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Vintage Leclerc Dorothy Loom
Isn't this is as cute as a bug! It's a vintage Dorothy, 4-harness 15.75" loom. Great loom for learning the basics of weaving, sampling,...
Ellen Kardell
Apr 291 min read


Rainbow, v2
original design, deflected double weave
Ellen Kardell
Apr 71 min read


Watkins Mill
Watkins Mill, located in Lawson, MO, is a wool and gristmill from the Civil War era. It serves as the focal point of Watkins Mill State...
Ellen Kardell
Apr 32 min read


Procrastinating on projects
Sometimes, a project just has to sit on the loom for a long time while you decide if it's worth finishing. This one was started well over...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 301 min read


Visualization of Deflected Double Weave
One of the most difficult things with designing deflected double weave projects is interpreting what the finished piece will look like,...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 301 min read


More Rainbows for 2025
Given the oppressive political climate in the US, I've decided to devote the bulk of my work in 2025 to expressions of "The Rainbow", a...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 221 min read


Weaving the Rainbow
This is my new favorite project — a batch of brilliant rainbow kitchen towels. I should have 10 when I get them all off the loom, and...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 81 min read


Baby Mac Loom for Sale (sold)
• 8 harness with bench. 8 dent reed. 24" weaving width. • Excellent working condition, selling because I have too many looms right now! •...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 41 min read


Silk Scarves for Dyeing on Sale!
I have excess inventory of undyed silk scarves to clear out. These are all from Dharma Trading in their original packaging. Prices are...
Ellen Kardell
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Deflected double weave: new work
Since I last posted, I've done a ton of DDW projects. For lack of a quality camera, I haven't been posting anything for the last year...
Ellen Kardell
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Eve Wheel (sold)
Vintage 1970s double drive spinning wheel with an interesting origin story! I have not been able to find out a lot about this cute little...
Ellen Kardell
Jul 30, 20231 min read


Musical Looms and a PSA
I'm looking to downsize to a smaller loom, so this one is now for sale. Specs: Leclerc Nilus 4 harness loom, mid 1970s. I am the second...
Ellen Kardell
May 10, 20231 min read


Felted Deflected Doubleweave Rugs Article in Handwoven Magazine
Check out my article and pattern in the Handwoven Magazine, May-June 2023 issue! Here are a few images from the issue and some thoughts...
Ellen Kardell
May 4, 20233 min read


180 Handpainted Threads
I’m testing out ideas for using hand painted warps, selecting drafts to maximize the color changes. Though the color shifts in this one...
Ellen Kardell
May 1, 20231 min read


Using Handdyed Warps
As a dyer, I create colorful warp chains in a limited number of ends (threads), for example, 4 to 10 yards of 100 to 300 ends. This is...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 13, 20232 min read


Luminous Color
I've been on a roll lately with dyeing variations on one colorway. Using a blend of bluegreens, blue-violets, and orchid purple with...
Ellen Kardell
Mar 12, 20231 min read


Felting Woven Rugs
About a year ago, I became totally enamored with the Deflected Double Weave (DDW) structure. About five projects in, it occurred to me...
Ellen Kardell
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Simple Ideas for Handpainted Warps
Here are a few ideas for using handpainted warps. I have not tested all of these, but I'll try to get some real samples done this year. 4...
Ellen Kardell
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Winter Project: Rag Rugs
Part 1: warping the loom This is a project that's been a long time in the production stage. The loom, a Reed Cambridge, is new to me and...
Ellen Kardell
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Weaving Sett Charts for my Cotton Warps
This chart shows the weaving setts of my current base yarns. I buy bulk mill cones of yarn to dye from a variety of sources. These are...
Ellen Kardell
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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