back to front.

sometimes the back is just as good as the front!

my first ever weaves off the loom :)

first loom weaves EVER.

dressing the loom

such a long, tiring day filled with looms and warps and wefts and looms and dooms.
i didn't realise 'dressing' a loom would take a whole day. that's because you have to 'dress' your yarn (dye it) and dry it and wind it and blahbleblah i can't even think right. all i'm thinking about is heddles... and i was just watching.

http://www.alientravelguide.com/art/weaving/process/design.htm

hand weaving.

i much prefer hand weaving. i don't think i'll ever touch a loom again.

making associations with objects and samples.

a quick hand weave made on my desk. so quick and so effective.

hand weaving.

today i made a weave from old haberdashery (fringe trimming) on a cardboard loom.

stripes and checks.

ba2: fundamentals 2 - stripes and checks.
(project 1 of 2)

'For this project you will be given a task that will challenge you to create as wide and
exciting a range of different stripes and checks as possible. You should consider
working in as broad a range of materials as possible including, different papers,
plastics, foils etc. You will be required to be creative and experimental in your approach and to build upon the knowledge you have gained during the last unit extending your skills from the workshops you have had in print, stitch and knit. You will also be expected to explore your personal ideas in relation to a variety of contexts.
You will create work that is informed by primary as well as secondary visual and textual research including: drawing, colour, photography, inspiration from other designers, artists, painters, illustrators etc. You will produce experimental sampling that evidences an engagement with the constructed textile workshops in the exploration of your ideas and practice.'

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we started today, early, with a group task that involved us looking at each others work and responding collectively as a group to what they'd achieved. my group responded by making a paper weave. the original drawing was a floor of surface of norwich that had been drawn in overlapping blocks. the weave element and the shapes make it link really well and i really enjoyed the task.

it made us think about how we push an idea or drawing forward in terms of experimenting with different medias. so, i took my little blue ribbon camera and visited the cathedral to take some pictures. recently i've been working into my photography with stitch, paint beads and pens. and it would be nice to incorporate this into my work as well.
i got to castle and looked up at the sky. and then down to the ground. the lines, forms and shapes the buildings and trees make when they hit they sky are amazing. i went for a tour inside the cathedral and took pictures of the ceilings - beautifully sculpted that looked like the cement had been plaited. i recorded all things in the cathedral; floors, details in the walls, doors, the organ and stained glass windows.

i captured some interesting photos through a window looking up at the cathedral. and when i got home i printed these and started to trace these areas and other sections of my photos. i managed to create some diverse shapes, patterns, and lines to work with. i then layered these and copied them onto the computer to manipulate. i also stitched over a few to give them a bit of texture and added colour to them with inks.

weaving.

during this week, we have been taught to weave on hand made looms as part of the sustainability project. 

i made a giant loom at home to create a big weave made of material scraps.

i used a selection of different vintage blue fabrics from my amaaaazing material box which i found at a carboot in devon for £10.