Lyla demonstrates the working on the loom that is connected to a computer. The laptop in the background has the pattern for the work.
Lyla displays the magazine article from Handwoven magazine featuring her project. Towels made from the pattern are on the table.
Lyla Agius enjoyed sewing. That interest bloomed when she took classes in California in weaving.
Lyla, now an Ipswich residence, began weaving in 2007. That hobby has become a full-time interest. She started her own weaving business Lyla Agius Designs in 2013.
She now has six looms in a large home in Ipswich on North Fourth Street, the former Dehnert home. The looms fill two rooms. The yarn, supplies and office can be found upstairs.
Lyla has had a southwest dish towels project published in the May/June 2020 Handwoven magazine.
"A friend of mine asked me to weave her a set of dish towels using four Southwestern-inspired colors I had used in dish towels made for another friend," she said in the article.
The instructions and supplies list for the 16" x 25.5" towels are included in the magazine for weavers to use for themselves.
Lyla did the towels on her loom that is connected to a computer. The pattern can be programmed in a computer and it makes the decisions while she does the work.
Her designs begin on graph paper, then are translated to computer software.
Lyla is a musician, and the project instructions printed look similar to music.
Another project Lyle recently completed was a table cloth and 12 napkins. The large project took a year to complete. The table cloth is 48" wide and 73" long.
The tablecloth was done on the largest loom in her studio. There are several foot pedals, similar to an organ. You have to push the correct pedals depending on the design of the project.
Lyla teaches classes eight months a year, two days a week, at the Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center (ARCC). She has also had pieces displayed at ARCC art shows. She also attends craft shows. Some things sell, or "I get to keep it," she said.
Lyla does accept requests for projects. "I get enough to keep me busy," she said. But completing a project is time-consuming. She said you have to concentrate, working one line at a time.
You can see examples of her works at her website, http://www.lylaagiusdesigns.com .
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