https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e With the help of some sheep en-us 2017-11-16 14:00:54 UTC 2025-10-23 20:14:25 UTC hello@padlet.com rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207659062 With socks in progress. And wine.]]> 2017-11-16 14:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207659062 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207659999 I didn't make this; that was my spouse. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207659999 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207661012 Mohair and wool and glass beads]]> 2017-11-16 14:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207661012 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207662427 Shredded silk shirts and ties, knitted.]]> 2017-11-16 14:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207662427 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207664198 Cotton rug warp, random weft. It's really too long to do anything with.]]> 2017-11-16 14:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207664198 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207667638 2017-11-16 14:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207667638 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207669096 Three of them, in fact. Or, bits of three of them.]]> 2017-11-16 14:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207669096 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207670145 Fleece washed and carded, ready to spin. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207670145 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207671114 I have way too much handspun.]]> 2017-11-16 14:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207671114 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207672497 The thick, bright balls are the first I ever spun. They're really bad.]]> 2017-11-16 14:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207672497 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207673657 I'm a little obsessed.]]> 2017-11-16 14:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207673657 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207674654 But one of my favourite moments from the summer. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207674654 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207675941 2017-11-16 14:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/207675941 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209252457 2017-11-21 19:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209252457 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253008 2017-11-21 19:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253008 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253452 2017-11-21 19:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253452 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253687 2017-11-21 19:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209253687 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254104 2017-11-21 19:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254104 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254391 This wool I blended as roving, then spun, then knitted]]> 2017-11-21 19:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254391 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254795 woven, kind of miraculously, on a junky rigid-heddle loom (before my spouse made me a good one).]]> 2017-11-21 19:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209254795 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209255400 with ruffly edges. Can't really see it here, but the colours are beautiful.]]> 2017-11-21 20:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/209255400 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/210166043 A lot of this is rug wool, so it's not as soft as I'd like. Still pretty, though.]]> 2017-11-26 17:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/210166043 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/210166518 Too short, really. The oldest thing I've woven (sometime in the early 90s) that's still around.]]> 2017-11-26 17:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/210166518 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/211838748 I'm working on a binder full of these, to use up my fibre stash.]]> 2017-11-30 13:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/211838748 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/213580759 On my loom right now. My edges are trashy, but my tension is good.]]> 2017-12-06 05:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/213580759 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/217894693 Starting to enjoy playing with twill weave. About to come off the loom.]]> 2017-12-22 21:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/217894693 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/221271502 Cotton, 274 ends, 28.75 feet, 10epi, 3 panels.]]> 2018-01-14 16:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/221271502 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/225064230 on the Leclerc. This was hard to warp, and may be hard to weave. (Wide and fussy warp.)]]> 2018-01-26 14:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/225064230 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/254659672 Lately I am fascinated with embroidering words - dozens, hundreds of tiny little letters. Here is the first piece; I'm already on to the next.]]> 2018-04-24 02:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/254659672 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/263160585 so I made one]]> 2018-05-23 20:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/263160585 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/264844114 It was *not* hard to weave, though I did learn some things. The big revelation was washing & drying it, off the loom, and having it magically turn soft and dense - it became cloth!]]> 2018-05-31 17:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/264844114 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/269867929 One long skein of fancy sock wool]]> 2018-07-10 17:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/269867929 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/274093975 2018-08-20 16:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/274093975 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/274095376 on the feet of the beloved friend they were made for....]]> 2018-08-20 16:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/274095376 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/322520303 The colour is called "Pepper"]]> 2019-01-20 20:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/322520303 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/351390811 A weaving of uncertain purpose, just to try the loom (8-harness, 48-inch) out after 3-4 years of having it lurk in my office unused. Update: it turned out beautifully. ]]> 2019-04-13 16:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/351390811 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/365469422 A hat I made from wool I spun]]> 2019-06-04 03:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/365469422 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967576198 I'm making an awful lot of socks lately...]]> 2020-11-28 22:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967576198 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967587073 2020-11-28 23:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967587073 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967588657 I don't love the colors & they are too thick to be really good towels, but still - the patterns!]]> 2020-11-28 23:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967588657 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967590238 I spun (but didn't dye) this. The scarf is going to be gorgeous when finished. ]]> 2020-11-28 23:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967590238 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967591268 2020-11-28 23:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967591268 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967591668 Lace knitting!]]> 2020-11-28 23:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/967591668 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1495692525 Knitting a 2/1 rib for the first time; the numbers are fiddly, but it looks great!]]> 2021-05-05 20:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1495692525 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1571025632 2021-05-30 02:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1571025632 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1571027502 Much too long, out of handspun merino ]]> 2021-05-30 02:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1571027502 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1572030402 Preparing to make a sweater - being extra cautious.]]> 2021-05-30 21:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1572030402 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1644229291 Would be pretty. Though my camera hasn't captured the colors exactly (and they are different weights of cotton, but I'm wild like that).]]> 2021-07-10 21:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1644229291 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1664206186 This is fun to spin - staple length is perfect. Coarse to the touch, tho, so I don't know how I will use. Think I'm going to ply and try weaving with it.]]> 2021-07-29 15:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1664206186 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1664208019 for the first time.... Needed *a lot* of cleaning, so I can't say it was a joy to spin, but it's definitely a joy to touch.]]> 2021-07-29 15:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1664208019 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1671433163 Romney]]> 2021-08-07 00:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1671433163 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1672070758 Acid dyes, in microwave; Corrie Cross roving. Had to un-compact a little bit after dyeing...]]> 2021-08-08 14:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1672070758 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1734071683 Dyed, spun and plied by me. Maybe enough for a woven scarf?]]> 2021-09-12 18:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1734071683 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1803426271 2021-10-08 23:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1803426271 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1805880679 2021-10-10 18:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1805880679 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1805883196 2021-10-10 18:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1805883196 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1851996537 Off the loom and making its way in the world
Update: the recipient loves it.]]> 2021-10-28 17:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1851996537 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1864719804 Photographs so I remember what I had to do: cut carefully, match ends, bind panels together at intervals, weight so they are manageable as I work, mattress stitch. Let's hope this works. (These are already washed - I thought it would be easier that way, but might try sewing before washing next time.)]]> 2021-11-03 13:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1864719804 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1866486460 Too many flaws to be a gift, but will be very cosy in my office/studio.]]> 2021-11-04 03:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1866486460 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952070885 A bookmark - a warp-faced Swedish technique.]]> 2021-12-16 15:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952070885 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952077281 2021-12-16 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952077281 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952083756 I ... don't crochet. But these are kind of adorable, so here I am.]]> 2021-12-16 15:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1952083756 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1955640452 Washed, starched and blocked (shaped) for a holiday gift]]> 2021-12-19 16:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/1955640452 rachel_mordecai https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/2117291499 So I found this beautiful mocha silk-mohair top at a fibre festival and couldn't resist it. Spun it up on the drop spindle (I think - looks too irregular to have been wheel-spun), then it just sat for a while until a friend enduring a fresh and unexpected grief asked for something cozy and I knitted it up into this lace scarf. Hope she loves it.]]> 2022-03-28 14:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_mordecai/pbe1ccu7pr0e/wish/2117291499