Woven Women- Out of the Mist
My mother passed away recently, and one of the ways that I have been processing my grief is to take it to my looms and weave about it. Because I am deeply focused on weaving tapestries and woven pieces...
View ArticleWoven Women- Our Lady of the Waters
Today, on facebook, the National Parks of Canada said that it is ‘World Wide Water Day’. So, I decided to post a photo of my newest tapestry:’ Woven Women: Our Lady of the Waters’ copyright Noreen...
View ArticleA new woven shirt to celebrate springtime
Springtime has been hopelessly late here in Alberta, so I decided to go ahead and celebrate it anyhow, by making myself a new shirt. I wove the fabric last year: copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay I wove...
View ArticleWhat’s on my loom April 2013
My studio is abuzz with weaving weaving weaving…. here’s a glimpse of some of what I am up to these days….. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.crone-findlay.com copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay...
View ArticleNew woven vest with hood
Several months ago, a young woman looked at my woven vests, and then asked if I could weave a vest with a hood on it. I’d never thought of that… but decided that it was a very good idea indeed! I’ve...
View ArticleNew woven vests February 2014
Vests are one of my most favorite garments to design, weave and wear. I have just finished two new vests that both have something that I believe to be essential: Pockets :) I didn’t use a pattern to...
View ArticleWeaving and sewing a Saori wedding vest- 1
A wedding! Yay! The groom has been a dear friend for more than 20 years, so I wanted to make a wedding gift that would be special. I asked the lovely couple: Would you like me to weave Tom’s vest for...
View ArticleWedding vest done
Boy, was last week ever a busy one! I am working to deadline on a major project, and also needed to take time out to finish the wedding vest (LINK) that I’ve been working on for awhile. Happily it is...
View ArticleWeaving with recycled & upcycled fabrics for Green Window City
For the last 6 weeks or so, I have been weaving up a storm, working on an installation for the Green Window City project in Edmonton Alberta. Link to Green Window City I wove 7 banners ( each 5 yards...
View ArticleSaori prayer flag banners
These are the banners that I wove in the Saori style, using traditional prayer flag colors for the Green Windows project. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.crone-findlay.com The black one isn’t...
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