After visiting Provence, in the South of France, and seeing Shabby Chic style furniture comfortably settled into Ochre washed stone homes, I became inspired to explore my creativity in a new way. I have enjoyed the magic of growing plants that can be used to dye wool and cloth with the subtle colours of nature for many years. I wanted to use my skills and create items for the home using natural colours and recycled materials. Natural plant dyes, Ochre pigment and Lime wash combined help me create the Shabby Chic style I so enjoyed seeing when I was in France. Why not bring that natural comfortable style into my home in Shetland? Here I share the ideas and work that has evolved into Shabby Chic Shetland.

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Weaving on the peg loom


Working with a peg loom is fun, the weaving grows quickly and I can use all the naturally dyed wools from last summer.


                                             

 The warp threads are threaded through the pegs.

                                             

I begin weaving using some Indigo dyed Shetland wool.

                                            

The weaving grows so I can pull the warp threads through.

                                           

The pegs slide through the weaving so it lays on the threads.

                                              

 Eventually the weaving is free of the pegs.

                                              
                                                 
                                                      The weaving grows............









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