  This shawl is 74” x 30” and made of luscious merino woven onto a merino/cotton warp.

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