Tag: New designs
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Some keltic knots and dragons.
I have to admit that the weaving with 6-hole cards required a lot of concentration, so after weaving a bit, I decided to change to regular 4 hole cards, cutting out 2 threads. The results is below. The 4 hole is nothing spectacular, but more relaxing to weave. I took the opportunity to weave some…
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The Fire and water belt.
The belt I talked about in my last blog post is finally finished. I am happy with how the gradient turned out and I had quite some comments on the “fire” aspect. I like how the fire is flanked by “water” from the blue border. I have also been drawing quite a few alternative designs…
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Silk, silk, silk
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…
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Changing background.
I loved this color combination of blue, red and yellow in Mora garn (a swedish, quite thin, weaving wool yarn). However, when I started weaving I was a bit disapointed how it turned out. The blue and red transformed to purple when viewing it from a distance. So I decided to inverse the motiv color…
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Sneak preview…
I started a new belt, and this time I really love how the colors come together. I am also trying some new designs of animals, real or imaginary. I am happy to present you my elk/moose couple! I am still quite fond of various leaves and how they can be combined with swirles and other…
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Flowers on a string…
If you have checked out my page on how to draw your own designs, you can read and understand the below scheme. I drew this design only last week, and I really like how it turned out. I plan to uploading some more designs next to the result. It really gives a good illustration on…
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Making your own designs for Sulawesi weaving
I have drafted and uploaded a tutorial for how to easily make your own designs for weaving using the Sulawesi style. Please check it out in the menu section and let me know if it needs improvement.