Kawartha Weaving - Textile & Fibre Arts Studio

09/06/2025

The first time I tied a new warp to an old warp it was an epic fail (you might remember 🫣). I was rushing and I made up my own confidently wrong instructions. It was so bad. I couldn’t even open the shed because I didn’t make the new warp long enough and the knots interfered 😭.

While weaving samples for WEFT Magazine and in a burst of fierce bravery… I decided to give it another try. What could go wrong as I follow Madelyn van der Hoogt’s instructions in the article she wrote in the Warp issue?

Have you tried tying a new warp to an old warp? How did it go? (Asking for a friend 😬)

🤓 For those that want to know:

Loom: Leclerc F***y, 27” counter balance

Fibre: Brassard 2/8 cotton in natural and from my stash a looser spun 2/8 cotton also in natural

Structure: plain weave sett at 24 epi (crazy right?… it happened AND I could beat it square… and I’m a little sore 💪🩹)

07/24/2025

For those interested in the history of weaving in Canada 🇨🇦

Join us Thursday, July 24th for a fascinating journey into Québec’s rich textile history and the powerful role weaving has played in shaping communities—especially women’s roles—across generations.

https://weavearealpeace.org/warp-events/continuing-textile-traditions-weaving-and-social-changes-in-quebec/?occurrence=2025-07-24

🧵 Featured Speakers:
✨ Anne-Marie Poulin will spotlight Émélie Chamard, an early teacher at Québec’s textile arts school, and her contributions to domestic textile techniques, the development of the first modern Leclerc loom, and the legacy of the Cercle de Fermières du Québec, now celebrating its 110th anniversary.

✨ Mary Underwood will dive into the influence of Oscar Bériau, director of Québec’s first textile arts school, and share insights from her ongoing research into the school’s weaving program and the history of the Leclerc Loom Company.

⏯️ Can't make it live? Register anyway and receive a link to the recording!