Bamboo and mericerized cotton handwoven shawl

Off the loom recently, this handwoven shawl in mercerized cotton and bamboo. The circles are green on one side, black on the other creating a fascinating visual effect. The bamboo is very soft and produces a nice hand to the textile. I've been exploring this weave structure for the last several months and I am looking forward to more experimentation with it.

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This year promises to be a very exciting year at the One of a Kind Show in terms of the wide array of locally hand crafted scarves, shawls and capes as well as handwoven tapestries. As managing designer and artist, Line has formed the tapestry line collective which will continue the practice of tapestry line unlimited to create an eclectic mix of fashion accessories. Line returned recently from New Mexico where she attended a weaving conference and her work and teaching has been greatly inspired by it. A weaving studio will be set up in the middle of the One of a Kind show for you to get a bird's eyeview of what it is like to be a weaver. There will be scheduled demonstrations by myself and my students on a tapestry loom and a fabric weaving loom. This year one of Line's tapestries, Joy, was selected by the American Tapestry Alliance to be part of two group shows: The Elder Gallery at the Nebraska Weslayan University in conjunction with the Textile Society of America conference and will continue on to the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts from January 22 to May 1 2011.

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Looking forward to seeing you there!

Line

scarves and more scarves

New scarves and shawls are being completed daily in the tapestryline unlimited studios.

A Fleece Artist woven scarf by Cheryl Raymond.

Wool and silk scarf by Agota Dolinay.

More One of a Kind Scarves

You'll find these one of a kind scarves, and many more at the One of a Kind Show in booth W-07. Go to www.oneofakindshow.com for more details.

A tencel turned twill handwove scarf by Elizabeth Bryan













Hand knit scarves, both eclectic and elegant by Anne Vagi

peeking into the One of a Kind show 2010 inventory

tapestry line unlimited has now expanded to include the tapestry line collective, an always changing group of local weavers and knitters from the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). I'm pleased to feature some of their work on my blog to give you a sampling of what you'll find at the upcoming 2010 One of a Kind Show. My booth number is W-07 and I'll be reminding you throughout the next month as I feature the different artisans participating with me at the One of a Kind.

Featured here is some of the work by Kate Kitchen, the first member of the tapestry line collective to be featured here. At left, a braided scarf using merino wool synthetic fibres.

A triangular woven shawl made with 72% merino, 28% acrylic. These items and other items created by Kate Kitchen will be featured at the 2010 One of a Kind Show.

Scarves

Hi everyone

I'm finding a new way to let you know about the latest creations from tapestry line unlimited.

Just click on this picture and other scarves will pop up.

New Directions New Projects

It has been quite awhile since I've posted something here today as one person contacted me to let me know! Thanks for noticing and sorry I've taken so long to respond. Busy....with lots of other projects and shifting emphasis and direction as far as these things go and if you go to my other blogs, you'll see that I'm doing lots of other as exciting things.

I've been diminishing my own personal efforts at creating handwoven and knit garments and expanded my business to include garments and fashion accessories that feature other local artisans and fibre enthusiasts. This also means I've been doing fewer shows, but one thing is certain, is that I continue to do the Christmas One of a Kind Show. This new situation is permitting me to give more time to my on going love affair with tapestry weaving. Tapestry weaving is very time consuming and as I organize my first solo exhibition commencing in September 2011 I have less time to make each and every item I sell at shows and on the website. However, this makes for a much more exciting and diverse collection of items available to the discerning customer looking to find something unique, made by hand (with love), environmentally friendly in the way it was produced (and often in materials chosen), and focusing on local as much as possible.

When I can I'll feature the new scarves, shawls and capes and other fashion accessories I have available for sale.