I spent this week getting my loom warped and ready for weaving. I’m using a simple frame loom with nails to hold the warp. ~~~~~~~~ 1. The nails are set so I will have 8 warp ends per inch (8 epi) ~~~~~~~~ 2. A support devise holds the heddle bars. Since the weaving starts at […]
October was a sad time with the death of my mother-in-law, Gertrude Margaret Marion Gruber (1927-2012). Marge was gentle spirit and an amazing fiber person – knitting, embroidery, and sewing many of her own outfits as well an amazing Santa suit, plus so many Halloween costumes. November was spent on the road with storytelling […]
Working on finishing touches for items to have at the AAFG Holiday Sale THIS Saturday – Nov 10th (10a-4p) at Washtenaw Community College. I’m doing demos = Felting (10-12) and Weaving (12-2).
AAFG Holiday Sale is coming up on Nov 10th (10-4 at Washtenaw Community College) so I’ll be weaving & felting from now until then! Over the next weeks I’ll be posting some of the items I’ll have at the sale. This week I’m working on ribbon scarves.
This is AMAZING!!! Spider Wranglers Weave One-Of-A-Kind Tapestry This article has more details Spider silk at the V&A – A tangled (and exquisite) web they wove
Today’s plan is to do the finishing work on the 2 tapestry samples I wove this spring and summer. I need to weave in the loose ends on the back…. …sew up the slits on the sides of the green pot, cut this one off the loom, then weave in the loose ends on […]
My current tapestry project is to weave a ‘Green Man’. The Green Man is an ancient symbol of nature and is found throughout the world. I’m starting with a painting (used with permission) by Andrea Gruber I figured out how large I wanted to make it = 17″ x 22″ With the […]