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This post is to (hopefully) clarify on how to play with missing threads, background and accompanying colours. All my motifs can be woven with these 4 variants of threading (with different results). Please give some feedback if it is not clear.

Case 1: Classical Sulawesi: One motif colour (red), one background colour (blue) and 2 threads with the accompanying colour (White).

Case 2: Sulawesi with 2 accompanying colours: motif colour (orange), one background colour (blue) and 2 threads with different accompanying colours (red and yellow). This is the example to the right. The left shows the threading, but has a variety of colours.

Case 3: One missing hole/3 threads Sulawesi: One motif colour (red), no background colour (empty hole = X) and 2 threads with the accompanying colour (yellow).

Case 4: 2 missing holes/2 threads Sulawesi or “Pebble weave”: One motif colour (orange), one background colour (brown) and the empty holes (X) where the accompanying colours should be.

Creatures in squares

A video explaining how I weave with my designs.

Creatures in squares

I wanted to make a belt inspired from a painting from around the year 1400. Painting in the lower corner and my weave above. It didn’t turn out very well so half way through I changed my mind and added some pink threads in the empty holes.

I am planning my next weave. I often add potential colors next to eachother and then I take a photo. Somehow the combination of colors stands out more on a photo.

I asked the cat for some advise, but he couldnt care less…

Any advise?

I have created a collection of some designs with various creatures and animals in a “square” to allow variation of the known theme “Dog biting its tail”. I did most of them for a set up of 32 pattern cards (16 pairs). The first part of it can be found below. I will add some more new designs later on.

Please also check the pages here (link in the menu) on Sulawesi weaving and how to design your own motifs.

This is my first blog ever, so please bear with me. It will be a learning journey, just like me learning to weave, sew or naalbind. I am happy to have you here reading this. Thank you!