Lindavia, my first hand-painted warp project, for a very special friend. Snow-dyed cottohemp warp, going from intense red and burgundy to gentle pink. Crackle weave, mercerized cotton. This beauty is listed in my Etsy shop: link.
My favourite recipe: Take handwoven, shibori, and acid dyes. Shake well, wrap in plastic and cook thoroughly. Let it cool down, wash, dry, iron and enjoy. And now let me walk you through the steps, on at a time. First, dress the loom with white cottolin warp. Then weave with undyed Seasilk. Cut of the … More Playing with itajime shibori
Mulberry spun silk as both warp and weft; hand-painted, bright and lightweight. The weave pattern has lots of plain weave pieces in it, which gives 325 GSM. This fabric piece is available for purchase in my Etsy shop (link).
With the MacOS update, my monitor decided to change the colour profile, I suspect. How else to explain that pics I took and processed before update now look completely overburnt, yet the pages in Chrome look brighter? I did the recalibration, but my laptop and I are disagreeing on the location of the neutral white … More Wedding Bouquet #12, a piece for a ring sling
Ahh, a bourette silk with color nubs! Habu markets this silk as “tsumugi”, which is a Japanese word for bourette silk. This silk gives a highly textured surface – quite unique to this yarn. This all-silk wrap is 318 GSM. And the edges are finished with twisted fringe, making it a second Silky wrap with … More Wedding bouquet collection, wrap #11
This wrap is woven with Supima cotton, hand-painted, and that’s the first time I worked with Supima. And it stood to its reputation: it is smooth, elastic and soft – all of which is awesome for a baby wrap. Yes, it is awesome by itself too, but having a cush in a wrap and not … More Wedding Bouquet collection, wrap #1
A wrap of all silk, hand-painted, woven in twill variation. Light in hand, soft, with shimmery spun silk, it is quite lovely. 250 GSM, and with this particular silk elasticity, I hope the wrap will be very cush and supportive at the same time. Two different spots of light – and see how the look … More The Wedding Bouquet, baby wrap #5
This piece is woven with bourette silk that was twisted with bits of silk in different colours. I believe that Habu labels this silk as “Tsumugi”, which is a correct name, as “tsumugi” means “bourette” in Japanese. But I also got the impression that bourette silk with bits and nubs of different colours is what … More Wedding Bouquet collection, wrap #4
Gentle and subtle, yet beautiful and strong, with 270 GSM density. The weft is the same silk as in the warp. Weft colours are gentle, with three shades of pale pink, and there is turquoise and sour apple green accents to add another layer of intricacy to the look. Just look at the drape! While … More The Wedding Bouquet, wrap #2
Drape, softness and pleasure for the eyes, if I am asked to describe this wrap. SeaSilk yarn, hand-dyed in pink, magenta, fuchsia, with the hints of yellow and turquoise, is the weft for this beauty. In my previous collections, I did a flower for middle marker on several wraps. However, as with any embroidery, the … More The Wedding Bouquet, wrap #3
THE SILKY WEAVE 