MAINE VILLAGE WEAVER

Red placemats for holiday decorations

2024-12-12T11:52:00.001-05:00

https://mainevillageweaver.etsy.com/listing/1841934977

Red green black twill woven placemats

14 x 21

Generous sized to fit large dinner plate

Glasses and silverware

Machine washable Tumble dry

Cotton and cotton poly yarns used

Click on link to go to Etsy shop to purchase Red placemats

Woven rag wall pockets make great gift bags !

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Here I show a a hand woven bag holding fresh flowers this September .

Woven just like a rag rug !

Pretty and each one is unique

I’ll be putting Sunflowers in them soon !

Great for cut flowers

Also could hold a bottle of wine to give as a gift !

Scatter rug hand woven with hand cut new strips of fabric teal blue

2024-04-07T08:51:00.001-04:00

Teal blue off white navy and white beige hand cut cotton fabrics

On a natural white warp

24 x 36

2 feet by 3 feet

$120 plus sh

Close up of a section of the rag rug

More of the rag rug

It is called a rag rug here in New England

What it refers to in this scatter rug

Is that there are strips of cloth cut and placed inside a warp or in between the cotton threads while under tension on a loom

My particular loom is a floor loom 60 inches wide

I can create different width in size rugs and go for how ever long. the rug needs to be

I created this rug 2 feet wide and went 40 inches long

When I cut the rug off the loom it shrunk like a rubber band being released from under tension

So I lost 4 inches as the material and yarn shrunk up immediately

I added at the ends a woven hem keeping all the fabric strips in place .

As I sit at the loom I pick out the colors as I go

If you like this rug I have put it up as a listing on Etsy in my shop

Or you can email me at

Phyllisleck@gmail.com

Refer to the rag rug as in this blog

Teal blue beige cotton

2 x 3

Thank you

Click the link here

https://mainevillageweaver.etsy.com/listing/1696300126

Recorded weaving projects

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How many weavers record their work ? I have notebooks of past projects with notes so to help me in my future projects . I also repeat my fabric designs and as I get older I don’t always remember the epi or ends per inch . Also the color ways or dye recipes .

Here is my notebook closet . I started out with journals but I grew as I like to keep a piece of the fabric also recorded.

Drop me a line or photo of your records! Weaving is a way of life calming, regenerative, meditative, creative, problem solving, what other words help you explain what weaving does for you ?

Blue Green handwoven shawl hand woven Maine made

2024-03-11T09:07:00.001-04:00

https://mainevillageweaver.etsy.com/listing/1387397469/blue-green-hand-woven-shawl-21x-106

A Weaving Experience!

2024-02-21T17:09:00.000-05:00

I am offering a weaving experience in my studio for four days . I will let you use my floor loom already set up to weave! Two hours each morning weaving then you can explore the Maine coast.Weaving is relaxing and fun to do!You will learn basics and weave twill ,reversing twill and plain weave.when finished you can take home two hand towels. If you need a place to stay I have my two bedrooms set up on Airbnb.Have a look on my website www.mainrvillageweaver.comMaine Village Weaver

Merry Christmas homespun bedroom decor

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Bedspreads all cotton blankets made by

Maine Village Weaver

Simple pleasures

Merry Christmas !

Hand woven check blue oatmeal towels table cloth or runners

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Close up of the hand woven fabric one inch check

Random shades of brown tan yarns I wove this check to be one inch size using all cotton yarn Machine wash gently in cool to warm water Dry in a dryer on low setting dry thoroughly You can purchase on my web site www.mainevillageweaver.com Or contact me for commissioned size Phyllisleck@gmail.com

Scarf for pilots enthusiasts Hangar207

2023-04-29T09:20:00.000-04:00

“Check your Attitude”
Scarf hand woven with American merino wool

Scarf available from www.hangar207.comClick here to go to website Scarf available from link

The inspiration for this hand woven double weave wool scarf is the instrument panel on small planes

Go to the link above to learn more about vintage airport hangers and small planes

Supporting local artists and producers

Also videos on Instagram

hangar_207

Awesome !

Winter and my weaving studio

2023-02-02T09:26:00.001-05:00

The snow and cold weather are here! Below zero ! Weaving as a lifestyle keeps your thoughts on bright colors and new projects that transcend the dreary colorless out of doors .

January February are hard months here in Maine that make you appreciate the summers .

At my window I have hand woven curtains that are cotton and wool . The wool is a singles from Harrisville Designs . I hand dyed it with Knotweed during the summer . It is a lovely soft gray color and I lately beat it on the loom so to give a Lacey effect .

Leave a comment of what you think of my curtains . Knot weed is my main ingredient in treating Lyme disease with a tincture.

http://www.mainevillageweaver.com/

http://www.mainevillageweaver.com/decor.php

Weaving is a lifestyle

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Your life is important and what you put around you and in your body matters a great deal.

Todays fibers of polyester ,Dacron, nylon were all developed after the Second World War . Scientist developed these to improve our lives and make for better defenses. “Nylon won the war” was a slogan from back then . Parachutes ,nylon stockings, newer fabrics.

My argument is still , these have helped mankind but let us not throw out the old technology, mainly natural fibers.

We still sweat and shiver from the cold so you can not replace the wool and silk that mankind so cleverly has used for centuries.

So weaving as a lifestyle ,yes, bring these natural fibers into your home again and rediscover a better home without the chemicals, formaldehyde and polyesters that small little fibers are washed into our oceans Tyou can find natural fibers at my website www.mainevillageweaver.com

Linen and cotton woven together in what used to be called

“Fustian”

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Cotton check bedspread woven in two panels

Hand sewn together

Small blue and white check

Rug hand woven check and stripe

Dark blue wool

White and blue threads woven in check pattern

These are all hand made and available while they last

Indigo hand woven upholstery fabric cotton chenille

2023-01-02T10:47:00.006-05:00

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1382400117/indigo-dyed-hand-woven-8-yds-plus?ref=listings_manager_grid

Weaving is a pleasure for me . I work at the loom daily . Here I am offering a very unique piece of hand woven cotton Chenille for upholstering a chair. This is 36 inches wide by 8+yards long . Woven on a 8 harness loom in the goose eye diamond pattern . The cotton chenille is hand dyed with natural dye . Indigo was used to create the gray blue and the white is the natural color of the

Here is the link to purchase

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1382400117/indigo-dyed-hand-woven-8-yds-plus?ref=listings_manager_grid

Cedar Chips and Cedar Acorns repel pests and insects

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNGG89LP

Available on Amazon , click link

Cedar has aromatic properties that pests like moths ,cockroaches, mice to name a few can not stand the smell of . Keep your woolies protected from the insects that like to chew holes . Easy !

Punch holes in the plastic bag to release the smell of rich cedar wood .

Put a few Cedar acorns in your drawer , chest or garment bag . Your nice down coat doesn’t have to be home to those little varmints.

Give some away to a friend and help them understand there is an alternative to chemical sprays and moth balls! Yuck!

I have packaged these items and have them available for you on Amazon and in my shop on Etsy ( click below)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1356940979/cedar-wood-chips-and-cedar-wood-acorns?click_key=28598c8439422a06161ad284e5b36bd362c68eec%3A1356940979&click_sum=77456a36&ref=shop_home_active_3&frs=1

Summer decor table runner off white colors

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Different lengths found in shop on Etsy Maine Village Weaver

Wrap for cool spring nights from Maine Village Weaver

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Sometimes sitting on the porch listening to the spring frogs in the evening you need something more than just a sweater . My wraps are warm but not heavy . Light enough to move in and snuggle up to your loved ones . They come in black, white , turquoise , gray .

These can all be found on my website www.mainevillageweaver.comMaine Village Weaver click link to go to my web site .

Hand woven with love !

Have a look

Turquoise wrap

Light weight off white , linen , specks of tan and brown

Turquoise wrap

Off white ,linen, specks of tan and brown

Gray wrap

Turquoise wrap

Up close view of textured in the turquoise wrap

Off white , linen color with specks of tan and brown

Black

Off white

This one is a OOAK shawl

24 x 66 inches

Woven with wool ,cotton ,soy and linen !

There is a cotton yarn in this that has copper thread spun into the yarn

Very unique

Email me

Leck@midcoast.com

Toilet paper holder with hand forged iron scroll and towel bar

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Dressing up your bathroom ? Here are some additions that are unique from Scottish Lion Lion Iron

Easy to load TP holder . Slips on easy and curl holds roll onto bar. Need a special size of towel bar ? Scottish Lion Wrought Iron can custom make a size to suit ! email your request to leck@midcoast.com Leckor visit the Scottish Lion Wrought Iron shop on Etsy

www.Etsy.com/scottishlionwww.Etsy.com/scottishlion

Traditional Check bedspread in cotton indigo blue and natural hand woven made in Maine USA

2022-01-27T13:36:00.001-05:00

Denim blue and natural color cotton yarn used to create this yummy hand woven fabric for a bedspread

Traditional way to make a hand woven bedspread is to seam the two pieces together .

The hand loom limits how wide you can weave a piece

My loom is 60 inches wide

So two pieces are sewn together seam is in the middle of the bedspread in the denim blue check

Looks fabulous on an antique canopy bedv

Here is a close up of the seam . The whole piece came out perfectly

A talented person with lots of experience at weaving to know how to match and get the fabric to shrink at the right ratio when washed

Commissions welcomed

leck@midcoast.com

Red wool rug hand woven made in Maine USA

2022-01-17T09:25:00.001-05:00

Starting off the New Year 2022 with this beautiful red and black stripe wool and cotton poly wool rug

Under table looks joyful happy color on the floor

Two sizes available in 42 inch widths

42 x 60 inches

42 x 120 inches

Go to my website for more details and purchase

You will love this rug ! www.mainevillageweaver.com

Christmas Stocking hanger Mantle Hook now Available

2021-09-22T10:11:00.007-04:00

Decorate your mantle at Christmas time with filled Stockings . My mantle hook will hold the weight and stay on the mantle ! Have a Merry Christmas with filled stockings hanging from your fireplace mantle with this sturdy metal stocking hanger mantle hook

this sturdy hook can hold your Christmas stocking onto your mantle Filled with presents

The weight of the stocking holds it onto the mantle , so you can fill the stocking with out it falling off the mantle

To order go to www.scottishwroughtiron.com or look for it on Amazon under Scottish Lion Iron and have it shipped with Prime shipping .Do it today before they run out

Or order www.scottishwroughtiron.com

Making potholders for young or old

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www.mainevillageweaver.Etsy.com

Keeping yourself busy or children busy can be a new challenge for some folks

Being a Weaver I found this type of activity engaging and fun

While being productive

Children love new things and we have come very far from our ancestral roots where this was an everyday activity

If you wanted socks you knitted socks

Potholders were always woven at home by young folks to be given as gifts

I can remember this as a summer activity

The neighborhood girls of all ages would sit and weave potholders

I always envied the older girls cause they knew how to make checks and plaids with the loops

I could only make multi colored potholders

Still that was how we all kept busy during those hot summer days

You can only put together so many puzzles during this time at home

Try making a potholder

You’ll get hooked

American Truce Flag from Appomattox

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At the end of the Civil War , their was decided to have a “Truce “ which happened at Appomattox, Va

Here is my replica of the simple flag that was waved, Carried by James Longstreet , on the end of a tree branch . Just a hand woven hand towel cut in half !

Ive taken the liberty to hem the top so a rod can be slipped through .

Ready for shipping in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/725165731/truce-flag-american-civil-war?ref=listings_manager_grid

Truce flag https://www.etsy.com/listing/725165731/truce-flag-american-civil-war?ref=listings_manager_grid

Creative Railing by Scottish Lion Wrought Iron

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Here is a recent railing installed in Boothbay Harbor , Maine

Hand forged iron with glass balls that are called Japanese Fishermen Floats

These are old thick glass balls that are hand blown glass

Glass ball railing Installed in Boothbay Harbor Maine 2020

Hand forged by Scottish Lion Wrought Iron

Cotton weaving yarn

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In my Etsy shop I have cotton weaving yarn www.mainevillageweaver.etsy.com If you want to know more scroll down

This yarn is awesome . You can warp your loom with it , weave it across as the weft , make towels ,rugs , and use in tapestry weaving .

Washes great and gets softer with use . My all time favorite and I have some to share in my Etsy shop

www.mainevillageweaver.etsy.com www.mainevillageweaver.etsy.com

Potholder loom kit offered by Maine Village Weaver

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This is a lovely kit to begin learning to weave!

Creating a potholder as a child was how I began my weaving career

Everything is included in this kit

You can purchase it in my Etsy shop

Potholder loom kit

Share with a friend or grandchild

Tile holder on wall by Scottish Lion Wrought Iron

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Iron tile holder

This is a hand forged iron

Shaped to hold a 6 inch tile on the wall

Held up with two screws

Decorative tile in the holder

Available in my Etsy shop click link

https://www.etsy.com/listing/783984472/tile-holder-iron-wall-hanging-custom?ref=listings_manager_grid