more weaving

as the tapestry weaving continues new tools were needed/wanted

I was delighted to find these tapestry bobbins close to home

made by Bruce Campbell in Coquitlam B.C.

http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/artisansworkbench

from the left they are purpleheart, bulletwood, verawood and canarywood

they are beautifully finished and a delight to use

a second warp on the pipeloom

learning little tricks from the online class “Fringeless”

all the weft yarn, with the exception of the little red square , is hand cut and spun paper

kami-ito

to get the correct weight I plied the white

after years of practising to get a very fine paper thread now I need it thicker!

the black is the same singles thread dyed with sumi ink and plied with a fine silk

lots of experimenting happening

on the floor loom – rag weaving log cabin pattern – I love the big rag shuttle

for patio cushions

need to get these finished before the end of summer

dyeing in the sun

handspun wool

from the left – yarrow (alum mordant) solar dyed for 1 week

walnut bark, from new branches (no mordant), solar dyed for 1 week

walnut bark, simmered 1 hour, yarn added and simmered for another hour

wood/barks need the heat

skein is yarrow simmered for 1 hour – it is a little darker

yarrow has an unpleasant smell and is best heated outside

phew!