Grey Chenille Shawl
This plain weave shawl is one of two for a special order from the Hudson Valley Etsy Team’s pop up shop for the holidays in Pine Bush NY! So happy about this! Pics to come!
octal version of "HOPE"
Using the octal computer codes, I translated the word HOPE into a
weaving pattern, and this is the result. I was using a sunrise as the
source for the colors, which are a red and orange warp and a gray weft.
The pattern is a 64 thread repeat. Treddling is "tromp as writ." I
played with about a dozen twill tie-ups before settling on the one I
used. The pattern is very subtle, so I did it in a cotton yarn that I
guess was about 20/2 (it wasn't marked, and I don't remember where I got
it) with a sett of 30/inch. With a few extra threads for a floating
selvage and to double up threads at the selvage, I had about 906 ends in
total. After washing the width was 27.5"
About the octal computer codes - A is 101, B is 102, etc. up to Z as
132. That's a lot of 1s, so I first subtracted 100 from all the
codes. Then, because octal numbers are 0 to 7 and my weaving program
numbers the harnesses 1 to 8, I added 1 to each individual digit. That
resulted in representing A by 12, B by 13, etc. to Z as 43. So the
whole word of 4 letters is represented by 8 threads. From there I
turned it into a twill, resulting in a 64 thread pattern.
Treddling this was a real pain in the neck, but having 18 treddles
helped a lot because I could rearrange things to make it more
convenient. This would have been almost impossible without weaving
software - or it would have taken MUCH, MUCH longer to figure out!
Textures of a Woman
This weaving was done for an art gallery on breast cancer. The woman who asked me to be part of it had celebrated 3 years without recurrence. Some of the gallery dealt with the henna painting she had done on her head after she lost her hair. My purpose was to show the story of a woman's life in fibers, textures and color. The goal in breast cancer was to reach the 5 years without recurrence (signified by the gold fiber). I was very excited to have such good responses to my weaving and my hem/onc physician wants to put it in his chemo room for display.
Gray Hat, Peruvian Highland Wool
Gray Hat is a One of a Kind (OOAK) hand woven flowing Mane hat woven
from 100% Pure Peruvian Highland Wool on a rigid heddle loom. It
slouches at the crown and lays in a flowing mane down the back of your
head. I do have one that is similar for myself and it is so very warm
and snuggly!* Gray Peruvian Highland Wool* Hand Woven Flowing Mane Hat* Fits most head snuggly. * My head is 22.5" around brow. * Hat is 24" around from edge to edge on the back seam. * About a 23" head would be max unless you stretch the hat.* Hand wash with mild soap in cold water. * Lay flat to dry, avoiding exposure to direct sunlight.All colors and sizes are depicted as best as my tape measure, camera, computer and monitor will allow.
It is for sale in Alba Ranch's Online Shop.
Travel Blanket
I weaved square to square, in a frame of 20 cm. side. Unions are crocheten woven. ..
Box Tape Loom made from heavily figured Ash wood
A copy of an 18th Century Box Tape Loom used for weaving tape,ribbon, inkle for everyday use. Quite common for most to have some sort of a tape loom in there homes. Long lengths of tape could be woven and stored in a box, basket etc. Whenever a piece was needed they just cut off the length they needed. Uses for tapes were ie. belt, powderhorn straps, shoestrings, corset lace, apron ty's, tying bag shut, trim on clothing etc.
