Thistle Rose Weaving is the fifth in my Sunday series featuring American Artisans. There are so many exceptionally talented craftspeople across the country who share a love of all things handmade, and this is my

Experience builds on experience. The more I practice the classic Swedish weave structures, the more freedom I have in the process. Dice weave, halvdräll, and, now, this monksbelt, are all related. The

Here is the final cloth after the experimenting with various wefts. I used a black-ish singles from Färgkraft for the pattern weft and the same 12/1 unbleached single linen as in the warp for the background weft.

Monk's belt | The Icelandic Textile Center

Weavers Guild of Minnesota