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 →
No I haven't been to England, but the Museum Fine Arts Houston, has an extraordinary exhibit called "Houghton Hall, Portrait of an English Country House". If you're a lover of historical textiles, this is an exhibit you should see. Tapestries, rugs, furniture, paintings and some costumes are exhibited in recreations of several rooms from the hall.... Continue Reading →
I walk almost everyday to a park near my home. It's such fun to see the water birds. This Yellow-crowned Night-Heron didn't like it when I tried to get close enough for a picture with my phone. They stake out their own little space on the shoreline. He's hoping a fish will swim by. Continuing... 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 →
After taking a workshop, I always wonder if I can do this on my own. When I took the workshop on Tablet weaving we did not wind our own warps. Michael Cook the instructor supplied pre-warped tablets that we put directly on our inkle looms. He did demonstrate a method of continuous warping, which is... 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I found this unpublished blog entry so I will publish it even though the finished fabric was shown in the post "Finishing Projects".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 →
Barb-e Designs 