16 Shaft Twill

You have all heard about 'shaft envy" ? No? Well, it is where someone (Marilynn) has more shaft than you (smile).

The lovely 16 shaft silk twill scarf is her latest. The drape and colors in this scarf makes us all want to go out and buy a 16 shaft loom. She did say she used only 8 treadles for the design. And who doesn't love silk?

Twills are characterized by diagonals called wales going across the fabric. Usually a one shuttle weave without tabby. Using more than 4 shafts and threaded 1-16 in twill progression gives the weaver lots of ways to skip, reveres, or tromp as writ to achieve lots of design potential.

Shikori and Saori

 Janice is explaining to Carol about Saori and Shikori. Both are simple plain weave in structure with a simple tie down. Shikori requires scrap fabrics cut into fine 1/4 inch strips or less, prepared similarly to rag rug preparation. (Two weft are required.) The second weft is usually a fine 10/2 yarn or less. The 'yarn' that Janice used for this purse she dyed this past summer.

Janice also shared her felted braceletts. They were a big hit and if there had been 8 more we would have all went home with one. (smile) 

Summer and Winter

Carol has always wanted to weave these 'trees'. This summer and winter runner is the second one she has woven. The first one I received at our December guild meeting as my exchange gift. And I agree with Carol, this draft is awesome. This, along with mine, will be treasured for many years to come!

"Summer and winter is a name traditionally, in the US, given to a Compound weave having patterns formed by a supplementary weft, closely held in a 3/1 weft float over 3 and under 1 warp end, or conversely, under 3 and over 1 warp end."  Summer and Winter and other two-tie unit weaves- by Harriet Tidball.

The great thing about S&W to me is the different effects you can achieve by playing around with the tabby order or the tie-down order, not to mention the color choices in warp, wefts, and even tabby. A subject worth years of study. This and overshot might be my favorite go-to weaves!

Kumihimo

To say that beads and Rossanna go together like peanut butter and jelly is one true fact to take to the bank!

Here is another of her awesome kumihimo creations. For anyone who has tried this technique with beads they know it takes time and attention to detail to achieve an awesome item like this. Rossanna uses a kumihimo disk to create her items. She is planning on learning to make her own beads in 2017.

Transparencies

Melissa shares an original Transparencie she wove.

According to Melissa "a transparency is a picture that is woven by inlay design into a fine open, plain weave ground cloth. Traditionally, the inlay is also plain weave. Any loom can be used. Linen is most often used for the ground cloth with the inlay yarn in either linen or wool." Melissa designed this cartoon with an eye on utilizing  negative and positive space. For this piece her ground cloth is linen with wool inlay.

This photo does not do justice to the airy, gossamer look and feel to this textile.

Infinity and Beyond

Tomi shared her woven shibori infinity scarf.

According to "Woven Shibori" by Catharine Ellis woven shibori is a weaving and dying resist technique. You place a resist pattern thread at regular intervals on a ground cloth (usually plain weave). After the cloth is taken off the loom, resist threads are pulled, dye is applied. After after cloth is dry, the resist threads are removed and thrown away. Your cloth is basically what you wove as your ground cloth but the pattern is what you resist/dye accomplished.

 

A Little Taquete with Anita

Anita sharing her Taquete towels.

According to "Weft-Faced Pattern Weaves Tabby to Taquete" by Nancy Arthur Hoskins,"...taquete is a weft-faced compound tabby weave that is also known as---weft-faced Summer and Winter weave, weft-faced polychrome Summer and Winter weave (without tabby) and weft-faced two-tie unit weave."

Weaving Display

The Weaving Divas have an exhibit of our weaving on display in Mount Vernon, Missouri  at  Fiber Daze.  The art league sponsored our show. Even though Fiber Daze is only a few days, the art league will have our exhibit up through October.

Of course I took a photo of 'my' stuff. The small: Theo Moorman pillow, the photo album (Swedish Lace)on the table, and the Woven Shibori kitchen towel hanging above.  

Before my camera gave out, I did get a photo of Rossanna standing by the awesome silk scarf with matching kumihimo necklace she made. Her idea of fun is weaving at 48 or more epi!!!

Of our 14 members we each have 3 pieces on display. A wide variety from towels, runners, scarves,  to a huge shaft-switching rug, a woven felted jacket. And tapestries to get lost in! 

Weaving Diva August 2016 Show and Tell

Another great meeting with the Weaving Divas. Sitting out on Carol's back porch was a real treat while we shared our latest weaving adventures.

Kathy and her woven shibori scarves. 

A weaving critic sits on my rep weave runner! I think she likes it.

Rosanna with TWO vest made with inkle loom bands!!!!!!

Rossanna with this excellent inkle band.

Two mre inkle bands from Rossanna.

Kumihimo from Rossanna.

Marilynn and this twill scarf.

Two more scarves from Marilynn. 

Missy and her yummy shawl.

Weaving Guild Meeting June 2016

Visiting with other weavers and seeing what they are working on is very enlightening. It gets those weaving juices going when you might be in a rut on what to weave. From the basic cardboard loom to the 8 shaft loom, see what we have been up to.

A new weaver! He wove this on his cardboard loom. It is awesome!! He chose the yarns to use and where to place them. 

Sam W used rosepath for these towels.

A new-to-us book. Lots of 'REP' info too. Thanks to Sam W. for sharing this. 

Sam B. and a wonderful scarf.

Dawn and her family used some Oklahoma red clay to make a 'dye pot' and dye her t-shirt. She said it was very interesting and took a few days to complete the process but was loads of fun.

Katie has been at it weaving another blanket. Here she is showing the crocheted strips she used to connect the three panel blanket. 

Katie also wove some placements to go with some napkins she wove earlier. Outstanding! 

Vicki and her painted warps! The feel and drape is like butter. 

Vicki also shared her blue towels.   

Barbara loves to make different weaving tool. Here is a 'coffee stirrer' reed/heddle for a backstrap loom.  

Jane shared some wonderful hand spun mohair and alpaca.  

Jane also recycled some weft rags and wove a table runner.

I found my example of Theo Moorman. I made this small pillow with my sample. Katie gave a great program last month on this technique.  

Bo has been weaving scarves. They are 'yummy'!!

Bo also shared this very soft and beautiful blanket. 

Woven Shibori Dye Workshop

My once a year dye workshop was great fun! Our focus was on woven shibori, but we had lots of other stuff to dye too. We usually use fiber reactive dyes but this year we added an indigo pot. We were dying woven shibori, t-shirts, commercial cloth, hats, socks, warps.... you name it and we might have put it in the dye pot! Plant fibers from cotton to silk to soy was in the pot or set aside to batch. We will see the finished articles at the next Diva meeting in July. It should be a great show and tell!!

Cabool Guild Meeting May 2016

Just sit back and enjoy. We had everything from inkle weaving with a ridig heddle reed to overshot to woodwork to shared love of weaving. Check us out!

Shirley and her summer and winter wool blanket. Love the great scarf too!

Shirley and silk into a purse. 

Katie and her towels.

Carol and overshot.

Janes spinning.

Vicki and her many towels. Just when does she sleep? LOL

Dawn had this great towel too.

Larry made some of the cross holders that Ann (me) likes to use. It is great we have a weaver and woodworker all in one!

Barbara and her linen.

Barbara likes to do 'inkle' weaving using a ridig heddle reed. Great portable weaving. 

Gayle has been knitting socks and she crocheted that bag from plastic sacks. She is home now and thinks she is going to give her  looms a workout!