TEXTILLIAN STUDIOS

Month: March 2007

  • After: Living room curtains

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    Well, one down, one to go. I finished up the living room curtains last week. Now that they are done, there is quite the sense of relief. Originally, I was just going to make rod pocket curtains, but Mr. Penney originally requested tab tops. After some consideration, I went with the tab tops because I…

  • Tim’s scarf

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    This is scarf has a great feel and drape due to the fiber and the weave structure. I wove this scarf as a birthday present for my best friend. And he has to be a good friend, with the cursing that I did with this yarn. I never felt I could get a good, consistent…

  • Warp painting – scarf

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    This is my experiment with warp painting. See what happens when I have idle time on my hands. I had always wanted to try warp painting; and since I had accumulated all of the supplies, I went for it. The warp and the weft for this scarf is a cotton novelty yarn that was purchased…

  • Mom’s shawl

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    This is what happens when I try to spin wool to make socks. I originally purchased the wool to spin this yarn intending to make socks. after spinning the yarn (I hadn’t yet mastered, at that point, the art of controlling the type of yarn that I spun,) I decided that it wasn’t strong enough…

  • Houndstooth pillow

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    This is a pillow from the same warp as the pillow given to my parents. This was a pillow that I had initially intended to be a Christmas gift for my parents; but since the weave for this particular pillow was not balanced (the same number of threads per inch for both weft and warp,)…

  • Parents’ pillow

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    This is a pillow that was given to my parents. This was a second attempt to make a gift pillow on this warp. The sett is pretty tight for this pillow because I generally treat fabric for pillows as upholstery, thus requiring a tighter weave. With the striping being different between the warp and the…

  • Buffalo plaid pillow

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    This is a pillow shows just how balanced a handwoven fabric can be made. This pillow’s fabric emphasizes a particular aspect of the weave structure, its balance. To form perfect squares in the plaid with the same number to threads in both directions requires a balanced weave. I made fabric for three pillows (gifts for…

  • Work in progress: So what about those curtains

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    Well, things have not quite gone as planned. I made the first set of curtains for the dining room; but after I made them, both Mr. Penney and I were not satisfied with them. They just weren’t as full as they should be. So, before I went off to make those for the living room,…

  • Cotton ripsmatta rugs

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    This is part of a set of rugs that I wove in two different colorways: rose and blue. I made these rugs as Christmas presents for my family. An additional rug was woven and donated to Maryland Community Kitchen (now known again as Moveable Feast) for auction at their “Fall into Elegance” event. The warp is…

  • Natural dye blanket

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    This is the result of a natural dye workshop. My weaving guild had a natural dye workshop with Louise Wheatly. I had just received a large amount of yarn that I had spun for me by Taos Valley from Romney that I had bought from Triple R Farm. This is what I used this for…