The warp is now cut off the loom, and the pieces are stitched to prevent fraying, cut apart, washed and pressed. Next up is hemming them and attaching a hanging pocket so they're ready to display and photograph.
Here's a preview of what might be on the next warp, in the form of samples woven on the last few inches of the warp:
The lower sample is a closeup image of a hydrangea bloom. I will need to dye some yarn for the main weft. This blue is not violet enough for hydrangea. In the first inch of the sample, the highlight weft was a light, dull gold; in the second inch, a bright, vivid gold. Both rayon. I haven't decided which will work best with a violet main weft.
The upper sample is an image of coleus leaves. I've been debating using samitum with 3 wefts, and wove samples of that structure earlier. This sample uses the yarns dyed for the piece, but in weft-backed satins based on 8-end shaded satins with 2 wefts. I like this better than the samitum sample and can't wait to weave the whole piece!
However, that must wait for a while. First, I need to beam a new warp on the jacquard loom. Second, I have a show coming up in 10 days to get ready for. And third, I need to put a warp on the 24-shaft loom to weave some scarves for the feather series, which is getting low in inventory count. Then, once I start weaving on the jacquard again, I have a backlog of images of trees and leaves to complete the tree series. All in good time...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
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I really love this sample! wondering what it would look like as a finished piece- abstracted photographic segments that are broken up by solid segments, mixing realistic and abstract... inspiring!
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