Archive: June 2025

MAFA2025-3962

RIC RAC STRIPE TOWEL Number of warp ends per colorRoyal – 160 ends (includes a floating selvage thread not shown on draft)Flax – 229 endsBlack – 8 ends MEASUREMENTSWarp in reed = 20”On-loom = 18.5” x 33”Off-loom = 18” x 31.5”Hemmed and washed = 17.25”...

MAFA2025-3871

At MAFA 2023, I created a shirt pattern in my class with Cal Patch. I wanted to use that pattern again, but for a different style of shirt. I plan to make this new shirt more like a tunic and possibly with a square neck....

MAFA2025-3751

This is an adaptation of an antique towel in my collection, from Germany and dating between 1890 and 1918. It has purple and yellow stripes that are evenly spaced, but out of sync with the twill pattern. I reverse engineered the pattern and adjusted it...

MAFA2019-081

The yarn was predominantly unmercerized cotton. The goal was to use yarns from dark to light so that the light warps would stand out. The colors were chosen as I wound the warp. Occasionally perle cotton was used if the color sequence required it and...