In the textile design class, we've done immerison (low volume and high volume) and painting with thickened dye. We also have done shibori; my homework is in the dyepot right now and will come out later today; expect pics later this week! Meanwhile, I made a Lunar New Years present for my sister to show that I can paint thickened dye with a small brush. I seem to be obsessed with coffee cup cozies.
Our first project in Weaving 2 will be an eyelash weave; I handdyed a 20/2 cotton warp and am in the process of threading all the heddles with that and a supplementary 2/18 merino warp. The cotton is in Procion chocolate brown, bronze, and indigo; the merino is 3 shades of brown. No pictures yet.
On the wheel, I finished 4 oz of Monster Kettle from Kitty Rabbit Creations; I just spun for the fun of it, and 3-plied without thinking about color combining. It's roughly fingering weight; it had a lot of white fiber in it, so it's lovely pale hues... I'll post pics of it when it becomes a thing. Not that yarn's not a thing, just trying to not overwhelm with photos.
And the loom is functional! I did a test piece that'll become a wine bag... Here's the loom in it's state of disassembly.
What's on the agenda for the 2nd half of February?
- Starting weaving on my school project
- Warp up the other hand dyed silk warp from CNCH last year and get that weaving
- Warp up and weave some washcloths for DH on the rigid heddle loom.
- Maybe start on finishing the quilt that's been languishing in my closet for year
- A lot of Shibori at home
- Classes at Stitches
- Something card woven for the March Card Weaving Study Group Meeting
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