Over the Christmas holiday I had a bit of time for weaving. It has been fun to work with such a bright colour. His crest looks a bit dishe...

Both the pied wagtail and the robin are finished and have moved to their new homes in time for Christmas.  The lonely naked cardinal...

As I've been preparing the weaving forms I have been working on each phase of the three birds together (all the eyes, all the beaks et...

With my hand carders I blended three colours from Norwegian Wool to match the robin's breast. Then I spun it on my spindle a...

With all the detail of the heads done, I could start assembling the rest of the weaving forms.  First I stuffed the head very firmly, pack...

Most steps of preparation I could do while all the pieces were still flat. The tails got an extra layer of fabric that serves two purposes...

I'm beginning an experiment to see if making birds in batches will be more efficient. It will mean I can set up once for each short step...