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The title of this post does not refer to the book by William Goldman. Nor is it about the song by the Mamas and the Papas You guessed it — it’s about weaving! Specifically, weaving baby wraps. Although there is some similarity in the colors the moms choose, each new baby wrap […] Going from the threads in my last post to fabric — it’s sort of magic, isn’t it? This morning I cut WL & JC’s wraps off the loom. Here they are ready to be hemmed & wet finished. I’m ready to get right to it while I have good daylight, even if it is […] New weavers pretty universally hate the process of warping the loom. I used to, too, but no more. In fact, doing all the planning, calculating, measuring, beaming, and threading is the most creative part of the weaving process. At least for many weavers. Those who do saori or other more freeform types of weaving […] I gave each of the three red-gradient shawls their hard press today, knowing in advance that this would be where I would decide which was best for a hands-on jury. I think the gold silk weft is my favorite from a distance of 1-3′. Closer than that I think the beat looks a […] After the marigold-dyed silk I thought I would use periwinkle rayon for the 3rd shawl with the red gradient warp. Before I committed to that I figured I should try some more colors, so I treadled 1-8 with 4 different colors: from the bottom up it’s periwinkle, seafoam, medium blue, and silver. The first 3 […] |
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