tsumugi silk scarf
01/24/2008
weaving swatch inspired by the samples in Plain Weaving
A day in early January inspired this scarf and then time was spent thinking about how to capture it via warp and weft. I chose muted green and gray tsumugi silk and planned a specific stripe sequence for the warp. I used the same material for the weft but also added some kid mohair to contrast the cotton-like feel of the silk. I finished late last night and was eager this morning to see it in natural light, to wrap this new textile around my neck. Delicate texture – it feels wonderful.
Warp: habu tsumugi silk (A-1-1 and A-1-43)
Weft: habu tsumugi silk (A-1-1 and A-1-43) & habu kid mohair (N-52-24)
Scarf: 9.5 inches by 55 inches
01/25/2008 at 7:23 am
You completely captured the mood of that photo. The scarf is really, really beautiful!
01/25/2008 at 7:46 am
that is beautiful. light and airy, but still with substance to it…the colors are beautiful – captured perfectly!
01/25/2008 at 8:32 am
I am so inspired by your work, B – this scarf is so lovely. I really like how you expanded on that photo scene.
01/25/2008 at 8:47 am
I know that the Habu fibers were originally created for use in weaving, and that the knitters hijacked them for their own purpose… I have to admit that I had actually never seen them used the way they were intended to! Your weaving work is absolutely lovely
01/25/2008 at 10:18 am
B – you completely captured the mood of the photo in a textile. i keep saying it but it just looks so much like woven mist. just beautiful!
01/25/2008 at 6:52 pm
that wintery photo is atmospheric! (and very impressive weaving, too)
01/25/2008 at 8:35 pm
So poetic! I absolutely love your muted, delicate scarf.
01/26/2008 at 9:07 am
Absolutely breath-taking. Just when you had convinced me that I needed to learn to spin, you now have me lusting after a loom.
01/26/2008 at 10:32 am
This is fantastic… I feel the pull towards weaving as well, looking at this and the other things you are making! It would crack the budget though. And it IS woven mist.
01/28/2008 at 2:35 pm
This is truly beautiful. Your work is amazing, unique and inspirational. I love the colours and mood – perfectly captured.
01/29/2008 at 3:32 am
So lovely, as always!
BTW – I’ve left you a little something at my blog.
01/30/2008 at 12:15 am
Oh, my, that scarf is gorgeous! Winter in a scarf, lovely.
01/31/2008 at 2:47 pm
This is so delicate and beautiful – I love the shifting stripes. Just lovely.
02/01/2008 at 7:26 pm
Truly amazing. Your work is always beautiful and inspiring; but I think the weaving is especially so. Quite lovely.
02/07/2008 at 3:45 pm
Exquisite! And a beautifully presented story, breathtakingly gorgeous photographs……
02/07/2008 at 8:28 pm
“you make my day!”
thank you.
02/21/2008 at 7:08 pm
just beautiful.
your weaving is stunning.