Allison Durno
@allisondurno.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Weaver, embroiderer, crafts instructor, guitarist, singer, hiker, retired elementary teacher, photographer, Governerd, filker, sf/fantasy fan.
Working to teach myself mosaic crochet using yarn in my stash. I may make this first piece into a pillow after making a couple of pattern repeats. Pattern by Cats-Rockin-Crochet. #craftsky #crochet #mosaiccrochet
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Working to teach myself mosaic crochet using yarn in my stash. I may make this first piece into a pillow after making a couple of pattern repeats. Pattern by Cats-Rockin-Crochet. #craftsky #crochet #mosaiccrochet
A “Fauxsaic” I made earlier in the week in the Procreate art program. Fauxsaic technique by Abby Nurse. Go, Jays, Go! #procreate #fauxsaic #digitalart #bluejay #torontobluejays
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A “Fauxsaic” I made earlier in the week in the Procreate art program. Fauxsaic technique by Abby Nurse. Go, Jays, Go! #procreate #fauxsaic #digitalart #bluejay #torontobluejays
A “Fauxsaic” I did earlier in the week using the Procreate art program. Technique by Abby Nurse. #craftsky #procreate #fauxsaic #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A “Fauxsaic” I did earlier in the week using the Procreate art program. Technique by Abby Nurse. #craftsky #procreate #fauxsaic #halloween
When a fav fandom meets a fav craft. Early in September I found a Star Trek inspired (see the colours of the three original uniforms?) tartan pattern online and I was inspired to weave hand towels. #weaving #startrek #rigidheddleloom #tartan
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When a fav fandom meets a fav craft. Early in September I found a Star Trek inspired (see the colours of the three original uniforms?) tartan pattern online and I was inspired to weave hand towels. #weaving #startrek #rigidheddleloom #tartan
Hand towels woven from a Star Trek inspired tartan I saw online. It includes all the colours of the original series uniforms, plus the background dark blue. #weaving #startrek #rigidheddleloom #weavinghandtowels
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hand towels woven from a Star Trek inspired tartan I saw online. It includes all the colours of the original series uniforms, plus the background dark blue. #weaving #startrek #rigidheddleloom #weavinghandtowels
I taught a friend yesterday how to do a log cabin weave on her rigid heddle loom. Pleased with how it’s turning out. Interesting teaching all the steps. She’s making a four foot table runner with 4/8 cotton. #craftsky #weaving #weavinglogcabin #rigidheddleloom
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I taught a friend yesterday how to do a log cabin weave on her rigid heddle loom. Pleased with how it’s turning out. Interesting teaching all the steps. She’s making a four foot table runner with 4/8 cotton. #craftsky #weaving #weavinglogcabin #rigidheddleloom
Finished Gingham Log Cabin cotton scarf on the rigid heddle loom. Pattern by The Rogue Weaver. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #weavinglogcabin
September 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Finished Gingham Log Cabin cotton scarf on the rigid heddle loom. Pattern by The Rogue Weaver. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #weavinglogcabin
Working on Log Cabin Gingham Style scarf, pattern by The Rogue Weaver. #craftsky #weaving #logcabinweaving #celticknot
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Working on Log Cabin Gingham Style scarf, pattern by The Rogue Weaver. #craftsky #weaving #logcabinweaving #celticknot
Ended up crocheting fifty poppies to take in to the weavers guild today. We are going to put all our poppies together as part of a legion project in Mississauga, where a poppy art piece will be put together for Remembrance Day. #craftsky #crochet #crochetpoppies #poppies #remembranceday
September 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ended up crocheting fifty poppies to take in to the weavers guild today. We are going to put all our poppies together as part of a legion project in Mississauga, where a poppy art piece will be put together for Remembrance Day. #craftsky #crochet #crochetpoppies #poppies #remembranceday
A bunch of coasters woven on the rigid heddle loom. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #wovencoasters #coasters
August 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A bunch of coasters woven on the rigid heddle loom. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #wovencoasters #coasters
More rigid heddle loom coasters using a houndstooth warping and then playing with variations. We’re going to develop these coasters into a class. #skycraft #weaving #rigidheddleloom #weavingcoasters
August 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
More rigid heddle loom coasters using a houndstooth warping and then playing with variations. We’re going to develop these coasters into a class. #skycraft #weaving #rigidheddleloom #weavingcoasters
A set of woven coasters I made from the left-over warp of the houndstooth hand towels that I wove. I added some cork backing. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #coasters
August 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A set of woven coasters I made from the left-over warp of the houndstooth hand towels that I wove. I added some cork backing. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #coasters
Working on some houndstooth hand towels on the rigid heddle loom using four shades of blue 2/8 cotton. #skycraft #rigidheddleloom #weaving #weavinghoundstooth
July 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Working on some houndstooth hand towels on the rigid heddle loom using four shades of blue 2/8 cotton. #skycraft #rigidheddleloom #weaving #weavinghoundstooth
I’ve been practising hand-manipulating techniques on the rigid heddle loom using an online class by Kelly Casanova and came up with this cotton scarf that is a combination of Mexican lace and plain weave. #craftsky #weaving #leno #mexicanlace
July 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I’ve been practising hand-manipulating techniques on the rigid heddle loom using an online class by Kelly Casanova and came up with this cotton scarf that is a combination of Mexican lace and plain weave. #craftsky #weaving #leno #mexicanlace
Continuing to crochet poppies for Legion 101 in Etobicoke in Toronto, who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. They are putting up a special art project in November for Remembrance Day with thousands of crocheted poppies. I’ve crocheted about fifty so far. #craftsky #crochet #poppies
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Finished woven tea towel from a weavers guild group project I was part of at the Burr House. We put on enough warp for eight tea towels and we all wove one. #craftsky #weaving #weavingteatowels #floorloom
June 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Finished woven tea towel from a weavers guild group project I was part of at the Burr House. We put on enough warp for eight tea towels and we all wove one. #craftsky #weaving #weavingteatowels #floorloom
Garden Path Scarf- pattern by Kelly Casanova, using the silk/linen yarn I snow-dyed last winter. #craftsky #weaving #weavingscarf #rigidheddleloom
June 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Garden Path Scarf- pattern by Kelly Casanova, using the silk/linen yarn I snow-dyed last winter. #craftsky #weaving #weavingscarf #rigidheddleloom
Practising Brook’s Bouquet on rigid heddle loom. Pattern: Garden Path Scarf by Kelly Casanova. Using linen/silk yarn I snow-dyed last winter. #craftsky #weaving #brooksbouquet
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Practising Brook’s Bouquet on rigid heddle loom. Pattern: Garden Path Scarf by Kelly Casanova. Using linen/silk yarn I snow-dyed last winter. #craftsky #weaving #brooksbouquet
Beginner rigid heddle loom class I co-taught at the Burr House in Richmond Hill yesterday. Always fun to see how the colourful scarves turn out and how the students react to making their first woven project. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #richmondhillontario
June 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Beginner rigid heddle loom class I co-taught at the Burr House in Richmond Hill yesterday. Always fun to see how the colourful scarves turn out and how the students react to making their first woven project. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #richmondhillontario
Another modified gamp pattern from the Penny Candy Gamp Scarf by Sara Bixler. Also my first time using a 15 ct. heddle. This #3 crochet cotton works pretty well, but I need to try other thin yarns. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Another modified gamp pattern from the Penny Candy Gamp Scarf by Sara Bixler. Also my first time using a 15 ct. heddle. This #3 crochet cotton works pretty well, but I need to try other thin yarns. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom
Walking with John this morning on the Humber Valley Heritage Trail. #hikingontario #hiking #humbervalleyheritagetrail
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Walking with John this morning on the Humber Valley Heritage Trail. #hikingontario #hiking #humbervalleyheritagetrail
I love weaving a gamp (a grid woven study of colour and threading) and this one is particularly fun. It’s the “Penny Candy Gamp Scarf”, pattern by Sara Bixler. #craftsky #weaving #gamp #sarabixler #rigidheddleloom
May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I love weaving a gamp (a grid woven study of colour and threading) and this one is particularly fun. It’s the “Penny Candy Gamp Scarf”, pattern by Sara Bixler. #craftsky #weaving #gamp #sarabixler #rigidheddleloom
I’ve wanted to try Doubleweave on the rigid heddle loom, where you can weave two woven pieces at once attached on one side to open up twice as big. Thanks to “Magpie and Molly” for the excellent YouTube Tutorials. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #doubleweave
May 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’ve wanted to try Doubleweave on the rigid heddle loom, where you can weave two woven pieces at once attached on one side to open up twice as big. Thanks to “Magpie and Molly” for the excellent YouTube Tutorials. #craftsky #weaving #rigidheddleloom #doubleweave
Demo Day Eve! Setting up a rigid heddle loom project for doing weaving demos at the Burr House with the Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild for tomorrow’s Doors Open here in Richmond Hill. #craftsky #weaving #richmondhill #doorsopen
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Demo Day Eve! Setting up a rigid heddle loom project for doing weaving demos at the Burr House with the Burr House Spinners and Weavers Guild for tomorrow’s Doors Open here in Richmond Hill. #craftsky #weaving #richmondhill #doorsopen
I’m part of a tea towel group project weaving on a counter-balance floor loom at our guild hall. Today was my turn to start weaving my tea towel using a zig zag twill pattern. Aiming to get it finished by early next week. 10” of 36” done today. #craftsky #weaving #weavingteatowels
May 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I’m part of a tea towel group project weaving on a counter-balance floor loom at our guild hall. Today was my turn to start weaving my tea towel using a zig zag twill pattern. Aiming to get it finished by early next week. 10” of 36” done today. #craftsky #weaving #weavingteatowels