More Motifs

Here are two more motifs for cards in Diversified Plain Weave. The stars are woven with 2 metallic threads in the weft and produce a nice glittery effect which does not show up in the photo.

I have now done enough to keep us happy on Monday when I go to watch Chris Fletcher turn them into cards!! Depending on what she says, I may weave some more motifs after the napkins are finished.

I am using up Guild yarn for the cards which was left over from our Colour Gamp exercise and still have quite a bit left, probably as much as I have used already.

Last night I checked over the draft for the napkins and we are ready to go!

The dyed fabric on the left is Procion MX dyed and was based on a photo of coral for the Bourneville class where the Theme for this autumn session is the Sea. I used various sizes of press studs in shibori and ended up with a knobbly piece of cotton. I tried to twist the fabric as I tied it up.  The cotton was soaked in soda water and then the tops of the knobbly bits painted red. I turned the fabric over and painted the back dark blue  -  a mixture of blue and a bit of black. It was left for 24 hours, in the garage wrapped up in plastic. It was very dark when finished although, after rinsing, it was less so. I let that dry completely and then unpicked all the stitching and washed it in Woolite - yet more dye came out but the rinsing water ran clear in the end. This is the final fabric dry but not ironed. 

I can only see one problem with it - what do I do with it now? I hope the Bourneville class will have some suggestions tomorrow. I am not at all keen on yet another piece of something to put on the wall.