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"Handwoven Magazine" has so many opportunities to learn.  One 

of them is their http://weavingtoday.com . I decided to join their 

"Weave-Along".  

The people at "Handwoven Magazine" picked a two-block design 

from Mary Atwater's "Shuttle Craft Book of American Handweaving".  

(See Picture A).

I decided to weave a BLOCK TWILL (Picture B).  I used my 

LeClerc 8 shaft Voyager loom and threaded it in a gold color using 

5/2 pearl cotton sett at 20 ends per inch.  I wove with a 5/2 pearl 

cotton in a black color.  

Then I repeated the weave so it was double in length. (Picture C) 

Below the woven fabrics you will find a picture of me holding the bag I wove in block twill.  I also wove the strap on my inkle loom (Picture D). 

I love to make dolls so I created "Amy".  She is wearing her block twill 

dress.  I decided to needle felt her head and the flower that she is 

holding.   Amy is below the picture of me holding the block twill bag  

(Picture E).

A -  Mary Atwater's two-block design. 

B - Block Twill

C - Double in length Block Twill

In this picture I am holding the bag I wove in 

block twill.  I also wove the strap on my inkle loom.  

I love to make dolls so I created "Amy".  She is wearing her block twill 

dress.  I decided to needle felt her head and the flower that she is holding.