Yesterday I began weaving the second painted area on my workshop warp. I did not finish this scarf although I was able to finish the first scarf in one day. After experimenting with various weft colors and weave structures, I found that either plain weave or a straight 1 through 8 treadling sequence looked the best on my brightly colored warp. I knew I probably couldn’t stand to weave two yards of plain weave. Now I realize that I could just barely stand to weave two yards of straight treadling!
The first scarf was woven in an advancing twill treadling that had a 72 treadle progression. This kept me on my toes! I found I was soon yawning through the simple 1 – 8 repeat of the second scarf…. I ended up watching streaming episodes of “Call the Midwife” to keep myself awake!….and still, I didn’t finish. Hopefully today!
By the time I was painting the second scarf on this warp during the workshop, time was getting very short! I opted for my simplest photo of a vase of various lilies that I had cut from my son’s garden.
Here is a little tour of some of the NEWS exhibits. First, the guild exhibits:
The Rhode Island Guild did an entire exhibit related to books. The pieces on display were either inspired by literature or had to do with book making.
Sorry the focus is a bit off in this photo. Still, I had to include it because it gave me such inspiration for making bags! Part of the Connecticut Guild’s display was a handbag making project that one of the area groups had completed
The Boston Guild has published a book of weaving patterns to celebrate their 75th anniversary. Their exhibit showcased the projects from the book against a backdrop of pages from the book. This may be my favorite project from the collection! Certainly it will be the one I tackle first from this terrific book!
This is a stunning towel woven by my friend Emily from the New Hampshire guild. Perfect color and structure choices!
I think there was a year’s worth of inspiration in the guild exhibits alone!
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