All you need to spin your dreams
I really enjoy sharing what people have been creating on their Dynamic Heddle Looms and this piece has been created by the lovely Donyale Grant (www.moggyandme.com). She has been moving the reed segments about and actually sliding them out of the heddle and rotating them during […]
I have finally got around to posting pictures of all the reed segments we currently offer on the Majacraft web site. As a quick overview, we have available 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10DPI segments. 1DPI Reed Segment You can see them all […]
Here is the latest addition to our family of weaving products, the Majacraft Circular Loom. It is 275mm in diameter (10.8″) and is made from a 4mm thick plywood. It was developed in conjunction with the Golden Fleece fibre creativity course (although they have a slightly different version for students).
It is excellent for taking with you as it is thin and light and there are some stunning pieces being created with it already.
You can view the product details on the Majacraft web site here and here is an excellent (and free) getting started tutorial (I really must get on to writing one too!)
We have been amazed to see what people have created already on their circular looms, including this at this piece by Suzy Brown of Woolwench.
and more detail…
If you are interested in taking up this fun and creative for of weaving, contact your dealer for information on a circular loom.
Until next time
Andy
We have recently arranged with our plastics supplier to produce a limited run of plastic bobbins for the holiday season. If you are interested in some very special and unique bobbins for your Majacraft wheel that will REALLY stand out, then contact your dealer quickly. First in, first […]
As the title of this post suggests, I have indeed been thinking – and I am hoping for a bit of feedback on this too please. So here goes… Bobbins, people often measure bobbins by the weight of yarn they hold. For example, “I can […]
Here is the press release about an exciting project that we have been invited to be a part of – The Journey to the Golden Fleece Fiber Creativity Course. This has been developed by Arlene Ciroula (SpinArtiste) and Suzy Brown (Woolwench). More news and pictures will follow but I wanted to share this as soon as I could.
Spinartiste.com and Woolwench.com are excited to announce the impending launch of their new co-hosted creative space, www.fiberygoodness.com and its first offering, The Journey to the Golden Fleece Fiber Creativity Course.
With The Journey to the Golden Fleece Fiber Creativity Course, we are thrilled to be able to offer an opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to join us on a path of exploration, revitalization, learning and inspiration. This course is designed to provide participants with their own fiber hero journey, to reboot their creativity, work towards finding their own unique creative voice, and to celebrate uniqueness.
We are proud to bring this new and exciting learning opportunity to the fiber community with the support of Majacraft, creators and suppliers of amazing and innovative spinning and fiber preparation tools and equipment. We share their desire to help people be creative!
In conjunction with the launch of the Journey to the Golden Fleece Fiber Creativity Course, Majacraft will be releasing a custom designed Circle Loom developed especially for this course.
All details on the course and enrollment forms will be available with the launch of www.fiberygoodness.com on November 1, 2013.
With Arlene Thayer at the helm, Spinartiste.com is an online publication focused on making and using artisanal fibers and yarns with a focus on indie fiber artists and is read widely throughout the international fiber community.
Woolwench.com is the online home base of the internationally known fiber artist, Suzy Brown, who holds the Creative Fibres (NZ) Certificate in HandSpinning and possesses an extensive educational background.
We now produce a blending board! Yay! The standard information you will firstly be interested in is the cloth. We have used 72 TPI cloth that measures 210mm (8.3″) wide by 300mm long (11.8″). The kit comes with a blending board – of course! […]
For those who are fans of Facebook and are interested in the new Majacraft Dynamic Heddle Loom, you might be interested in checking out “Manic Dynamic Majacrafters“. This is a page set up by three of our weaving heroes, Donyale Grant, Esther Rodgers and Suzy […]
Lately we have been following the progress in USA of our friend, Michelle Snowden , aka Wooldancer.
Michelle hails from Australia and is teaching her particular brand of woolly goodness – Spin to Wear – to enthusiastic spinners around the country.
She started at Yarnival and has since taught at the SWAY guild in Florida and is due at Madison Wool next.
You can see what Michelle is up to on her personal web site www.wooldancer.com
Arlene Ciroula of Spin Artiste has written an neat article about Michelle on the road with plenty of pictures www.spinartiste.com
Until next time
Andy
As many readers are likely aware, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and Princess Catherine) recently had their first child. New Zealand presented a gift of a merino shawl to the new family. We were very excited to see this news as the […]