by StaceyHB | Nov 10, 2010 | Education, Publications, Teaching, Weaving
Well, well, the time has finally come and I can unveil the Woven Shibori for Texture monograph!! I first showed drafts of the monograph at Convergence and Complex Weavers Seminars in Albuquerque this summer but since then I have added a section on 8 shaft shibori and...
by StaceyHB | Nov 3, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
I said last week that I would show you something similar to the combined single and double cloth, but with floats. Because of the floats, the cloth is now a single layer. Using the same design, but turning the ‘blocks’ on the second layer into plain...
by StaceyHB | Oct 31, 2010 | Life, Weaving
One of the tasks I have been engaged in over the last few weeks is a weaving commission. I don’t often undertake commissions but this one engaged my interest in an unusual way. If you have been a follower of my blog for a while, or visited my website...
by StaceyHB | Oct 27, 2010 | Art, Education, Teaching, Weaving
Combined single and double cloths is one of my favourite methods of creating textural weaving because of the immediate possibility of tension differences between the more compact single cloth areas compared to the looser double cloth construction. With handweaving,...
by StaceyHB | Oct 13, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
In last weeks’ blog, I showed you how to interchange the two layers, something double cloth weavers of more than 4 shafts are probably quite familiar with. This week, I’ll show you how you can use the weft stitching to create the textural impact you...
by StaceyHB | Oct 10, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Travel, Weaving
I was in London earlier this week to review the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers ‘Diamond’ exhibition, celebrating their 60th year. The exhibition is only on for 1 week, so by the time you read this, you’ll be unlikely to be able to...
