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Chris’ Scarf
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Chris’ Scarf

Nancy machine knit and dyed 20/2 silk for the weft yarn and painted the warp yarn in the same colors. Chris Little Carmack wove the scarf in an 8-harness twill pattern. The colorway is Grand Canyon.

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Celtic Cardigan
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Celtic Cardigan

The commerically spun silk used in this sweater was machine knit and dyed in two self-striping colorways. The cardigan was re-knit on a Silver Reed LK 150 knitting machine. For more information on the LK 150, go to knitting machines.

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Rainbow Sweater
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Rainbow Sweater

The main yarn for  this side-to-side cardigan is a single strand of silk and merino that was  machine knitted and dyed in one piece.  Rayon ribbon stripes were added in the re-knit.

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Poppies
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Poppies

This knitted tapestry started with yarn handspun from Polwarth and Polwarth/angora roving. The yarn was reknitted into three blanks and dyed in three colorways: reds and oranges, blues and purples and golds and yellow. The dyed yarn was re-knit by my dear friend, Dana Murphy, on his Passap e6000 knitting machine.

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Convergence Coat
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Convergence Coat

Double Weave Reversible Coat This coat is the product of a three-way relay: Nancy machine knitted and dyed 60 feet of 20/2 silk/merino, Penny Peters wove the double weave fabric on her 32-shaft loom, and Loretta Warner designed and executed the reversible coat.

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