Inspiration!

Have you ever had one of those moments where you just HAD to try something? Has it nagged you constantly until you finally gave in and tried that cruel seductress? Well, I was having one of those days today after getting my new book in the mail today!

So, for those of you who don't know, this is the book I got:

 

(This picture is of Baroness Sine's copy, not mine ^_^)

I am in love with it. There are so many things to learn, and ways to help me get the most out of weaving. Now, I haven't read through the book yet, but I have skimmed and just so happened to stumble upon, Chapter VI. Pick It Up.

JACKPOT!!

This is what I've been trying to learn for at least a month now, but online sources are scarce and videos are even harder to come by. You see why I was itching to get something done today. This something. Well......more specifically;

this something. It's a pretty little tree!

(hopefully you didn't need the explanation or else I have more work to do)

Here's the warping, excuse the heating pads under the bed <_<;;

I'm really proud of how it's turning out so far. I can't wait to try more patterns that are in the book. There are 4 different types of pick-up; Brocade, Basket weave background, spotted background (Andean Pebble Weave me thinks?) and horizontal stripe background. Each style has many different selections of patterns to choose from! So much to do, so little time!!

I should be off! Time to head to A&S night where I can get some of these patterns written down to finish this piece!

Twinkle Twinkle

Sorry I haven't updated in a while guys! Everything has been so hectic lately and time just ran away from me. I'll be catching up (hopefully today or tomorrow), but until then, here's a little something.


Okay, so I just got my copy of Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress in the mail yesterday, and I'm so excited! I feel a little spoiled getting it, but if that's what it takes to make me feel spoiled, I don't think Etienne has much to worry about. Hehe.

So, since I haven't updated in a while, I figured I'd share a little poem that is in the book. I love it, and I so want to weave this into a wall tapestry or something. <3

Inkle, inkle, little band
How I wonder in what land
Someone first did you create
And your name originate.

Your illusive history
Seems to shroud in mystery
Place and time and even spelling
But this question's most compelling:

Why am I so fascinated
By your patterns complicated?
By what force are modern hands
Charmed with making ancient bands?

Wound on pegs with loops of string,
Threads become a useful thing,
Either plain or fancy bordered
Formed by the way the threads are ordered.

Now I wonder, having started,
How from this can I be parted?
For I'd gladly weave away,
Inkle, inkle all the day.

~Doramay Keasbey

I love it!!! I totally have some planning to do if that's going to be hanging on my wall someday.

Until next time (which is hopefully soon),
Bless your face

Trim!!!

Weee! Ever since I got my inkle loom the weekend of Sapphire Joust (May 27-30) this year, I can't stop weaving on it! I have to admit, some of my other projects have fallen a bit by the wayside, but worry not ye of little faith, I shall finish them (eventually <_<;;)!!!



I really love how simple and relaxing weaving can be. Not to mention the fact that it's inspiring to watch little cones of thread become fabric! It's always so amazing and beautiful to me. That process is something that I have come to love about the fiber arts. Being able to transform one product and through some simple manipulations, create something beautiful is something that I hope I never lose the love of. I think at the heart of every fiber art enthusiast, there needs to be that raw passion to create and manipulate, watching something new come into the world through hard work, patience (sometimes a lot of patience) and a steady hand. I hope I never lose this sense of wonder for what I do. It's what keeps me wanting to do more and dig deeper.

Now, enough about that, wanna see what I've been making!? Cool! Me too! ^_^


This is the first trim that I made! I'm so proud of it. I got the thread I use for weaving at Earth Guild and it's amazing. A little on the pricy side, but for 800 yards per tube, I think it's well worth the investment.

Here's where I started experimenting with patterns! I love how you can make chains with inkle weaving! Such a simple design, but it has a great effect! 

Alright, this one took some time to get done. With how wide it is, advancing the warp was at times tricky, but I managed to do it! The pattern took some real concentration to warp, but it was well worth the effort in my humble opinion. :D

I loved making this trim. Clean and simple (notice it's the same pattern as the second picture?). I love how changing colors can change the look and feel of a completed piece. *swoon* I didn't really have any plans for this trim and one of my friends mentioned that they were his heraldic colors, so it became a gift! Hopefully he'll get some good use out of it. 

 Ahh, the belt...........*stab*. I joke. Kinda. At the request of Etienne, I wove him a belt. With silk/bamboo thread. Working with the nice smooth cotton is really awesome, the sticky, temperamental and cranky silk/bamboo? Not so much. Oh well, the finished product was beautiful and soft, and I guess it's a good starting place for when I start to weave with wool.  

 I'm really proud of this trim. It's the first thing I've made for a gift basket for another Kingdom (Caid, to be specific)! In fact, I've only made one other thing for a gift basket and that was at the baronial level. *shrugs* Oh well, at least now I know that I can make and give stuff to other kingdoms that they'll (hopefully) enjoy! I decided to use a different color for the weft threads on this trim. I wanted it to stand out and be unique, and I think I achieved that.

After a few commissions get finished and I make a belt for myself, I'll probably finish up my other projects. I still have a bag to knit for a friend and of course start getting ready for WoW and In The Phoenix Eye. So much to do!!

Until next time!
Bless your face