Overshot for texture
Overshot is wonderful for creating texture. The secret is to have all the floats on one side only. Where the floats are not floating, they need to be woven into the fabric. Bonnie Inouye first taught me this during the online workshop Wendy Morris and I did with...
Take time for a soliloquy!!
Ok, I admit it.... I'm showing off!! But blame it on the music, as they say (who are 'they' and why do we take notice of them anyway...?) Seriously though (awww!), you really can blame it on the music! As a music student one of the pieces I played as a teenager -...
Waffle weave for texture
This versatile float-based weave has lots of different uses. More often used for tea-towels for its ultra-absorbency, and blankets for its warmth-trapping cells, it can also be used effectively for scarves and for texture. Moreover it's a fun structure! Using 5 or...
Lumps, bumps ‘n’ waves – weaving with shibori
Firstly, may I apologise for putting this in the wrong place last week. I created a new page instead of a new post, so you can find it if you search for shibori, but otherwise it wasn't in the normal blog page! You can imagine my perplexity when I wanted to check...
Swarms and human behaviour
I was watching an ants' nest that had been disturbed in my garden during our most recent renovation activity. The ants were scurrying around seemingly at random, running here and there without apparent purpose, until I realised that there was indeed a very methodical...
Creative downtime
Over the last few weeks, I've indulged in some creative downtime! After the hectic scheduling of Complex Weavers and Convergence, Agnes and I headed off for a road trip (aka Thelma and Louise - without the dramatic ending!!). Agnes was in charge of itinerary, and we...
Shibori for texture
In my last texture blog post in July, I was talking about honeycomb. At the same lecture that I gave at Complex Weavers Seminars on honeycomb, I also showed the results of shibori and seersucker techniques in creating texture in single cloth. Shibori is usually...
Beneath the Surface Resources page available
I promised to send attendees at my seminar "Beneath the Surface" - textures in double cloth, that I would send you the Resources page of my presentation. If you would like to receive this, please email me at stacey@theloomroom.co.uk and I will email it to you. If...
Deeper Beneath the Surface 8 shaft pdf now available.
For those participants in my Deeper Beneath the Surface seminar at Convergence who wanted a copy of the 8 shaft pdf on pique and matelasse, you should already have received it by email. However, as I know that some US isp's block UK addresses, you may not have...
Old Friends and New Friends
Like many other weavers, my blog this week is about old friends and new friends. After visiting New Mexico for the Complex Weavers Seminars and HGA's Convergence 2010, in Albequerque, many of us are buzzing with new techniques and information that we've learnt, and...
Texture in Textiles – Honeycomb
Today's post is about honeycomb. The first thing to clear up is what I mean by honeycomb. In old weaving books, and in UK and Europe, what I am talking about is distorted weft. In the US it is known as honeycomb, and I am using that terminology because it looks like...
Philosophy and children
As you might know, I subscribe to a great magazine on philosophy for people who aren't necessarily philosophers but who like to ponder on some of life's more interesting questions!! This quarter's edition of The Philosopers' Magazine has a number of interesting...