Monday 29 August 2011

Natural Dyes

I used to think of natural dyed yarn as being sludge green, sludge brown. sludge yellow. Not in the hands of the Guild's resident guru, Ros Wilson.

When I had finished weaving all the cushions, I looked at what was left and decided I had to use it now. Otherwise it would disappear upstairs in the stash and never be seen again. I had a ghost warp on  the Megado for the cushions and used that and designed the stripes according to what I had left!! By itself, the warp is very rich and dark. The weft is undyed yarn and lightens the fabric a lot. Click on the photo to see a closer view. I intend to put the fabric through the washing machine to felt it but only a little! I will have a little less than 4 metres and the width will probably be 19 inches. I don't think that will be enough to get a coat out of. It is weaving up very fast and I must stop and consider the Diversified Plain Weave Project so that I can order up yarn tomorrow if it is needed.

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I am weaver and - -. I dye my yarns with acid dyes, I paint my warps, put fabric collages and stencils on my weaving. I have three looms, a 12 inch wide, 12 shaft Meyer for demos and courses, a 30 inch Louet Kombo which is nominally portable but has a stand, two extra beams and a home-made device containing a fan reed. And last a 32 shaft Louet Megado which is computer controlled, has a sectional warp and a second warp beam and I am the proud owner of an AVL warping wheel which I love to bits and started by drilling holes in. I inserted a device for putting a cross in. I have just acquired an inkle loom and had a lesson from an expert so I can watch TV and weave at the same time. I am interested in weaving with silk mostly 60/2 although I do quite a bit with 90/2 silk. I also count myself as a bookbinder with a special interest in Coptic binding.