Colours

Whilst dyeing yarns recently I decided to experiment with dropping the dyes onto a page of my sketchbook, to show the variety of colours.
I'v just cropped down a few photos to an abstract scale. I quite like the effect:

Ruth Laskey

Whilst doing some artist research last week, I came across Ruth Laskey, a textile artist who creates these really delicate and beautiful pieces.







Her use of colour, and the way it subtly gradates, has become really inspirational to the way that I dye my yarns and plan the stripes within my warp.

Back to the Loom

Yes, I'm back to weaving again. I put on perhaps my largest warp yet, 30 inch wide and 14 foot long.
I can't wait to see how it turns out, but I still have the long task of threading it up!
Here's a few photos of it going on. I love the dip-dyed stripes!

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Up-hill struggle

I feel like I have so much work to do, and time is just slipping away before I can do anything.
I'm falling asleep over my laptop, but feel compelled to post pictures of the dye book I have just started. I only have two yarns and four dyes to put in it so far, but will be adding to it over easter with anything and everything I can find!






I feel like an alchemist, experimenting and documenting my findings.
I've been doing alot of weaving lately, here's a sneak peek at my pin-tuck work...I'll post more tomorrow.

Weaving so far...

A few photo's of my favourite peices that I have created so far...



dip-dyeing my yarns (red and white onion skin and turmeric)


hanging them up to dry. beautiful colours.


mossy bobble sample from my first warp


off the loom


another angle


evenly spaced loops of rope


uneven rope loops


warp number two...ready to go!


twisted rope from warp two


side angle


close up front. This was perhaps my favourite peice that I did this week, I'm dying to try it out with much larger rope.


twisted un-spun wool


and another angle


third warp...creeping vine ropes


second angle


and finally....a quiet pajama and soup night.