We’ve got a lot of show and tell this month. Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom so you don’t miss anything!
John:
Our friend Melanie Fuller passed away earlier this year, quite unexpectedly. On her floor loom she left an unfinished blanket for her new granddaughter. A family friend reached out to the guild to see if the blanket could be finished. I volunteered for the task and recently completed it. The family is very happy with the blanket and with the sense of closure.
Barbie:
This square ribbed basket is based on traditional Appalachian basket designs handed down over generations. The basket has an extra detail along the top of the handle which was a lot of fun to weave and easier than it looks. It took just about all of the 10 hours that the teachers predicted. It was a lot of fun to weave and a basket that I’ll enjoy for years.
Jodi:
My ikat scarf from Mary Zicafoose’s Shifted Warp Ikat at CNCH. Warp is 10/2 tencel that we measured, tied resist wraps & dyed in class before warping the loom & learning shifting techniques; weft & stripes are Bambu 12 from Cotton Clouds.
Johanna:
Jacket was created using 3 prior weavings-one done in high school, one done as a wall hanging about 25 years ago and one was done in a SF City college weaving course a few years ago. My goal was to learn to piece weavings together using a technique from Daryl Lancaster using sheets of fusible tricot. I then tailored the jacket to submit for my sewing/fashion course I was taking at Canada College. I used both wool and cotton weavings and a Thai silk lining to finish it. I wanted it to be sporty so I used a long front zipper. I have already worn it and am pleased with the end product.
Stefanie:
Turned Taqueté, 22/2 cottolin with 12 threads per cm in a 40/10 reed. Every second weft shot was white, the first was in one of the three warp colors
– The white/blue napkin is a cotton warp with linen weft in plain weave with a blue cross twill pattern. Sett was one per dent in a 100/10 reed.
– The overshot pattern is called Sun & Moon, it has a white 17/2 tabby shot in every second weft.
-The grey striped napkin is an 8/2 cotton in plain weave, stripes per Fibonacci method
– The grey and red table runner is a 10/2 white cotton for warp and grey and red cotton for weft. 1 thread per dent in an 80/10 reed.
Barbara:
– Pineapple 132 basket, dyed cane, Japanese flower knot plaiting on a hemp leaf plaited base.
– Shark for Bob Darchi. He carried it in the BABM CNCH Tableau. Round reed, grape vine, paper, waxed linen, paint
– Blue and Gold fish, round reed, paper, waxed linen.
Created for BABM CNCH Tableau.
CNCH 2022 Tableaux:
Fun was had by all at CNCH 2022.
