I am finally weaving on the supplemental warp "eyelash" scarf on the school loom; I got a lot done this week and I am in fact nearly 1/3 of the way complete. After previewing 3 yarns, I picked a 8/2 tencel for the weft in a color called "Pompeii". It's a dark rust color, maybe a little more towards brick than towards dried blood, but frankly my mind went on overload trying to figure out how they named the color. Anyways, here it is, at the beginning of the piece. I slid my scissors under the part that will get cut as eyelash. I'm changing the treadling every inch; I'm going to change to every 3 inches for about 2 feet, then go back to every inch to match the first end. Note that the hand painted warp will be showcased when the floats are cut; those sections will also be a little more transparent, since they won't have the wool woven in. I'm very excited about this.
I'm finished warping and started weaving on the home loom until I was interrupted.
Last Friday we "stamped" in my Textile Design class. I was taken by surprise when the teacher asked us to carve a block. How surprised can one be, with carving tools and a rubber block in one's school bag? Anyways, I'm lousy at designing on the fly but came up with a repeating design that I found pleasing. This class is nearly all technique, which is fine; we're learning about a technique a week and that's about all we have time for. I need some design lessons. How do you know when you're done? How do you know when to stop adding detail? When does more become less? Art is hard. I have some fairly pleasing fabric, I'll post pics once I set the inks (we were using textile ink). Midterm is due on March 18; I need to design a yard of fabric.
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