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Handwoven Art for You and Your Home


Rep Weave Rugs

Made out of 8/4 cotton rug warp and rug wool.  Approximately 30" x 62" long, three in stock with a fourth one maybe available -- it's at the library and I would need to make sure it hasn't been sold.  Navy blue ground warp with grey stripes at side, and orange and red pattern yarns in middle and edges.  Dry Clean only.       Price -- $ 120.00

 

Hand Spindles for Sale

These are the spindles we have in stock right now, 10/6/08.  John will make more in the future depending on his time constraints with our building project.

If you want to be on the list to be notified when more spindles go up, or if you have a special wood combination in mind, let me know.

  Bloodwood Whorl, Walnut Shaft 1.4 oz. $38.00  The whorl is brighter in the photo than real life.

  Zebrawood Whorl, Babinga Shaft, 2.0 oz. $ 40.00

  Zebrawood Whorl, Walnut Shaft, 1 5/8 oz, $40.00

  Maple Burl Whorl, Cocobolo Shaft, 1.5 oz. $ 40.00  SOLD

  Banksia Whorl, Bloodwood Shaft, 2.0 oz. $ 40.00  Note:  No hook on end of this one.

  Maple Burl Whorl, Bocote Shaft, 1.1 oz. $ 40.00  SOLD

 

Hand-Dyed Yarns

 

 

100% Extra Fine Merino Lace Wool, clockwise from upper Left --

Aronia Lace, Pink Ivory Lace (Sold), Walnut Lace, Marigold Lace

Each ball contains approximately 1,250 yards, and is natural dyed with materials found

around our place.   I have one ball each of the Aronia, Pink Ivory, and Marigold Lace yarns, and three balls of the Walnut Lace.

 

Price is $25.00 per ball.

 

Or -- inquire about the grab bag (only one available) of approximately 1,000 yards each of the Aronia and Marigold Lace, and approximately 600 yards of the Walnut Lace yarns -- only $45.00 for the whole bag!

 

 

 

 

Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn, clockwise from upper left --

 

Natural Dyed Madder Root ($ 25.00), Natural Dyed Paella Burl (Sold), Natural Dyed Osage Orange ($25.00),

Gaywool Cedar ( $20.00), Gaywool Purple (Sold)

The Paella Burl is from Mexico and the Osage Orange is a domestic US wood.

 

Quantities Limited on sock yarn -- each package of sock yarn contains 340 yards, enough for one pair of basic socks

as in the pattern from the Socks on 2 Circular Needles book

Gauge is 6 stitches per inch/8 rows per inch stockinette, using a size 2 (Addi Turbo) needle

 

 

 

Natural Dyeing

 

1 pound package of osage orange wood chips, $ 8.00

 

Handwoven Articles

    Bath towel, $45.00.  Cotton warp and nubby cotton weft.  Approx. size 22" W x 64" long.

 

Also available -- inquire as to stock on hand --  Handwoven tote bags, dish towels, scarves, rag rugs (appox. 28" wide and either 45" or 60" long), and placemats.  I have too much variety of each item to picture each one.

 

 

Contact me for more information

Prices do not include shipping

 

John Berglund Woodworking

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