Follow me as I weave along the way
Decisions, decisions. I made one on weft color. Here were the finalists. From the Left: hand painted green teal, a salmon, and a Nile green. I used a 20/2 silk yarn that was hand painted in the skein with two of the colors used in the warp alternating in multiple stripes around the skein. The non... Continue Reading →
Warping of the painted silk has begun. It's ready to be sleyed and threaded. The warp was painted earlier at a dye day at the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston's Guild House. I wasn't excited about the results, so I set it aside for a few months. Now I'm ready to put my design ideas to work.... Continue Reading →
I found this unpublished blog entry so I will publish it even though the finished fabric was shown in the post "Finishing Projects". With temps reaching 86 degrees today, it was time to dye before the heat of summer is upon us. The handwoven Shibori snake was finished months ago. Since I don't have a place... Continue Reading →
The Handwoven Shibori yardage has been pressed and is ready to be made into something wearable it has a nice drape being 8/2 Tencel. The dye penetration is not as even as I would have liked, but it does create an interesting horizontal pattern. The honeycomb runner made with linen and jute to outline the... Continue Reading →
Just saying undulating twill brings a smile to my face. Flowing lines, curves, swaying objects are brought to mind. In an undulating twill, pattern curves are created by having areas of tight interlacement followed by areas of more open weave in the same cloth. This is done by having areas of different size floats. The... Continue Reading →
This is my version of fire. Variegated yarns in the warp gives color play one can not get from solid yarns. Changing the treadling creates a totally different look. Spots before my eyes.
Barb-e Designs 