Shibori for texture

In my last texture blog post in July, I was talking about honeycomb.  At the same lecture that I gave at Complex Weavers Seminars on honeycomb, I also showed the results of shibori and seersucker techniques in creating texture in single cloth.  Shibori is usually...

Deeper Beneath the Surface 8 shaft pdf now available.

For those participants in my Deeper Beneath the Surface seminar at Convergence who wanted a copy of the 8 shaft pdf on pique and matelasse, you should already have received it by email.  However, as I know that some US isp’s block UK addresses, you may not have...

Old Friends and New Friends

Like many other weavers, my blog this week is about old friends and new friends.  After visiting New Mexico for the Complex Weavers Seminars and HGA’s Convergence 2010, in Albequerque, many of us are buzzing with new techniques and information that we’ve...

Texture in Textiles – Honeycomb

Today’s post is about honeycomb. The first thing to clear up is what I mean by honeycomb.  In old weaving books, and in UK and Europe, what I am talking about is distorted weft.  In the US it is known as honeycomb, and I am using that terminology because it...