Most recent explorations: Drawstring bags and my first foray into using Alaskan fibers: Done ~ and fun! These explorations will be continued, expanded, and refined. And what else..?
Upcoming! Oddball monsters, greeting cards, and more bags!
The totebag fabric has been started and is on the loom. Yay! See this link for more information on my tubular journey…
Greetings cards displaying unique miniature weavings are in the works — and hopefully will be ready in or before October. Dakota from Advance Printing here in Fairbanks is rising to the challenge of designing three versions of the cards from scratch, solving the puzzle of the three-panel greeting card templates’ windows, folds, and printing. The first physical proofs are done, and he is now working on refining the three window styles that will show off a variety of colorful designs that I am weaving on my rigid heddle loom. I am enjoying the process and I think Dakota is, too.
The first huggable Oddball monster fabric is off of the loom and I have checked off my to-do list to sew, cut, and stuff them into shape. See this link for my first woven stuffed creatures!
When will I be done with my next project(s)? If only I didn’t have a day job!.. Sigh…the ever-popular dream for more time…
Alaskan Yarn Projects
These colors have produced a couple of textural interesting autumnal scarves. I wove them on a warp of sturdy cotton in Jade and Dandelion to lend stability to the fluffier wool. I really like the juxtaposition between the smooth, straight cotton and the seemingly random bumpy, bulky, and thinner sections of the spun wool.
Another Alaskan-yarn project:
As soon as I saw Alaskan cotton and cotton-bamboo skeins hanging on the display rack, I thought, Baby blankets! Part of the exciting challenge for this 4-shaft loom project was to choose a weaving design that was neither lost in the variegated yarn’s color changes nor overpowered those same subtle modulations.
More items with Alaskan fibers! I am excited about experimenting more with Alaska-grown fibers and playing with the various colorways that creative yarn makers explore.
What’s in the bag?
Look at these delightfully rich pinks! I could not resist purchasing these skeins from the local yarn shop ~ even though I had no idea what I was going to weave them into. I am still waiting for the just-right inspiration. Any ideas? (Contact me below.)
Each item is individually woven and one-of-a kind. Each item’s personality will naturally change over time through loving use and laundering.
Click here to see Interlace products.
Click here to learn more about the weaver behind Interlace.
Click here to see the looms used to create these beautiful and practical items.
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