The main interests, aside from the general composition, which is okay, are the sparkles on the water surface. It's possible that beads may get involved in this piece.
The pic is a reference rather than a pattern, so we'll see. At worst it will be a great learning experience (!)
I'm using yarn I've spun, which is harder than using commercial yarn, technically, since my spinning is a bit, um, artisanal.
Pinning all my hopes on steaming after it's finished, to disguise a lot of slips.
Meanwhile I finally broke down and ordered one of the last of the Hokett looms. Mr H has retired from making these, so there are very few still available. People don't sell them off much. They're hand held, and will be portable. Mine is about the size of a regular sheet of paper, plenty big enough for this weaver.
And, since I'm still making elementary mistakes, I've hauled out my ancient Nancy Harvey guidebook to tapestry, which I now understand much better than years ago when I first encountered it.
When the new loom arrives, and the warping thread I finally got around to buying, I'm going to weave some lessons from her book and improve my chances. Might use commercial yarn for the purpose, even.
fascinating blog. so far in advance of me but its lovely to learn from you....I'm at the twig, straws and cardboard stage but loving it. all those weavers terminology - words I've never heard before !
ReplyDeleteVery glad to hear you're having a good time. Yes, weavers do seem to have a language all their own. But the best don't chuck it around, they stick to common words, when they're teaching.
ReplyDeleteSeeing this reminds me of my fascination with a huge floor loom our neighbour had when I was a kid. I loved sitting and watching her weave rugs and tablecloths. Unfortunately she never taught me - I guess I probably was too young at the time to ask.
ReplyDeleteChances are you were too small, too! But there's time still.
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