Splash of Yellow

 

This is where I have used a splash of yellow yarn to give a splash of difference. I used landscape dyes to colour. I had done some solid dyed yarn for a present, this is what I did with the dye left to see if my other idea would work. Yes the dye idea worked. The pieces are to be wet finished.

Dyed Idea

This set of pictures is the process of two making for one.
We dyed the yarn.
Warp is wound.
Then looked at.
Woven by two and finished.
Then delivered and now the if part of will the recipient wear it.
But then we realised no finished picture oh well that happens in life.


Remembered I do have samples which is lovely.

1st Window Display

This is my first go at a window display and I enjoyed the process, seeing my weaving and yarns that I use on display for people to see. While this happened during the wool and sheep show earlier this year it is something I am very proud to have done.

Trios from a warp

 

trios weaving - throw under is part of a set to be shown at another time.

These came about from a couple of weaving's exploring combined colours in a warp. I use a finer warp than weft and clasp weaving method that I feel gives interest and difference in pattern.

100% wool warp and weft, red (two different reds) and two- thirds dark green and pink in the left and centre weaving, the combining of clasp-weft and putting in other colours give interest to my weaving. I also tried out a couple of fringing ideas from two threads the same colour to twisting options.

These are what has inspired the trios above.

 

Two lengths using clasp-weft and is one way I do free form, in which it is done by eye and is very enjoyable.

Weavings from a Rigid Heddle Loom

I recently received a gift of a rigid heddle loom and I have woven these two items on it whilst being away from home. This orange cotton and viscose was the first and it took a little to warp up as I was blending a couple of ideas on ways to warp up. But I wove this at the local artist market where I have a stall. It was a very winters day and weaving away gave both my hands and mind something to do that didn't involve the cold. I have tried a rough version of hand Leno at different points to see how the loom handled it.

A very happy piece and I was soon back at the rigid loom with more ideas abound for the future. For now I am trying a combined colour warp and another threading method after watching a few ytube video's. I found a slightly quicker way and was soon weaving away.

The way to yarns interact is something I find fun and are happy exploring, along with how different plys with different colours make for a rich textile piece wether that is light or heavy in both yarn and or colour.

Thank you

Sun Dyes and Discharging Colour



        I have been making marks onto silk scarves  (3 different types- pongee, chiffon & habuti) and taking colour out of others. There was rust impressions on a few also, but what made myself look into sun dyes was that they have lovely base colours(Vibrant) and the sun is used, which means it gives myself a reason to go out doors to create. I have been trying to organise to weave and felt outside -as it is dark inside the house during the day, I am closer to having a loom that is movable to a flat outdoor space. It also gave me the chance to use the plant matter that is in abundance here in my back yard. Lovely large gum leaves and wattle, with others I don't know their name- plants. So I set up on the table with cover and away I go. mixing or merging colours on the scarves or saturating them and using the long grass to make natural impressions is what keeps me seeing the outside as part of my work area.

 

      The discharging started on black chiffon scarves that gave much more colour and pattern than I had thought. Most probably because others works that I have seen resulted in a more clear defined print pattern usually as it has been screened on and has given a more whiten pattern . I have used leaves then using this to make the pattern or a paint brush. Then I wrapped, knotted and tied flat sticks to resist the discharge paste thus leaving plenty of the base fabric to be discharged. I am amazed at the colour that came out and what I am left with.

Thank you

Black 'n' White & Starting P2P2

This is a dual entry for as I have been thinking about P2P2 and wanted to enter the Australian wool and sheep show in July. I have been a bit behind in the making, as the Australian wool and sheep show was in early july,which I ended up putting the next two images of a scarf into the show and I was pleased with how I used some of the yarn to hang down giving it a textural feel.

 The P2P2 part is the greys and black 'n' white of the cow, but I found another warp from a while ago which is to go on the loom very soon.

 This was number two on the loom and as you can see I explored length by starting to weave what is the alternating white and grey warp threads and using the two different white and greys for this middle section, then a doubled black for the sides. The edges are bit uneven, but over time the aim is for this to improve as enjoyment of weaving is high for me.

 The thickness of this with my sense of control in the middle, which you can see at the begining then so many passes of random then repeat. I divided the weft into double with black on one edge, the middle is two whites and greys, the other edge is black, greys and one white to give a chunky overall feel. This was third on the warp.

 First scarf of the loom and this was where I wanted to keep the rows of white then grey in the middle part of the warp, while carrying up the weft to give a feature to the scarf.

The aim for myself with weaving is to gain more knowledge while enjoying the making. It is the one thing that keeps me stimulated and feeling part of life. As I get to share with friends, and others this need to make using materials and methods that speak to me and them - the desire to touch, look and the interest in texture.