3/1 double-faced twill is good for many things, including wall-hangings.  I hand-pick each weft insertion to make the design.  This piece is reversible.

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Ellen (not verified)

Wow!! That is a beautiful piece!. Doesn't it take ages to handpick that?? Do yoy use black for every other weft pick and multi-coloured for the others? or do you lay them in on top of each other?Intrigueing.Do you use it for a wall hanging?

bolivian warmi

Beautiful! What inspired the deisgn?

Bonnie Datta (not verified)

Hi Ellen.  Thank you.  Yes, a piece like this takes about 200 hours -- I don't keep track so I'm just estimating.  The two colours of weft alternate, and they change treadling blocks according to the pattern which I draw on my computer.  So for each pick I have to insert the weft, take it out when the colour changes, change shed, re-insert the weft, and so on.  Yes this piece is a wall-hanging.  I have sewn velcro on the top and bottom of both sides so I can hang it whichever way I want lol.

Bonnie.

 

Bonnie Datta (not verified)

Hi Laverne.  Thank you.  This type of design is something I used to doodle.  I embroidered several of them, but I haven't done too many in weaving.  The basic idea is you take a simple shape (the diamonds at the top), then you start deforming the edges according to a set plan.  At each stage the deformation grows, until (at the bottom) there is quite a complex looking figure.

Bonnie.

 

sally orgren

Bonnie,

Is this design technique something you could work up into a program, lecture, or workshop? It sounds fascinating, and your results are spectactular. it would be cool to work through a few exercises with a group of weavers to see the possibilities. Pieces like this aren't just beatiful, they also make you think!

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