I’ve been making slow but steady progress on my tapestry weaving. There are some big differences between the 4 harness floor loom weaving and a tapestry. Rather than the continual horizontal “back and forth” of the 4 harness loom that progresses very quickly, I am able to weave in chunks on my tapestry, however it […]
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Let me introduce you to my newest adventure in weaving…this is Penelope! LeClere brand looms are given names by the manufacturer according to style of loom, my is named Penelope, which I think is very quaint. Penelope is a tapestry loom. Though I enjoyed my floor loom weaving, a tapestry seems more my artistic style. […]
Finishing my weaving sampler and taking off the loom was nearly as slow and tedious as getting it started. But here is the finished “table runner”. It demonstrates 12 different weaving patterns, and an extra one I made up myself when I was stepping on the wrong treadle. As in dancing, there are no wrong […]
Warping a loom this size was an arduous task, requiring several hours. Passing one thread at a time through the metal dents. Once warped, we were given the “draft” for our sampler. The draft is the coded patterns, and we had 2 pages of them, all giving different results. The floor loom had pedels, or […]
Since moving to Arizona I have loved learning about the Native American culture and their unique connection to Mother Earth, her gifts and how she provides everything needed to live and prosper. The stories of Spider Woman and how she taught the Navajo to weave intrigued me. So when my sister-in-law , a fiber […]
Another successful day of experimental natural dyeing. This time I was able to focus on the dying materials I wanted to use and collected from my yard, and play with the possible colors. Went through the same preparations of the yarns and silk samples as before; bundle, wash, dry, and mordant the fibers. Then I […]
Gazed, fired, with some gold details added, and my Pet Urn is finished. I was able to place all the ashes of my furry family members ,who have gone on over the Rainbow Bridge, inside their final resting place and sealed it shut. Bitter-sweet moments as I remembered each of these much loved souls. This was […]
I love processes! Going through multiple steps to take a material from it’s raw form and send it into something new and different. I am also facinated with using natural materials and discovering how peoples from the past managed with only natural resources to work with, no shopping online or Walmart. So I wanted to […]
Getting down to the final steps in the 2 month process, and here’s where I really need to have FAITH! I know the urn looks like a hot mess in the picture. It’s because there’s a whole lot going on here! The cat was painted with stains, so I could get more details and stripes. […]
Lavenders Blue Art hosted our 1st “Creativity with Intention” Retreat in the cool mountains of Prescott Arizona this past weekend. After you have been everything to everyone else, what are you going to do for own self care? How will you “sharpen the saw”? How will you re-energize? All you need is inspiration, intuition, and […]