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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

A quick weave.....

Classic Twill towels - Weaver's Craft #17 pg. 4-5

I had purchased a Schacht Standard Loom in the summer of 2015 and wanted to do a quick test weave on it to see how it compared to the other looms in the Studio. The towels were cut off the loom in December 2015 and are now just waiting for me to do the hemstitching.

The making of the Neutral Squares Tapestry (completed 11-11-2015)

Woven on the Fireside 60" Traditional Tapestry Loom

Day 1

Day 2 Front

Day 2 - From the side I'm weaving on

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 8

Final Tapestry - Finished Size: 13.5” x 18”

Finished Double Width Blanket

I had the warp wound on the back beam back in April 2015 when life then got terribly busy. I finally threaded the heddles, sleyed the reed and began weaving this blanket on 11-24-2015 and finishing it on 11-30-2015. It's amazing how fast the weave went once I had the time to work on it!

Finished measurements:

Width: 71"

Length w/o fringe: 77"

Length including fringe: 86"

Sunday, April 19, 2015

What's currently on the looms?

The 48" Toika has a double width blanket wound on ready to be threaded.

The 40" Toika has 10/2 cotton wound on ready to be threaded, to weave 24 shaft linen weft towels.

The 60" Fireside Tapestry Loom has the remaining warp from the previous owner that I threaded up and am just playing with what is left on it.

The 36" Fireside cantilever Tapestry Loom has a completed study of angles on it, on the right warp. The left warp will be a study of curves and circles

The other 36" Fireside cantilever Tapestry Loom is warped and ready for a project.

It's a good feeling when all of the looms are warped with a project either in progress or planned. Both Fireside Cantilever Tapestry looms have been brought into the house, so that I can squeak in a few minutes of weaving here and there.

Angles Sampler

Nothing earth shattering, just a angles sampler. I've been working on this with the guidance of a mentor, thru the American Tapestry Alliance within their Mentoring Program which is a 6 month commitment. This was my first exercise. Working with angles and learning how to achieve the different degree of angles. The mentoring program is an awesome benefit that can be used if desired with the membership. Finished size: 14.5" x 8.5" The next sampler on the left warp will be curves and circles.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

January / February 2015 Tapestry Diary

This Diary was woven to prove to myself that I can stick to a daily tapestry weaving routine by weaving a section a day for January / February by going out to the Studio early each morning and weaving for at least an hour. Finished size: 16.5” x 19”

Final thoughts:

Weaving this diary has been a wonderful experience and has got me in the habit of daily tapestry weaving, which I will continue on the next pieces. Some of the entries have personal meaning while others were just practicing techniques.

Monday, October 20, 2014

First real tapestry complete!

Finished size: 18" x 13.5"

I just finished hanging my first "non sampler" tapestry. Worthy of hanging? Hmmm - not so sure, but it will serve as a reminder, showing the skill growth I acquire as I continue learning tapestry skills (since it is hanging right next to the loom). I began this after the 1st Part of Rebecca's Mezoff's Online Class, then life got in the way over the summer. Five months of very sporadic weaving, so today I'm very happy to see it completed. Now to move onto the next project on the tapestry loom.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Certainly not masterpieces - but you've gotta start somewhere!

Rebecca Mezoff's Online Tapestry Class has been the "PUSH" I needed to begin using the tapestry looms I've been acquiring for the last few years. I've learned so much already! Part 2 has just started and I've only begun weaving the sampler for that class. I'll post photos once I have enough to show.

The photos below are what I have woven in less than a month, using the skills she has taught.

Sampler woven / still on Mirrix loom. Rebecca's Mezoff's online tapestry class - Part 1

Part 1 Sampler Complete

5" x 6" and 6" x 6"
Playing with techniques learned in Rebecca's Class

Decided to play on the 2' Shannock.
Front side is showing in this photo. The completed size should be about 13" x 24".

Showing the tapestry from the back - This is the side I am weaving from.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Rebecca Mezoff's Online Tapestry Course

Today I signed up for Rebecca Mezoff's Online Tapestry Course: Warp and Weft: Learning the Structure of Tapestry, Part 1. Part 1 officially begins on April 28th and runs thru May 26th. Parts 2 and 3 will follow ending July 25th. Additional access of the course material is available thru August 9th . I do plan on taking all of the 3 parts that Rebecca is offering. I've been looking at Rebecca's tapestries on her blog for many months and when I recently watched the video trailer for her class, I was convinced! I am drawn to her style of weaving and I love the enthusiasm and energy that she projects.

For the last week my husband Jim said "Rebecca's class is all you've been talking about and why don't you just sign up for them". Well, that was all the nudge I needed! I'm so excited!

Once signed up, there is a "Preliminary Information" section that I was able to access prior to the class starting date. In this section - there is a video discussion of the tools, yarn and looms that will be used in this course given by Rebecca, along with a couple PDF's and many links to where supplies can be obtained.

If the "preliminary info" section is any indication of what the rest of this course will be like, then I made a great choice in who I will study tapestry weaving from!