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Our Monthly Challenges:

Future Challenges


Pastels - Terry

Along the River's Edge - Carol

A Step Further

Riding the Waves

Elegant Diamond - Claudia

Growing out of the Stripe

Inner Motion

Into the Light

Modulations

Shifting Harmonies

Sweet and Sour

Textured Rhythm



Past Challenges

February 2024 - "Do What You Love"


January 2024 - "Doodles"


June 2023 - "Fibonaci"


May 2023 - "The Colors of Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall"


April 2023 - "An Interruption"


February 2023 - "Flower Power"


March 2023 - "Cooking with Gas"


Novemver 2022 - "The Holly and the Ivy"


October 2022 - "What's Your Astrological Sign"



September 2022 - "Inspired by Kay Sekimachi"



July 2022 - "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"



June 2022 - "Amazing Lace"



May 2022 - "Jumping Through Hoops"



April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love"



April 2022 - "Show Me Some Love"

February 2022 - "Variations on the flag of my ancestors"

February 2022 - "Complements/Compliments"

January 2022 - "I am finally going to do something with that yarn I have had forever!"

November 2021 - A Design Structure from an Ancient Source

August 2021 - Favorite Monochrome

July 2021 - Pictures at an Exhibition


June 2021 - Georgia O'Keeffe

April 2021 - There is sadness, there is peace

"Two roads diverged in the woods..." It can be anything about "The Road Not Taken" you wish to explore. - Claudia
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Your favorite Impressionist paint(ing)(er) - Terry
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Ships in the night - Carol
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A safe place - Leila
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October 2020 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

September 2020 - First Memory

September 2020 - Deep Ble Sea

May 2020 - Painting by Deborah Doering

March 2020 - Circus

April 2020 - Stonewall

February 2020 - Glam Grunge

January 2020 - 2 or 3 Shafts in Black and White or Other Colors

November 2019 - Try it again

October 2019 - Weaving Through Traffic

September 2019 - Nothing Rhymes with Orange

August 2019 - 4X4X4X4

July 2019 - Square

June 2019 - Not the Same Old Thing

March 2019 - The Elements: Earth, wind, water and fire. Weaver's choice

February 2019 - A Journey

November 2018 - Carry It or Tote It,

October 2018 - Resurrection,

August 2018 - Outside the Box

July 2018 - Ragtime

June 2018 - "Silk Purse out of a Sows Ear"

April 2018 - "Frank Sinatra"

April 2018 - "Minimal Color Contrast"
February 2018 - "Bookmark"
January 2018 - "Let there be light"
December 2017 - Birds
November 2017 - "I know that I have lived"
September 2017 - Yellow Brick Road
August 2017 - Inspired by a Poem
July 2017 - An Odd Number
June 2017 - A Small Pattern
April 2017 - Freedom
March 2017 - Lumpy and Bumpy
February 2017 - Continuation
December 2016 - Thick and thin
October 2016 - What if . . .
September 2016 - Weave a Recipe (must use a food recipe and bring a copy for everyone).

August 2016 - Use Your leftovers.
May 2016 - American Beauty.
June 2016 - A Night at the Movies.
May 2016 - Weave with Colors You Usually Avoid.
March 2016 - Flowers
February 2016 - Random warp any structure
December 2015 - Straight Draw Magic
October 2015 - Weave for a Celebrity
September 2015 - Any Holiday but Christmas
June 2015 - Inspired by a Trip
May 2015 - Inspired by a Picture
March 2015 - Twills and More Twills
February 2015 - Change Fiber and Weave
January 2015 - Let's Make Neutrals Sing
October 2014 - A View of Nature
September 2014 - Round and Round it goes and where it stops . .
June 2014 - All the colors you can combine
April 2014 - Light and Dark

March 2014 - Coney Island

February 2014 - Anything without a mistake

January 2014 - The Sky





OUR GROUP CHALLENGES


Deep Blue Sea
September 2020

"Deep Blue Sea" was the challenge suggested by Carol. She will start our meeting in the garden chez Ronnie.

Carol always comes up with something completely unique. Love the colors in this scarf.



Quite and interesting mix of textures and fibers.



Claudia really picked some deep blue colors for this delightful wall hanging. Lots of yarn came from her stash. The hanging branch came from a tree knocked down in her neighborhood from one of the last storms.



The use of leno in the main portion and the care with the fringe knotting are worth special attention. Some work!!!



Ronnie chose this pattern because it looked like an anchor. Indeed it does.



As usual we were amazed by her impeccable handling of chenille. Wonderful!






Terry has been looking for a use for his hand spun and this is it. The warp is commercial bamboo. The hand spun is pre dyed fleece of blue faced Leiscter sheep.



The blue is for the sea, of course. The white is for the sea foam. And the pink . . . well the pink can be for coral.



Leila always come up with the most wonderful yarns to work with. Such a challenge.



And she does it with such flair. Some lucky person will one day have this lovely scarf.