I started this weave last week and I do like the colors. A sneak preview below…
I will add more photos as I progress.
Category: Wool (Page 2 of 4)
Today I finished off 2 things:
1) a small backpack made from scrap fabric and an old tablet woven belt (one of my first). I quite like it!!
2) then I tried to save my 54 cards weaving project by cutting out the brown tread (making it a 3 hole weave). But it still looks strange and not very nice. So after this piece I decided to cut it down and discard the rest of the weave. Well here it is:
I made this Viking style bag. It the outside is blue wool and the inside red/purple linen. I used an old belt I have woven for the strap and a piece for decoration. I used some wood from my garden for the bag handles. I like how it turned out.
And then I have experimented with a wider than usual weaving. However it did not turn out well. The first part is below.
It makes me think of when I was a kid and old 3D movies showed on TV. I didn’t have the red and green glasses, so the films looked a bit like the weave below…
I finally finished this piece. I was happy to try a lot of new designs, but I am not happy with the result. It is too crowded, I have a hard time to leave enough space between designs. I will try to do better next time. Anyway, some pictures below.
I have been drawing on some variations of creatures in squares for 24 cards (instead of 32). I am now test weaving, and I quite like how it turns out. It is not finished, but a sneak preview:
Turning schemas will be added to the designs section soon.
I also did some sewing using again my coat pattern from 1975, which I really love.
Have a great Christmas and see you again next year!
I had an idea for this belt, but I missed something and it turned out different than I expected. But in the end I think I like the result more than if I had succeeded. If you put it in the sun, it really glows.
I have developed several variations on diagonal patterns, both for 12 and 16 motif cards. These are in 16 motif cards. I will upload some on the design page soon.
As you may know, I mainly draw my designs for 16, 24 or 32 cards. However, I have been tempted to weave something smaller, with simpler motifs. I also like the classical designs found in Hallstatt, and I wanted to do something similar. So, I drafted some new designs for 12 motif cards (+4 border cards), and below are some of them.
I plan to upload some of these designs on my design page in the near future. Stay tuned…
These are the classical tablet woven bands found in Hallstatt.
Another photo of my belt and an separate shorter piece (on top), to be used for decoration of a bag (or something similar).
I like to use my “belts” for other things (except belts), so I made again a bag for a viking friend. I am happy with the bag, except the bag handels which I bought (and dont like all that much). I am thinking about how to make my own handels in the future.
The woven part is done with 24 motif cards + 6 border cards in wool. In the end I did 3 variations for the decorative part, but I chose the birds. Below are the other 2 variants.
A few more photos:
I have finished yet another jacket (the 5th in 4 months) and a new Sulawesi weave, which I aim to make another bag out of.
I will start with the Sulawesi belt. It is in wool, 24+6 tablets. My own designs , as usual.
I modified my elk design and I belive they look better now. Turning diagram below and on the design page. I also included the horses.
So, saving it for for last, here is the jacket. It is in 100% linnen, both inside and outside. I am quite happy with how it turned out.
Finished for today. I will be back soon, maybe with the bag I plan to make with the wowen strap.
After sewing my green coat from a 1950-pattern, I felt inspired to sew a 70’s coat with fluffy lining. So I found this pattern from 1975 on eBay and decided to use up some of my medieval fabric stash (diamond kypert?). I also bought some faux/fake fur (black curly, like a small lamb) for lining of the coat. I did use some regular lining in the arms though.
And here is the finished coat. Maybe not quite as stylish on me as on the super-thin models, but I still like it.
I have to add that sewing in faux fur is not ideal. It is slippery and the house gets full of “fluff” that sticks to everything (including your face and arms).