I had always referred to my ikat technique as Easy Ikat, but it is really Turned Weft Ikat. I like the sound of that. The yarn is dyed as if I were going to use it as weft ikat, but then I use it as the warp instead. Here I am at the very beginning the 3rd panel of the Big Commission. Whereas, sometimes I have to add the pink strings, sometimes I don't. Each warp end is placed one at a time to create as controlled a pattern as I would like.
Sometimes the pink strings are necessary depending on the circumference of the skein. But what about all of that yarn you are wasting, you might ask?Questions?
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I love the art piece--at first I thought it was a quilt of little sampled pieces... which I guess might be possible, huh? I'd love to see a quilt made of ikat pieces...
Did I mention I was a virtual quilter? :)
I have been looking at my ikat sample pieces to see what I could make out of them.
Great zeus, that "patchwork" piece knocked my eyes out! I love stuff like that.
How are the squares fastened together/fastened onto the backing?
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