"There is a thread woven through all things"

Francois Seguin handspun this superwash merino and gave it to me. There is no greater gift than the gift of the time it took Francois to spin this yarn for me. Thank you.

Alex Avidichuk's first project after her sampler, a space dyed yarn (bamboo - not sure now) that she bought commercially prepared. For a first project, an accomplishment to be proud of.

 

Simona Comanescu wove this on her own at home without guidance or help from me, using Lopi yarn.  

Barbara Aikman did an excellent job of weaving this waffle weave, also known as honeycomb, in linen.

 

 Joe Lewis writes that he found this resource useful for researching weaving: http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/articles.html

 

 

Weaving by Kate Kitchen

 

I like Kate's creative approach to combining simple weaving with other materials. Kate wrote this up in regards to the piece:

Fossils

This work connects a number of my interests – passions might be a better description. The wood is the same pine that we used as the siding for our cottage, where my art studio is. It comes from the area and was cut nearby. You can see the marks from the planning. I chose the side that shows the marks from the planing and a knot in the wood.

The print of the fish is from a series of linoprints that were inspired by pictographs from the early artists, who were creating art before there was written language. Being reminded of the work of the first artists is very important to me and supports my work.

And, finally the weaving is inspired by photographs I have taken of fossils in rocks uncovered by glaciers, again near my cottage/studio.

 I used a small Harrisville loom that is more generally used for making potholders. Instead of loops I used linen yarn for the base weaving. I wanted to use yarn that was made from grasses, another reminder of the connection with natural and human history. The epi was 6 so there were large spaces for me to weave in other yarns, using needles, so that the linen yarn is completely covered, a quality that this weaving has in common with tapestries; covered except for the ends that I left exposed. I wanted this unfinished, rough look to be a reminder of the connection with history and with process. And finally, this is the poem I wrote that connects all the aspects of this piece.

 

There is a thread woven through all things

and all time.

Dreams of fish in deep caves.

 

 A blurry picture of new students in the class. Zoe McGrath, Evelyn Tchakarov, and Avril Loreti. Avril was in the booth across from me at the One of a Kind this past November. She is a graphic designer and creates digitally printed household items.

Indigo Dye Workshops 2013
From Vivien Prideaux in the U.K.

Dear Line

In the beautiful old town of Fowey (England) my garden studio, with views over the harbour is a riot of colourful, textured, hand dyed Japanese kimono silks, hand woven hemp, linens, velvets, cottons, rayon and the magical blues of indigo. For 2013 I am offering four, two day, creative indigo workshops and have attached the details for you.
www.vivienprideaux.co.uk

priddypink@macace.co.uk

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http://www.gilbertdemers.com/