Saga Wool Craft

Category: Silk

  • The 12 card weave

    The 12 card weave

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    Cissi_555
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    I have woven this narrow (about 1.5cm) band in silk to use as decoration for a viking dress. The first part of this weave is inspired by the Icelandic find below. My viking dress will look like something like this: If you are interested in the turning patterns, some can be found here (12 cards…

  • Midnight Blue weaving

    Midnight Blue weaving

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    The silver-blue belt in silk and wool is finished. I really love the feel and look of it. The wool is matte and the silk shiny, which means that the two quite similar shades of dark blue appear quite different and contrasting. Here are some pictures:

  • Lady Midnight – Silk and wool

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    I really enjoy working on this belt in wool and silk. The silver and blue are pure silk and the dark blue (accompanying thread) is 100% wool. I was worried that they would stretch differently, but it works out great. So a sneak preview! More to come later…

  • I finally finished the silk belt.

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    The photos don’t do it justice, but the yellow really looks like gold. It is the longest weave I have done so far, over 3m. It was a custom piece for a good friend. Unfortunately we could not meet in person, since I have been down with Covid/flu/nasty cold for the last weeks. Anyway some…

  • Silk weaving again

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    I like to weave in silk, but I also feel limited with the colours I have (since it does cost a bit more). Well, I am slowly advancing on this one. A lot of see creatures and some horses. It looks better in real life, since the yellow looks really golden, but on the photo…

  • Silk, silk, silk

    Silk, silk, silk

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    I just finished a new belt, woven in Sulawesi (as usual), but in 100% silk. The photos doesn’t give justice to the subtile shiny surface and the very soft feeling, but the feel of it is nice. I am a big fan of wool, but occasionally, silk is great too. I have used 32 motif…

  • Silk weaving again

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    I have been lazy on the weaving during the summer, but now I feel inspired again. I have started a weave with silk. Well, the yellow is technically a mix of wool and silk, but still, the green and red are pure silk. Current weave: 32 motif cards + 6 border cards. I plan to…

  • The Silk weave is off the loom

    The Silk weave is off the loom

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    I finished this belt quite fast. I really like to weave in silk, since it is very smooth. However, on the down side, the threads are brittle and wear easily during weaving. Well, here it is. I thought of this “horses” pattern (to the left) while weaving, and I really like how it turned out.…

  • More silk weaving

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    I warped up this band in silk, and I just love the soft feel of it when weaving. So a sneak preview… The yarn… and the weave… I also have a new page with a gallery of some of my work, here.

  • A new Sulawesi belt is off the loom.

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    I have finally finalised the Sulawesi belt in 100% pure silk (24 design tablets) and I am quite happy with the result. It does not show up in the photo, but the red is quite shiny and the belt is really soft. I tried several new motifs/designs on this belt, mostly with flowers or leaves…