In Nature's Winter

One foggy morn these images came.

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.

Winter warmers

I have been weaving three throws - wraps using some yarn that I have had for a few years and until recently I was unsure what to or how to use in weaving. Then I came across another yarn and ping went in my mind, these two can go together and even though they will create differnt width in the reed, they lend to  be woven clasp weft with the introducing of angora, alpaca and wool in some of them, so with this sorted I started.

This is the first one just off the loom with my new idea for measuring, little tags with the length it measured from the last tag eg 120cm plus 20cm = 140cm under loom tension. There is wool and alpaca in this one and a new happpy owner who fell for the weaving when I was doing some bark weaving workshop with school children recently.

Number two from the same warp this time a darker green running up the middle and different edge finish shape. Yarns are wool, alpaca giving a nice touch.

This one has angora, wool and aplaca in it which is giving a nice feel to the weaving even at this stage. I have started the final one and are please the light blue works well, the red looks more red on the loom, but I will wait and see when weaving is finished.

Start of Winter Weaving

 Winter Weaving has be brought in by the use of wool in 3 & 8 plys and the interesting find at the Bendigo woollen mills of a rainbow coloured yarn with a black thread twisted around the rainbow. I am still on the Saori way of clasp weft and freeform as is more easy to see in last couple images. Squares by way of inlay and or clasp wefting gave a great sample or small piece.

Front before trimming.

Front now trimed, I like the threads showing the way I made

and possibly the unfinished and slightly messy way it looks.

I have washed this sample and knotted using two threads together.

This is the whole piece looking at the back, before it is ironed.

Moments wrap is showing how in winter the moments of sun, fun and comfort can be time shortened

yet much enjoyed and needed. I have very much enjoyed making these three weavings.

Winter Moments a very fun bit of weaving was had by myself with shape and rainbows against the black background showed the colours well.

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.

Winter warmers

I have been keeping close to the warmth of the wood fire as it is wet and cold at the moment. This provides me with the chance to have my Ashford table loom, nearby to watch flames while getting inspriations for more weaving ideas

-ideas are many, what will I make is the question-

 - Saori - with black, red, white, texture.

This is a recent explored warp, to see what happens with sections of solid colour, then three ideas with different red yarns.