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Tag Archives: handwoven

Monk

06 Friday Jul 2018

Posted by Pia in Show-and-tell, Weaving, Yarn and Fiber

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clothing, colourways, cotton, crafts, handwoven, inspiration, weaving drafts, yarn

It’s taken me a long time to write this post, simply because the project never seemed to be quite done. It still isn’t – but now it’s on hold until I make it round to that end of the circle.

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A huck adventure

06 Thursday Apr 2017

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Show-and-tell, Weaving, Yarn and Fiber

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16/2, cotton, handwoven, huck, sett

– or the tale of a harebrained designer.


Everything went wrong that week. E v e r y t h i n g. You say you want the short version? A list, then – or better yet, why don’t we move along as if nothing has happened and just focus on the huck instead.

I have taken a perverse liking to reconstructing weave drafts from photos of interesting fabrics that I come across online. Some are no doubt the work of an individual designer and not prudent to be shared, others are most likely old and traditional, sitting in various books, a variation on a technique which nobody owns.

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