for paper tapestries
to hang out in the snow,
are stitched
into a hand made paper sandwich.
so the snow is dry.
And anyway,
Velma Bolyard's papers
seemed quite at home out there--
radiating warmth
without actually melting anything.
about this little bookish project
was that every part
was made to be
exactly the right size.
in its own tiny mould
so all I had to do was fold them.
Velma is the person
who opened my eyes and mind
to the wonders of kami-ito (spun paper),
and if you want to learn more about it
I recommend both her blog and website.
to learn properly.
Indeed,
I've felt compelled to add twist
to all kinds of weird scraps --
some of which I loved to work with
and some of which
has been unpleasant
or downright impossible.
But that's what makes it so interesting, eh?
of weaving these tapestries
(or at least a good portion)
with Velma's hand spun kami-ito--
of the power
of practice
of study,
of reading,
and of repetition.
that nothing ever happens
unless,
now and again,
leaps out into the snow
to see how it feels.
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Rebecca Mezoff just wrote a wonderfully thorough blog post on current sources for tapestry weft which I highly recommend. She briefly addresses the use of cellulose fibers--paper, linen, cotton and the like--but since that is not what she uses, the focus is on wool. I dont' yet feel ready to make any definitive statements about using cellulose fibers myself,
but I have been messing around with them for the last year or so
and if you're curious how it has worked/looked over time for me,
check out some of the posts in the cellulosic experiments category of my blog.