Form and Freedom---the warp is all form (bamboo Woven Words) and the weft is freedom (space-dyed rayon chenille in random order)
"Add Image" has forgiven me because I went and finished this weaving. 3/2 ikat dyed cotton warp. I'll take this piece with me as a sample. I apologize for the dark picture. I'll take a better picture after I wash it. I pulled this piece off of Grace, my 4 harness Gilmore. Next, I think I'll work on the bamboo ikat blanket commission panel #2. I'll get it set up on Grace before I go teaching.Several years ago, I volunteered to weave samples for the Seattle Weavers Guild Bulletin (360 samples, 3”x3”ea.). I decided I would use my faux ikat technique—to use commercially space-dyed yarn and create the look of warp ikat. Not to go off on a technical rant, I decided to design a cloth in such a manner that each 3” square would be different and each would be a unique miniature abstract painting. Then as I was weaving, I realized just how beautiful the cloth was as a whole. I started to feel bad about the fact that I would have to cut it into little squares, but as I was weaving I started to think about those Tibetan Sand Painters. They spend a week creating this beautiful sand painting and then they just scatter it to the wind. I saw that what I was doing in cloth was the very same thing. I would be scattering my weaving to the wind. I got so excited. How to make the very best squares
I did something and all of my pictures disappeared for this post. Sorry about that. I think I tried to add too many pictures at once. Now the "Add Image" icon is not obeying me. Sigh.
The pictures below do show some of the faux ikat samples. I was going to show you pictures of creating the whole cloth. Remind me to show you sometime.
I have been so busy getting my dog and pony show ready to take out onto the road I haven't had time to post. I will be doing what is tantamount to a 5-day (6 hour per day) of performance involving a total of 35 students. I really love it, the actual teaching part! But the prep work is quite something.
Today I shipped out the last of 3 boxes of yarn and supplies. Tomorrow I start making notebooks, a bibliography, and handouts. Then I move on to samples and slides. I had wanted to print up a new color postcard, but I haven’t been able to get to it. I leave on the 19th. I’ve been feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Maybe now that the yarn has been shipped, I can gain perspective. The picture above is one I had been considering for the maybe postcard.
EXPLORING NOT SO PLAIN WEAVE ---ASCH 2007I have been so busy getting my dog and pony show ready to take out onto the road I haven't taken the time to post. I will be doing what is tantamount to a 5-day (6 hour per day) of performance involving a total of 35 students. Today I shipped out the last of 3 boxes of yarn and supplies. Tomorrow I start making notebooks, a bibliography, and handouts. I had wanted to print up a color postcard, but I haven’t been able to get to it. I leave in just 10 days. I’ve been feeling rather overwhelmed. Maybe it was Mercury retrograde, but that’s over thankfully. Maybe now that the yarn has been shipped, I can gain perspective. This is what I had been thinking of for the postcard.
Posting this blog entry has inspired me. Now the idea of creating a postcard doesn't seem so daunting.
The pile of ikat 3/2 cotton I dyed for my upcoming workshop kept yelling "Try me, try me!", so I decided to weave up a little scarf/sample. I was curious to see how the beige with black would look. Since I don't write many notes, I couldn't remember exactly how many epi I used in previous samples. I decided to try out my 16 dent reed and wind a 16 epi warp. I used 10/2 cotton for the weft.
