MagsRags handmade fibre arts

MagsRags handmade fibre arts Follow the projects, musings and learnings as I continue my study of weaving on 4 and 8 shaft looms.

The Bauhaus theme continues with some Anni Albers styled tea towels. Photos are the warp being counted and the computer ...
16/05/2026

The Bauhaus theme continues with some Anni Albers styled tea towels. Photos are the warp being counted and the computer plan of the pattern.

Having some fun making bowls out of scrap threads.
13/05/2026

Having some fun making bowls out of scrap threads.

The final piece.
05/05/2026

The final piece.

Progress!
18/04/2026

Progress!

The under belly… I always post about the pretty colours but the underbelly of my loom is a little different from most, i...
17/04/2026

The under belly… I always post about the pretty colours but the underbelly of my loom is a little different from most, in that I use these “superhooks” to “tie-up” the pedals into the design I’m making. This design has taken all 12 pedals, each being “tied up” to four shafts in various configurations to make the design. I wear work gloves to do this and feel like a mechanic!

Sorting it all out one thread at a time.
15/04/2026

Sorting it all out one thread at a time.

Little lines all in a row. Why is it that I get really excited to see this?!? (Maybe has something to do with all the pr...
14/04/2026

Little lines all in a row. Why is it that I get really excited to see this?!? (Maybe has something to do with all the previous tangles?)

All counted. What an interesting colour way. Now to get them all lined up and on the loom…
14/04/2026

All counted. What an interesting colour way. Now to get them all lined up and on the loom…

Most definitely the most complex warp I have ever counted out. 14 colours in all, wound in sets of 4 threads, 2 colours ...
12/04/2026

Most definitely the most complex warp I have ever counted out. 14 colours in all, wound in sets of 4 threads, 2 colours per set 5/2 mercerized cotton. 1196 threads in total. It’s going to be interesting 🤔. I’ve had to split my cones in order to deal with each colour. Oh! The tangles I have made!!

Next project, an interpretation of the Paul Klee painting “Fire in the Evening” 1929. I studied this painting while work...
10/04/2026

Next project, an interpretation of the Paul Klee painting “Fire in the Evening” 1929. I studied this painting while working on my thesis. The interpretation is from Handwoven, Sept/Oct 2005. Finding the mercerized cotton for this has been a challenge so I’ve had to find some different colours in places. Hope it works!

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