Textile News 3

Denise has now finished her weaving and you can see it on the loom before she has cut the warp at the top.

 Once the weaving is the required length the warp is cut at the top.

The warp threads are held firmly and pulled against the bottom causing the weaving to twist and curve into a 3D structure.

Denise has then bound the warp threads to keep them from unraveling.
I think it looks fantastic and reminds me of the sea and the curvy shape of waves. 
Well done Denise! 

Autumnal Canal walk - Anita 

Anita has just finished making her circular folded book from pelmet vilene. This is a new book shape to me and I am hoping the rest of you will find it unusual as well.

The book contains all sorts of things that Anita found on her walk from Crooklands to Stainton.  The colours take us back to the Autumn, which seems a lifetime away at the moment!

She has then reproduced the things she noticed in stitch as a record of her walk.

 

Thank you Anita, it is a wonderful record of your walk and those blackberries look good enough to eat!
Here is another book made by Anita from paper maps.

 A very creative way of making books so keep up the good work.

Woven houses 

Sandra has finished her woven houses. She has neatened off the warp threads by a technique she was taught on her course in Edinburgh. She was informed it was a Scandinavian technique.
 

Finishing off warp threads