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Tying on a New Warp

Posted on March 2, 2012 by elizabethcalnan

It’s time to tie on the warp I dyed  for  the Convergence fabric length exhibit.  I have long missed the deadline,  family and life intervened.   (Lots of cuddles for a visiting grandchild instead!) I prefer to tie on if … Continue reading →

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Next hanging

Posted on March 2, 2012 by elizabethcalnan

The next one is to be finished by Monday!!! Again in turned taquete on the same black and natural warp, using a gold-brown weft.  The second experience was quicker to weave,  mistakes were more recognizable and therefore easier to undo … Continue reading →

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A new start with Turned Taquete

Posted on March 2, 2012 by elizabethcalnan

The exhibition theme at Craftnsw, the gallery of the Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW in the Rocks, Sydney, was “Pattern”. This was the stimulus for weaving hangings, with large patterns. Turned taquete produces large patterns. I designed an … Continue reading →

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