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Beatrix
Experiment!
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The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
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As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
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I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
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How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
I've done it.
For ages and ages, I have dreamt of this. Well, admittedly, my dreams were a little bit more spectacular, but still - I've done it.
I have woven an animal.
It's not looking very spectacular, and it's not a very complicated animal (which would actually be rather difficult to achive on only 12 tablets), but it is one. And I was utterly, utterly happy to have managed this...
... not because it is the most beautiful little animal that was ever woven (far from it!). But because it means that I have finally cracked that nut and figured out the system to weave patterns freehand on a twill background.
This was done without any pattern or sketch, starting from a base with all diagonals running into the same direction, using the newly-rediscovered system to change diagonal slants. It's a humble, ugly little animal that looks a bit like it is vomiting, but I'm very, very proud of it.
So... now I will progress. To more, bigger, more complex animals that might actually resemble real living beings so much that you might be able to recognise what it's supposed to be...
I have woven an animal.
It's not looking very spectacular, and it's not a very complicated animal (which would actually be rather difficult to achive on only 12 tablets), but it is one. And I was utterly, utterly happy to have managed this...
... not because it is the most beautiful little animal that was ever woven (far from it!). But because it means that I have finally cracked that nut and figured out the system to weave patterns freehand on a twill background.
This was done without any pattern or sketch, starting from a base with all diagonals running into the same direction, using the newly-rediscovered system to change diagonal slants. It's a humble, ugly little animal that looks a bit like it is vomiting, but I'm very, very proud of it.
So... now I will progress. To more, bigger, more complex animals that might actually resemble real living beings so much that you might be able to recognise what it's supposed to be...
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Catherine Raymond
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on Donnerstag, 13. September 2018 17:42
Katrin
on Donnerstag, 13. September 2018 18:41
You change direction of every second tablet by doing a double-turn twice. This starts when you initiate the colour change or direction change of an already existing diagonal, and cascades along just in time.
It's a little hard to explain without a stack of drawings, but it's a rather elegant solution, and not too hard to keep track of (unlike my previous tries).