Weaving, looms and cars – the connection?!
One of the tasks I have been engaged in over the last few weeks is a weaving commission. I don't often undertake commissions but this one engaged my interest in an unusual way. If you have been a follower of my blog for a while, or visited my website...
Textural weaving – combined single and double cloths
Combined single and double cloths is one of my favourite methods of creating textural weaving because of the immediate possibility of tension differences between the more compact single cloth areas compared to the looser double cloth construction. With handweaving,...
A shock to the system..
Sometimes it takes a shock to the system to make changes that are necessary and sometimes vital. Last night was the first real frost here, and the trees have had a big shock. The leaves are just tumbling off the trees today... It was also the most beautiful morning...
Multiple viewpoints
By now, you know the fascination I have with cobwebs. The variety and beauty of them have been really striking over the last few weeks, including a wonderful image of a lacrosse racket created by two cowparsley stems with a web suspended between them! I was admiring...
Double cloth texture – centre stitching
In last weeks' blog, I showed you how to interchange the two layers, something double cloth weavers of more than 4 shafts are probably quite familiar with. This week, I'll show you how you can use the weft stitching to create the textural impact you want.... Imagine...
Unexpected inspiration
I was in London earlier this week to review the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers 'Diamond' exhibition, celebrating their 60th year. The exhibition is only on for 1 week, so by the time you read this, you'll be unlikely to be able to visit, which is a...
Stitched double cloth continued….
I wrote last week about the most familiar version of stitched double cloth - where a single warp end from one of the two layers is woven in with one pick of the other layer, so tieing the two cloths together at that point. There are other ways to achieve a similar...
Seeing familiar things through another’s eyes…
Last weekend a group of us joined together in Devon to attend Alice Schlein's Woven Pixel workshop for 3 days. We were blessed with wonderful weather, great company, and a tremendous learning experience. Alice is a very patient and skilled tutor with Photoshop and...
Double cloth texture – stitched double cloth
This is one of my favourite structures as it is so easy to create. You start off with a simple double cloth, on 8 or more shafts, with one cloth being in non-shrinking yarns in shrinking yarns on 2 shafts (plain weave), and the other cloth being on 6 or more shafts...