four selvedge tapestry (in progress): spindle spun natural linen, bleached linen, tussah silk, kami-ito (spun by Velma Bolyard); 1.75" x 1.75"
You know what never occurred to me?
four selvedge tapestry: spindle spun natural linen, unbleached cotton, tussah silk; 4 cm x 4 cm
Several things actually --
(apparently I am clueless),
but the two that just struck me are:
1. that the response to Fringeless
would be so immediate and enthusiastic
(thank you SO much to everyone who is signing up --
I hear it's wild out there in the facebook group--),
and
(apparently I am clueless),
but the two that just struck me are:
1. that the response to Fringeless
would be so immediate and enthusiastic
(thank you SO much to everyone who is signing up --
I hear it's wild out there in the facebook group--),
and
2. that rather than grow tired of four selvedge warping
or be longing for a break
after months of focus
(including the awkwardness of
listening to/watching myself on film
as I try to catch all the moments
when I say warp instead of weft),
I'm actually giggling as I review some of the videos,
enjoying all over again the pleasure of working with Rebecca--
and of tapestry itself.
or be longing for a break
after months of focus
(including the awkwardness of
listening to/watching myself on film
as I try to catch all the moments
when I say warp instead of weft),
I'm actually giggling as I review some of the videos,
enjoying all over again the pleasure of working with Rebecca--
and of tapestry itself.
In fact, the whole thing
has made more interested than ever
in the things this four selvedge warping business
allow me to do.
has made more interested than ever
in the things this four selvedge warping business
allow me to do.
Actually I did take a break last week--
slipping off to our cabin to clear my head
slipping off to our cabin to clear my head
and a few thistle-choked trails.
But even as I relished the solitude
and sank into the peace
and sank into the peace
of mending weed-whacking trousers
listening to birds,
and reading books
(The Stranger in the Woods turned out to be an appropriate choice),
listening to birds,
and reading books
(The Stranger in the Woods turned out to be an appropriate choice),
I was also thrilled to return to this linen warp
(sized just before leaving),
and continue with my experiments.
(sized just before leaving),
and continue with my experiments.
four selvedge, spindle spun linen warp, flour and water size applied to the right half and not to the left...
Not that some of these experiments--
(weaving with unfamiliar or long ignored materials, for instance)
couldn't happen with other warping methods,
(weaving with unfamiliar or long ignored materials, for instance)
couldn't happen with other warping methods,
detail of hairy unsized vs smooth sized yarn
but somehow the completeness
of these tiny works
with their crisp edges
and contained little selves,
of these tiny works
with their crisp edges
and contained little selves,
transforms each experiment
into a miracle.
into a miracle.
four selvedge tapestry: spindle spun natural linen, bleached linen, tussah silk, kami-ito (spun by Velma Bolyard); 4cm x 4 cm
So thank you
EVERYONE
for your interest
(in four selvedge and whatever else)--
for reading, for weaving,
for making stuff,
for writing back
and generally supporting this work
in whatever way suits you.
I'm just so darned curious about
how it will unfold.
And speaking of miracles--
I wove three little four selvedge tapestries
while filming Fringeless
and they were such fun to make
that we're going to share the joy
and give them away.
Everyone who registers for the class before the end of July
(that'd be the early birds among you)
will have your name in the hat.
EVERYONE
for your interest
(in four selvedge and whatever else)--
for reading, for weaving,
for making stuff,
for writing back
and generally supporting this work
in whatever way suits you.
I'm just so darned curious about
how it will unfold.
And speaking of miracles--
I wove three little four selvedge tapestries
while filming Fringeless
and they were such fun to make
that we're going to share the joy
and give them away.
Everyone who registers for the class before the end of July
(that'd be the early birds among you)
will have your name in the hat.
