Welcome to Shawland, the online home of the Shaw family of artists and artisans.
In our Shop, you’ll find finished pieces for sale or skills that are available for commission. Feel free to reach out to us via our email address at info@shawland.ca if you have any questions about our work, or about sales or commissions.
We love learning new skills, and on our website you’ll find our Journal of projects, workshops, and projects we’re learning or trying out. These are sometimes finished pieces, but also updates od works in progress.
Hand-woven in the Shawland Studio in the heart of beautiful Peterborough, Ontario, these cotton tea towels are elegant and durable, great for everyday use.
To order, send an email to info@shawland.ca
French Navy Stripes $45 each plus shipping
Bring the elegance of a Provençal kitchen home with these soft, elegant hand-woven cotton tea towels in white with French Navy stripes. We’ve sold out of our first run of French Navy Stripes; a second run of these beautiful hand-woven cotten tea towels is underway, as Lynn and Samantha get the warp on the loom in their studio in the heart of Peterborough, ON. You can pre-order the new run of tea towels by dropping us an email at info@shawland.ca
100% cotton, approx. 20″ x 24″
Blue Dream Stripe $45 each plus shipping
In stock; cheerful variegated blue stripes remind us of clear, Summer days and lakes sparkling in the sunshine.
100% cotton with a slub weft for extra absorbency and weight, approx. 18″ x 23″
Grandma’s Kitchen Stripe $45 each plus shipping
In stock; two-tone stripes reminiscent of Summer days eating strawberries in the sunshine of Grandma’s kitchen.
100% cotton with a slub weft for extra absorbency and weight, approx. 18″ x 23″
To order, send an email to info@shawland.ca
Journal
Lately we’ve been updating Instagram account, Shawland Artisans, more often than our website journal, and it’s a good place to follow our work and various projects. But here you’ll find some projects that we’ve worked on, or are in progress, and some skills we’re learning.
Several years ago Cassie asked me to knit this striped cardigan for her for Christmas. The pattern seemed to be a bit screwy, (maybe it was me), but something seemed to be wrong. Several times I put the knitted pieces away and then would find it and work on it again. Recently the Needles in …
Samantha recently purchased an older AVL loom. This loom works with a computer to produce lovely weaving patterns. After reassembling the loom and figuring out what cable was needed to connect the loom to the computer, the loom was ready for a warp. Sammi hand dyed a cotton warp and with the help of Cassie, …
Every once in a while I get in to painting miniatures, as you may know. I love the idea of having a small image of someone/thing you love that you can carry around with you. Well, I painted a mini of my little buddy Mer looking grumpy. I took it along with me to Scotland …
Welcome to Shawland, a collaborative site where we sell hand-crafted artisan goods and artworks, and share pictures of our projects – in progress, finished, or from the archives. We’re a family of artists and crafters based in Ontario, Canada. Our mediums are many – from fibre arts such as knitting, embroidery, quilting, spinning and weaving, to drawing, painting, photography, silversmithing, and writing.
If you’d like to view our individual posts, click on our names below; or visit our individual websites to find out more about each of us.
If you’d like to contact us about purchasing or commissioning artwork, please send an email to info@shawland.ca
