Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Nearly there...
As you can see, I'm coming to the top of this small tapestry. Depending on how the week goes, I may cut off this weekend. But I have a baby blanket to finish knitting an attached i-cord edging all round before that, as the shower is this weekend, and I'm not sure what else the week will bring. This is one of those 'up in the air' weeks, where there are events coming up to prepare for and deadlines to meet, and I am putting out whichever fire blazes the hottest at the time, and not looking ahead too much. You know, one of those weeks... when your husband calls at noon and asks 'what are you doing?' and you don't know the answer...
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Open Studios Tour: Dining Room
In the dining room I hung Autumn leaning pieces. This Calendar Series tapestry is ‘November.’ It was inspired by a full moon through the t...
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I think Persistence is a good characteristic for a tapestry weaver! I began this small 8x10" tapestry a bit more than a week ...
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I know that one of the things an artist must do, if she is to remain an artist, is to be challenged to do something she is not sure she...
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Most of my designs have both vertical and horizontal lines and shapes in them. So, even after choosing the best direction to weave the i...
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Noticing all the butterflies in this picture, I'm wondering how you lift the warp to place the weft.The pictures I've seen of pictorial pieces in progress by other weavers have bobbins that, I assume help lift the appropriate warp threads. I use a harness loom so don't have that problem.
Sherri, My loom has treadles and harnesses too. Or, for tiny places, I finger pick. On this piece, I'm usually weaving across an area, like the pear or the background, so I use the treadle to open the shed.
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