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Hurrah! My Gypsy Jacket is done
Last summer, I bought a huge cone of variegated red shaded mohair at one of our fave thrift shops. Ever since then, I’ve been thinking: Ooooh…. gotta weave myself a red jacket with that yarn…....
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Another woven Gypsy Jacket done
I decided it was time to finish weaving the pieces for the new Saori style Gypsy jacket and get stitching them together. So… I pulled the plug out and got to work. copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay Which...
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Sewing a tunic from fabric handwoven on a vintage Structo Loom
If you are afraid to cut your handwoven fabrics so you can sew them into garments, DON’T BE!! Raise up those scissors, and start cutting! I’ve been snipping and sewing some fun new clothes. In my last...
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Dragonfly wrap
Even though the world outside my studio is deeply blanketed in snow: copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay There are flowers blooming in the studio: copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay And, now, Dragonflies, with...
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Dreaming of color and weaving the vest
Last Sunday morning, I had an inspiring dream. I dreamt that I was invited to visit the workroom of a friend who passed on awhile ago. She and I had written back and forth for several years before her...
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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...
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Woven 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...
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A 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...
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What’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...
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New 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...
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New 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...
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Weaving 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...
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Wedding 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...
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Weaving 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...
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Saori 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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