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Exotica – an exhibition

by | Sep 5, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Travel, Weaving

Exotica.  When the Midlands Textile Forum decided on this title for an exhibition to be staged at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, (on from now until 30th September), I had to smile!  I could just imagine certain men of my acquaintance brightening up with the...

Overshot for texture

by | Sep 1, 2010 | Teaching, Weaving

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...

Waffle weave for texture

by | Aug 25, 2010 | Teaching, Weaving

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...

Creative downtime

by | Aug 15, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Travel, Weaving

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...

Shibori for texture

by | Aug 11, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving

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...