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Handwoven Gallery of
Heritage Yarns Patrons
These pictures were
too delightful to put away. Most of the colorways or yarns shown in these
projects are rested or retired. Occasionally, I will
pull one back out as the mood strikes or if enough folks show interest.
Until then, visit the
Hand Painted Yarns Menu for in stock colorways and yarns.
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Don
took this picture ROC Day, 2005, of scarves woven by Mary Lynn Jackson of
Baton Rouge, LA. Mary Lynn took part in a faux ikat class I taught
there a few years ago. The colorway on the left is Plum Parfait
and on the right is Spring at Rocky Springs. Lovely job, Mary
Lynn. |
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These
are 2 nice pieces woven by Carolyn Campbell of Madison, MS, a guild member
and fellow student. The throw on the left is warped with Tropical
Fruit silk noil and woven with Tropical Fruit rayon chenille
1000.
Martin, Carolyn's four-legged son,
gives his approval to his mom's weaving of the throw on the right woven
with Choctaw Ridge silk/rayon. |
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Debbie
Stringer is another fellow guild member. (Can you tell my guild
members have helped me out here? <g>) She has woven a plain
weave scarf using a mixed perle cotton warp (she threw in a little
sunshine) and By the Sea rayon chenille 1000 as weft. The recipient
was pleased! Debbie is the editor of Electric Power Association's
newspaper and does most of the photography. You can tell, can't you?
<g> By the Sea is no longer available and will be replaced with an
intense new colorway available soon. |
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Hazel
Howell holds the distinction and honor of being the eldest in our guild
(and acts the youngest <g>). She is mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother of many, all of whom *love* receiving her fine handwoven
and, many times, handspun treasures. Many guild members have
offered to be family members! <g> She has been in the
guild for many years, served, loved and been loved by all. Shown on
the left are her scarves woven from the Delta Dawn colorway and odds and
ends of her many yarns she had on hand. Fiber content is 25% silk/75% rayon. Aren't
these wonderful? |
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I
had to slip this picture in here as a surprise to those of you who know
and love Hazel. We have seen her in her demonstration dress many
times at Sheep-to-Shawl and Pioneer and Indian Festival held here in
Jackson. The picture was taken by Carolyn Campbell, another great
photographer whose work is featured at the top of the page. |
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This
is some more of Hazel Howell's beautiful work. And, again, she used
the hand dyed yarn (Red Bluff) as the jumping off point by combining odds
and ends from her stock of yarns. This was the special
yarn of 25% silk/75% rayon. Hazel not
only gives her weaving to family and friends but some of her work is
donated to charities for auction. |
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Holly
Redford wove this beautiful shawl using the Majesty colorway. Holly
is a former college professor and full-time mom to Kristen pictured below. Holly served as Chimneyville's Vice
President and is a fantastic weaver. She has moved with her
family to Massachusetts and we miss her! |
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Holly
Redford has surprised us again with using Majesty as a jumping-off point
and adding perle cotton to create this beautiful
woven
twill shawl. Click on the link to see the shawl in a larger
window. Click on browser back arrow to return here. Didn't she
do a great job? |
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Another
beautiful creation by Holly Redford for daughter, Kristen. The shawl
was woven for Kristen as a surprise on her return from touring with People
to People. She used Kristen's colorway, Kristen's Jewels in hand
dyed 10/2 tencel along with splashes of fuchsia silk in warp and
weft. The structure is an original 4-shaft extended twill.
Holly reversed the order of winding into balls to achieve a beautiful
result. Notice how the color moves across the shawl. Click on
picture for details. Kristen's Jewels is no longer available but
will be replaced by a bejeweled colorway soon. Look for another
colorway designed by Kristen. |
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Congratulations
to Joan Feder for weaving a
beautiful
shawl! The model is Joan's daughter, Becky with her furry
friend. (Click on above link for a larger picture of the shawl in a
different window. Click on back arrow to return here. She used
5/2 UKI mercerized cotton as warp in stripes of magenta, purple and royal
and textured cotton in the Sundown colorway for weft. Beautiful job,
Joan. |
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Kathy
Cohron is a member and former president of the Chimneyville Weavers and
Spinners Guild. Shown at left is a picture of fabric woven by Kathy
in the By the Sea colorway with a bit of orange thrown in by request from
her friend. Husband, Chet, took the picture and has won many awards
for his photography. Click on the picture to see details in a larger
view. By the Sea is no longer available but will be replaced by an
intense new colorway soon. |
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This
is a beautiful throw woven by Kathy Cohron in Magic Carpet Ride rayon
chenille 1000. Chet took the picture. Be sure to click on the
picture for a larger view in a different window. Click on browser
back arrow to return here. |
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Kristen
Redford is the youngest member of the Chimneyville Weavers and Spinners
Guild. This is a picture taken of Kristen with her woven bookmarks at
Gravity Gallery in Clinton, MS. Kristen skeined most of the
Heritage yarns until she and her family moved to
Massachusetts. |
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Lisa
Elser of Switzerland created the stunning shawl below with handspun silk
tussah roving in the Magic Carpet Ride colorway. I will let her tell
you the process in her own words. Be sure to click on the pictures
for a larger view.
I handspun and plied the yarn from
the Magic Carpet silk tussah to 5500 yards to the pound (about 18/2 size.)
The shawl was woven in an undulating twill with basketweave selvedges at
24 epi with the handspun as warp, with selvedges and inserts of Jaggerspun
Zephyr 18/2 wool/silk in Indigo which exactly matches the
blue in Magic Carpet Ride. The weft was the Zephyr.
It has an incredible hand, and the color is subtle and elegant. The
zephyr "fluffs" a bit in finishing, so the result is not at all
sleazy.
The black is the same warp (sampling end) woven with 30/2 black
silk. I'm now weaving 5 inch wide scarves in with the handspun warp
and black weft. I kept the 24 epi warping, but am weaving the black
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beautiful
double woven afghan on the left was
woven by weaving teacher, Marcy Petrini. The warp is rayon chenille
1000 dyed in the Majesty colorway. Marcy is a member of and teaches
at the Craftsmen's Guild of MS. She is one of the founding members
of Chimneyville Weavers and Spinners Guild. By profession, she is a
pulmonary doctor with the University of MS Medical Center here in Jackson. |
Nancy Olson wove
this
beautiful throw on a hand painted
warp and a Heritage yarn dyed in the Blueberry Hill colorway. (Click
on browser back arrow to return here.) Nancy is an attorney with the
University of MS Medical Center here in Jackson. |
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Toni
Tooker of Texas wove an outstanding jacket using black and other perle
cottons plus Fire! in
52% cotton/48% rayon. It is shown on the left
displayed at a show with a detail of the fabric on the right. Very
nice work. Fire! and Tropical Fruit are being replaced by a hot new colorway. Look for it soon! |
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May the favor of the Lord
our God rest upon us; establish
the work of our hands for us - yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:17
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you. I hope you enjoy your visit and will let me know if I may
assist you in any way. It is my pleasure to serve you.
Margaret
Pittman, Heritage Yarns, 5875 Baxter Dr., Jackson, MS
39211-3317
Email:
Margaret@heritageyarns.com
- Phone: (601) 956-1478 - Fax:
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