HOT! Off the Loom

This is an informal Show & Tell. Guild members are invited to share a photo of a recent project. Send a good quality .jpg along with a caption describing your creation to Pattie Lamb at lambweaves@yahoo.com

The bookmarks and cards are overshot 10/2 perle cotton warp, 5/2 perle cotton weft. These are set at 30 EPI. The bookmark pattern is Valley Forge Dogwood. The greeting card pattern is Ancient Rose. Both patterns are from Davidson' s Handweaver's Pattern Book. These will be donated for sale to the Burwell House in Hillsborough. - Patrice Walker

Wabi Sabi.....

I was intrigued by Dawn Hummer's presentation about SAORI weaving. And so, I decided to give it a try using a Cricket loom. Used 3/2 pearl cotton for the warp and then experimented with assorted fibers: cotton, linen, silk, nylon mesh - then tried adding beads, knots, loops, etc. The process was exhilarating and the end product makes me smile.

For the "loopy blue" piece I used 3/2 pearl cotton for warp, assorted fibers for weft loops and an additional linen thread that was worked close to the selvedge. While it’s not quite as expressive as the green piece, I do love the randomness of the loops.
My life, my work, my world - a little randomness keeps it interesting.

--Debbie Suchoff

"Puddles at Sunset"
Lots of circles and ovals created by Turned Taquete in a tencel and silk scarf woven by Pattie Lamb

Jean Johnson

Deflected doubleweave scarf woven in Valley 8/2 tencel (shale and black) and Jaggerspun 18/2 superfine merino (vanilla). Elisabeth Hill workshop, June 2017.

Birches, by Jackie Heller
Size mounted is 20 x 20"
Combination of wet and dry-needle felting. Machine stitched along the trees.
She says " it 3 years ago in CT and finally finished it!"

A mixed warp linen table runner, woven by Pattie Lamb. The warp a mixture of 16/1, 16/2 and 8/1 tow line in 4 colors. The structure is a point twill threading woven in an M&W treadling.

Pattie Lamb, Janice Kohl, and Jane Patterson have been weaving "More Than Pink" cotton and linen scarves for the Warpsters upcoming Race for the Cure event on May 6th. The Lam-Moore family mascots, Oswald, Jr. and Esmerelda will join us on our walk.

From Diane Byrne a tapestry collage: "This small tapestry was an experiment with different textures, using wool and ribbons as weft. The Contemporary Textiles study group looked at collages in February, and I was inspired by one of the collage artists to combine my tapestry with papers, painted gingko leaves, petrified wood, and a colorful postage stamp that I had on hand."

On the left, from Diane Byrne: "This Boro-inspired collage combines a small tapestry with torn Japanese papers, gingko leaves, and a tiny hummingbird button. I tore the edges of the paper to represent a Japanese technique known as Boro. Boro means "ragged" and refers to fabrics once used to patch garments of fishermen and peasants. (The Contemporary Textiles study group also studied Boro in February)."

Wall hanging woven by Kelli Crispin for the 2016 Weaver’s Challenge. Her challenge: bright colors, hand-dyed yarn, 2 weaves, finish with beads. Her piece: wool warp, commercially dyed wool/mohair weft and edging cords, hand-dyed cotton weft, plain weave and diamond twill, Jasper and glass beads, 17" x 24"

Scarf woven by Janice Kohl. She says “This is one of my handpainted warps from that workshop and my new scarf hot off the loom. It is 8/2 bamboo for the warp set at 36 epi. Weft is 16/2 bamboo in a light gold color called honey. Scarf is woven in a simple 2/2 twill. I can't wait for another dye workshop.”

5 mats woven by Sharon Grubb. She says” I followed the pattern for "Little Rep Gems" by Susan E. Horton in the May/June 2014 Handwoven, pp. 42-43. I substituted my own color scheme and improvised the treadling for some of the mats.”