Christina Garton

Christina Garton


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From Sheep to Shadow Weave

You’ve probably heard of sheep to shawl, but what about sheep to ruana? For her spectacular Sheep to Shadow Weave ruana in the September/October 2018 issue of Handwoven, Margie Bell started out with a couple of fleeces and ended with a ruana.

A Supplementary Scarf

In their Supplementary Scarf from the September/October 2018 issue of Handwoven, Kathi Keller and Linda Gettmann use Deb Essen’s ingenious supplemental warping technique to weave this gorgeous scarf in turned-monk’s belt.

Keep Me Warm Towels

I can’t think of a better way to pay tribute to weavers long gone than to use their drafts in new and inspiring ways. Elizabeth Evans does just that with her Keep Me Warm Towels from the September/October 2018 issue of Handwoven.

Which Way Napkins

Marge Williams found her inspiration for her napkins from towels by Marty Benson and Janet Giardina, those two weavers found their inspiration from Ozark weavers of old.

Ginny’s Coat of Many Colors Towels

There’s nothing quite like finding the perfect draft for your chosen yarns.

Delightful Dinner Napkins

For her Delightful Dinner Napkins from the September/October 2018 issue, Susan Love decided to get out of her comfort zone and the results are, true to the project’s name, delightful.

Tintes Naturales Huck Towels

The Syracuse Weavers Guild challenged their members to do just this, and the results were stunning. For her entry, Nancy Smothergill chose to weave huck towels. Here’s what she had to say about the inspiration behind her Tintes Naturales Huck Towels fro

Colorful Huckaback Towels

There’s nothing like a guild challenge to kick-start creativity. In this case, members of the Syracuse Weavers Guild of Syracuse, New York, were challenged to use the yarn from Tintes Naturales Friendship Towels kits to weave their own, original towels.

Purple Mountain Napkins

Our local mountains change from orange to pink to purple every evening as the sun sets. There really is nothing quite like it. In her Purple Mountains Napkins from the September/October 2018 issue, Susan Porter captures this imagery in a beautiful way.

Bands of Color Napkins

Take Jean Hill’s Bands of Color Napkins from the Sept/October 2018 issue of Handwoven. She took what could have been a beautiful, but somewhat boring, twill napkin and made it stand out with simple bands of color in the warp. The bands almost look like

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