Stainless Steel & Silk Warp

This length has taken some time as I have been seeing what white yarns I wanted to use on a stainless steel and silk warp. I had been collecting small amounts of the stainless steel and silk over the last couple of years through sampling and shipbuilding as they have been kind to let myself  know about the fabulous yarns from Avril and Habu among a few others. The introduction of Saori weaving from Sampling has opened many possibilities from my ideas head space. So I wind the warp - To which I am still a bit naughty in not working out too many figures like the number of ends per inch and sett, but that's me. I did write down somewhere the number of ends I ended up with but alas it is now in a new safe place.



On the Table Loom,  looking at the light coming through.



I have such a lovely time when sitting chatting to the two companion's that keep myself company on this textile journey - while I explore what happens when ?????? ya that was interesting.

A square of stainless steel and silk to give a feature of some sort.

I still have tension issues and edges that look like waves to which I am learning to live with, forever viewing them as expressions of my emotional and other parts of me coming through.

Unwashed - detail of one end, what wrinkles and where did they come from? 

The weft is a combination of vintage white boucle Paton's (?1950's), wool 3-4 ply, silk and cotton blend, silk gima, cotton, tencel and possibly a couple of other yarns all of which could be brought as white yarn. Along with stainless steel and silk as the open squares to gain shape and movement in the piece or at least interest for me on how to weave them as I go along.



Finished unwashed length laid out in hall.



The only place which is long enough to see the length. Images a bit bright, yet it is a very sunny day and I was glad to see the total length. I kept the fringes longish to see what will happen when wet finishing is done, the only bit will be to sort out knotting.

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Sorting of some Yarns

We have been painting the inside of the cottage that I have a loom in, to make it more inviting and since we have been here for a few years, it needed decisions to be made about what sort of environment I want, need and what is to be for the 1860's building that has had a hard life at times.

But the one thing that has happened is some of the lovely yarns that friends have brought back from their travels for me, is now - not in a travel/emergency bag (we are in the country and with recent wet and fire) BUT in a doored bookcase with only a small amount of the white yarns, along with the black and the odd linen's that I have collected.

So the waking of a creative space that is suitable for visitors, is what we have been leading up too. This is where I can develop my works of weaving, glass, tapestry, experimental (almost everything) and share a space with Stephen. Also a space to just enjoy the sun coming in the door, with the view of nature.