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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Blue Star and SSA

2 Fiber Shows in one month which are both incredible

Ivano Vitali @ Blue Star: twisted newspaper



Jon Eric Riis @ SSA: Tapestry Weavings






Anni Albers Weaving at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas

This past Saturday, while in Dallas I saw a weaving done by Anni Albers.
When I grow up, I want to be like her.


Sunday, October 31, 2010

Dyeing with cochineal

does anyone have experience dyeing with fresh cochineal.
I don't really want to destroy my cactus. Is there a way to take it off and then use it?

Sunday, August 29, 2010

weaving a scarf

Just put on a new wrap on my loom.
The yarn is too loosely spun for the wrap. Had already several strings break.
But it looks stunning, the color.
Will use a white alpaca weft.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Some more weaving with the Blooming Leaf of Mexico Overshot Pattern


This time I played with dyed warp, using ribbon, cut fabric and funky yarn to weave with. At first my idea was to sew them together but then I preferred them as wall art, each one separate. Playing with the idea of framing them. Sometimes I just need time to think about it and look at it for some time.

Self portrait

I used a photo of myself, applied a psd filter, printed it on cotton fabric and handstitched quilted it.
But to me something is still missing. It still looks to 2 -D. Need to add some more stitching or beads?

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Student Show

It began in July, when my husband encourage me to submit my weaving in the Student Show: