Kawartha Weaving - Textile & Fibre Arts Studio

The first time I tied a new warp to an old warp it was an epic fail (you might remember 🫣). I was rushing and I made up my own confidently wrong instructions. It was so bad. I couldn’t even open the shed because I didn’t make the new warp long enough and the knots interfered 😭.

While weaving samples for WEFT Magazine and in a burst of fierce bravery… I decided to give it another try. What could go wrong as I follow Madelyn van der Hoogt’s instructions in the article she wrote in the Warp issue?

Have you tried tying a new warp to an old warp? How did it go? (Asking for a friend 😬)

🤓 For those that want to know:

Loom: Leclerc F***y, 27” counter balance

Fibre: Brassard 2/8 cotton in natural and from my stash a looser spun 2/8 cotton also in natural

Structure: plain weave sett at 24 epi (crazy right?… it happened AND I could beat it square… and I’m a little sore 💪🩹)

For those interested in the history of weaving in Canada 🇨🇦

Join us Thursday, July 24th for a fascinating journey into Québec’s rich textile history and the powerful role weaving has played in shaping communities—especially women’s roles—across generations.

https://weavearealpeace.org/warp-events/continuing-textile-traditions-weaving-and-social-changes-in-quebec/?occurrence=2025-07-24

🧵 Featured Speakers:
✨ Anne-Marie Poulin will spotlight Émélie Chamard, an early teacher at Québec’s textile arts school, and her contributions to domestic textile techniques, the development of the first modern Leclerc loom, and the legacy of the Cercle de Fermières du Québec, now celebrating its 110th anniversary.

✨ Mary Underwood will dive into the influence of Oscar Bériau, director of Québec’s first textile arts school, and share insights from her ongoing research into the school’s weaving program and the history of the Leclerc Loom Company.

⏯️ Can't make it live? Register anyway and receive a link to the recording!

I had the pleasure of meeting with Felicia Lo, School of SweetGeorgia!!!

S5 E8: Explore Weaving with Lisa Graves of Kawartha Weaving & WEFT Magazine In this week’s episode, Felicia chats with Lisa Graves, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Weft Magazine. Together, they talk about how the magazine began, ho...

It’s been a crazy week!! We survived 7 days without power and I’m so so so happy that it’s been fully restored!

To recap…

1. I moved my “office” downstairs and took over our dining room because my studio reached 6 degrees Celsius 🥶

2. Got caught up on weaving samples for classes

3. Purchased a battery so we could have lights 💡

4. Toasted bagels on the BBQ

and the most exciting of all …….

5. The first issue of WEFT Magazine was released in digital format!!!! 🤗 I am so over-the-moon proud of what we have accomplished.

It’s been a pretty crazy few days here! We are all safe and very grateful to now have a little generator that we can rotate through hot water, heat, fridge and some outlets and lights. We will be days and days without power and internet. There are many much worse off than us. Hoping everyone in Kawarthas and surrounding areas are managing ok.

A behind the scenes look at the recent PLY and WEFT Magazine’s photoshoots that took place right here!

Is it spring yet????

WEFT Magazine Single topic issues allow us to deeply explore a weaving topic from every angle. Collecting issues of WEFT is like building your own comprehensive weaving library that you’ll refer to often.

I’ve done A LOT of weaving and now I’m putting everything I’ve learned into WEFT!! Hello! I’m Lisa Graves @kawarthaweaving - the other half of WEFT! I’m so beyond thrilled to be here with Jacey and sharing all the things we are loving and learning about weaving right here! #weaving #weftmagazine #weavingmagazine #handweaving #handwoven #handwoventextiles #weaversofinstagram #slowcloth #kawarthaweaving #leclerclooms #ashfordloom #louetloom #öxabäck

Exciting day!! Care issue has been released and I’m one of the authors!!!! So grateful for the opportunity to write about my textile adventures in Romania!

I hope you enjoy reading about it and all the other ways we can care for our bodies, minds and souls in our textile practices.

If you aren’t a subscriber, you can head over the Ply Magazine website and become one, or purchase this one issue individually.

Can you guess this structure?

🤓 For Those That Want To Know…

…. You’ll just have to wait 😜