As homeschoolers, some of our best projects are the ones that we do as a family. Handwork is no exception!
For the third year, we have made a woven table runner together. We use it on our dinner table, for nature tables and other displays in the home. Here's how it goes:
1. Spin fiber into yarn on one of our spinning wheels.
2. Dye the fiber with plants and natural materials at the annual Griffin Dyeworks Dye & Fiber Retreat in Castaic, CA.
3. Warp up the Ashford Knitter's Loom with a crochet cotton.
4. Wind our yarns onto stick weaving shuttles, singing: "Up and down, up and down, we are making figure eights. Up and down, up and down, we are loading shuttles."
5. Weave the weft (yarns on shuttles) into the warp. We take turns and do a little bit each day.
6. Trim the ends, tie knots for fringe, and we are done!
2008 Table Runner
2009 Table Runner
2010 Table Runner
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