hand woven tapestries: four letters, four selvedges, tails tucked, wool warp, wool words, used coffee filter ground yarn, natural dyes; each approx 3" x 5"; ©Sarah C Swett 2021
One of the lovely things
about being a creature of habit--
about being a creature of habit--
--is that I get to follow ideas
from their first glimmer--
from their first glimmer--
--on into half formed experiments--
moth; four selvage hand woven tapestry; wool warp and words, used coffee filter ground weft; weld and cochineal; 3" x 5" 2021
--and if I'm lucky,
further still--
further still--
hand woven tapestries: four letters, four selvedges, tails tucked, wool warp, wool words, used coffee filter ground yarn, natural dyes; each approx 3" x 5"; ©Sarah C Swett 2021
--until eventually they flit away
of their own accord.
of their own accord.
hand woven tapestries: four letters, four selvedges, tails tucked, wool warp, wool words, flax, milkweed, dead leaves and used coffee filter ground yarn; natural dyes; each approx 3" x 5"; ©Sarah C Swett 2021
A drawback to this persistence,
is that I am a teensy bit inclined
is that I am a teensy bit inclined
37 hand woven tapestries: four letters, four selvedges, tails tucked, wool warp, wool words, flax, milkweed, dead leaves and used coffee filter ground yarn; natural dyes; each approx 3" x 5"; ©Sarah C Swett 2021
to overdo.
Which means that on this occasion,
it is I who need to flit away--
or at least pause this beloved series
( all 37 of which are now on the 2020 and 2021 archive pages)
while I attempt to rest.
it is I who need to flit away--
or at least pause this beloved series
( all 37 of which are now on the 2020 and 2021 archive pages)
while I attempt to rest.
Or rather,
(since I'm terrible at resting),
while I do the myriad stretches and exercises
prescribed for the future existence
of my yarnish ideas.
Luckily, so far
there have been many wonderful things
to read--
like the gorgeous essay by
my brother Benjamin C Swett
What I Wanted to Tell You About the Wind
in the Spring 2021 Orion Magazine:
(also myriad others in this unputdownable issue)
and
Carson Demers' book, Knitting Comfortably
(delightful, eye-opening, and occasionally mortifying
when I see how casually I've treated my poor old body)
as well as watch:
like Rebecca Mezoff's beautiful (and informative)
tribute to the work and life of inspirational tapestry weaver James Kohler
on the tenth anniversary of his death
and
the webinars organized by Fibershed
(I just watched this one that Redbird did on Dog Bane
that hopefully will be available soon as a recording),
and oh, so much else.
(since I'm terrible at resting),
while I do the myriad stretches and exercises
prescribed for the future existence
of my yarnish ideas.
Luckily, so far
there have been many wonderful things
to read--
like the gorgeous essay by
my brother Benjamin C Swett
What I Wanted to Tell You About the Wind
in the Spring 2021 Orion Magazine:
(also myriad others in this unputdownable issue)
and
Carson Demers' book, Knitting Comfortably
(delightful, eye-opening, and occasionally mortifying
when I see how casually I've treated my poor old body)
as well as watch:
like Rebecca Mezoff's beautiful (and informative)
tribute to the work and life of inspirational tapestry weaver James Kohler
on the tenth anniversary of his death
and
the webinars organized by Fibershed
(I just watched this one that Redbird did on Dog Bane
that hopefully will be available soon as a recording),
and oh, so much else.
fool; four selvage hand woven tapestry; wool warp and words, used coffee filter ground weft; indigo, weld and cochineal; 3" x 5" 2021
Along with reading and learning
I shall also practice hand rest and rehab
which so far means
learning to use a mouse with my left hand
and doing a little studio spring clean
in order to clear both my head
and some space
for whatever parenthetical idea(s)
eventually take pity on me
(naturally using only large muscle groups
which are, truth to tell,
in far better shape than my small ones).
I shall also practice hand rest and rehab
which so far means
learning to use a mouse with my left hand
and doing a little studio spring clean
in order to clear both my head
and some space
for whatever parenthetical idea(s)
eventually take pity on me
(naturally using only large muscle groups
which are, truth to tell,
in far better shape than my small ones).
And perhaps you,
if you are so inclined
(and are not so foolish
as to have taken your hands and shoulders
as for granted as I),
will feel free to weave
a few of your own precious words--
those that you've shared in the comments in the last two weeks
or which are quietly rattling around your brain.
Because how not?
So many wonderful ones await.
And though this comes under the heading
of shameless self-promotion and blog support,
if you are interested in the word thing,
or at least attracted to crisp stacks of tapestries,
with no ends dangling in any direction
(ideal for tapestry Post Cards)
I cannot not recommend
the Fringeless Four Selvedge warping class
I did with Rebecca Mezoff,
and
my little zine Tucking the Tails .
Or if you're truly ambitious
don't have a loom
and don't want to make one
there is always that other
goofy and miraculous four selvedge technique
Weaving a Bag On a Box.
Imagine a list, or poem
going around around and around a bag
that can be carried around and around
wherever you go....
But enough of that.
I already have more bags than I can use in a life time.
My oh-so-ergonomic broom awaits.
And it's time for some more stretching.
Never a dull moment--
though wouldn't one or two be grand?
if you are so inclined
(and are not so foolish
as to have taken your hands and shoulders
as for granted as I),
will feel free to weave
a few of your own precious words--
those that you've shared in the comments in the last two weeks
or which are quietly rattling around your brain.
Because how not?
So many wonderful ones await.
And though this comes under the heading
of shameless self-promotion and blog support,
if you are interested in the word thing,
or at least attracted to crisp stacks of tapestries,
with no ends dangling in any direction
(ideal for tapestry Post Cards)
I cannot not recommend
the Fringeless Four Selvedge warping class
I did with Rebecca Mezoff,
and
my little zine Tucking the Tails .
Or if you're truly ambitious
don't have a loom
and don't want to make one
there is always that other
goofy and miraculous four selvedge technique
Weaving a Bag On a Box.
Imagine a list, or poem
going around around and around a bag
that can be carried around and around
wherever you go....
But enough of that.
I already have more bags than I can use in a life time.
My oh-so-ergonomic broom awaits.
And it's time for some more stretching.
Never a dull moment--
though wouldn't one or two be grand?
