tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48428748781974299292024-03-16T12:15:17.488-07:00ASpinnerWeaverInkling my way through life....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-75532773519419661702024-03-04T12:54:00.000-08:002024-03-04T12:58:28.793-08:00Have Inkle Loom. Will Travel! <p> I might be getting in the groove and figuring out how to be a successful traveling teacher. In 2024 and 2025, I have some interesting places lined up and am adding to them. You can see the whole list here:</p><p><a href="https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/classes.html">https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/classes.html</a><br /><br /></p><p>Some workshops, hosted by guilds, may or may not be open to non-guild members. <br />Whereas others, at shops and conferences, have open enrollment. Here are a couple of opportunities to study with me which are coming up soon. </p><p>If you have a local guild or shop that might be interested in having me come visit and teach some workshops, please get in touch. My email address is: iweavestraps@gmail.com.</p><p>I'm delighted to be returning to the Fiber Circle Studio in Petaluma, CA in April. This photo is from a past workshop there. I will be there just at the same time as the Conference of Northern California Handweavers which is in Rohnert Park, the next town over. </p><p>You can learn more and sign up here: <a href="https://fibercirclestudio.com/collections/in-person-workshops-events?page=2">https://fibercirclestudio.com/collections/in-person-workshops-events?page=2</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug-H7tHvaHdlJ3pdNkKcC24kn9Zo89sQdYXpEwREovO5POF-zuV7oKDwj5MRXqYyo40pG1UQEOdUFxm4QnoiSFZC3lvEoNQrVtkCt92JPdn449LAx7chMN2GXlSLqEFl7PoeXJWLZgRWuQAQbh-A2Ndby_-G4X4fI0WVnqpDf7NoxP9YtOBTThmbXOu4/s3950/IMG_7554.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="3950" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug-H7tHvaHdlJ3pdNkKcC24kn9Zo89sQdYXpEwREovO5POF-zuV7oKDwj5MRXqYyo40pG1UQEOdUFxm4QnoiSFZC3lvEoNQrVtkCt92JPdn449LAx7chMN2GXlSLqEFl7PoeXJWLZgRWuQAQbh-A2Ndby_-G4X4fI0WVnqpDf7NoxP9YtOBTThmbXOu4/w589-h442/IMG_7554.JPEG" width="589" /></a></div><br /><p>And, at the beginning of May, I will be headed up to the Eugene Textile Center, in Eugene, OR. </p><p>I have been doing business with them for years, but haven't been there in person, so, I am excited! There are only a few spots left for those 3 workshops. You can find out more and sign up here: <a href="https://www.eugenetextilecenter.com/class-calendar">https://www.eugenetextilecenter.com/class-calendar</a></p><p>Workshops in Eugene include Three-Color Pickup. At this time in the U.S., I'm the only one teaching workshops in this technique, so it's a rare opportunity!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI2q0Y7olQqTAAkHt75hVQ-4ckpgiA7V9bjwlryeKo3lqHeleQZOs4jdlbSGnOP5d8WDnGynTdzVVtaxPazlAeRl8webLvUdqB0QNy1jbPhTd3m-HquMeTd9jJviQZqtC0_8BJBmBVB94anm_DbuDgTs13kf_I4Zt6DW5WVWoqFi5NT3cE8AG7xHZ3qc/s3713/A.%20MacHale%203%20Color%20Pickup%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="3713" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI2q0Y7olQqTAAkHt75hVQ-4ckpgiA7V9bjwlryeKo3lqHeleQZOs4jdlbSGnOP5d8WDnGynTdzVVtaxPazlAeRl8webLvUdqB0QNy1jbPhTd3m-HquMeTd9jJviQZqtC0_8BJBmBVB94anm_DbuDgTs13kf_I4Zt6DW5WVWoqFi5NT3cE8AG7xHZ3qc/w577-h289/A.%20MacHale%203%20Color%20Pickup%202.jpg" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, if you can't get to a workshop, there's always the book which you can purchase here in paper or PDF form. <a href="https://taprootvideo.com/instructorClasses.jsf?iid=12">https://taprootvideo.com/instructorClasses.jsf?iid=12</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsIVVS4nv4lO7Xdf6epKzIWCDvCV-TeE3LmGx6H1FMRIOBBggVl4yAukgI0tF0yQPwOrRv0Lj9RtAz7d4wOVAghB5AD_j7yhrCQPV7zvvVMETZv6vgzPUET7PXkleThvvs71KodZBED0a5o449qMFbCBrIAnG3LyLAAEyezoiUJ8ODZ9bSLDQB25fdO8/s1237/Front%20and%20Back%20Together.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1237" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsIVVS4nv4lO7Xdf6epKzIWCDvCV-TeE3LmGx6H1FMRIOBBggVl4yAukgI0tF0yQPwOrRv0Lj9RtAz7d4wOVAghB5AD_j7yhrCQPV7zvvVMETZv6vgzPUET7PXkleThvvs71KodZBED0a5o449qMFbCBrIAnG3LyLAAEyezoiUJ8ODZ9bSLDQB25fdO8/w553-h356/Front%20and%20Back%20Together.png" width="553" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-24363907689238159032024-01-17T01:30:00.000-08:002024-02-02T06:31:54.971-08:00Color & Design Class at the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2M4S498Z6mKx0fia81GatcPTLg8nIM79nD46sZvbS_tk-ZVPa0AfhN281_IhaEIPEeKyenw5YH2pa0kWv2_RJiztAgSqpoKy1W8MNZ1ImYiba5S47CvrpWIXDCCrTfSKwu3uL3E2N9OHozVFI_wvnA-Cqvq7C0DaUN_cE4pAYhFvqltzBZqi2zu-ut0/s668/Save-the-date-2024-2.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="353" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2M4S498Z6mKx0fia81GatcPTLg8nIM79nD46sZvbS_tk-ZVPa0AfhN281_IhaEIPEeKyenw5YH2pa0kWv2_RJiztAgSqpoKy1W8MNZ1ImYiba5S47CvrpWIXDCCrTfSKwu3uL3E2N9OHozVFI_wvnA-Cqvq7C0DaUN_cE4pAYhFvqltzBZqi2zu-ut0/w257-h486/Save-the-date-2024-2.png" width="257" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Coming in April 2024 is the </span>Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">New Mexico’s Premier Fiber Arts Showcase!</span><div><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;">This biennial event is an extravagant showcase of fiber in all its variations. It will be held at Expo New Mexico (the NM State Fairgrounds) in the Manuel Lujan Complex</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;">Learn more here: </span><a href="https://abqfiberartscouncil.org/fiber-arts-fiesta-2024/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">https://abqfiberartscouncil.org/fiber-arts-fiesta-2024/</a></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'll be teaching a brand new 2-hour workshop, </span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: inherit;"><b>Color & Design for Inkle Weavers</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>. </b> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I</span><span>f you have my book, </span><a href="https://taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf?iid=12&cid=1" target="_blank">In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color and Design for Inkle Weavers</a><span>, you will have some of this information already. Or, if you have taken a beginning inkle weaving workshop with me, you may have learned some of it there. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #555555;">The workshop will be on Friday, April 12, 2024, from </span><span style="color: #555555;">10:30am to 12:30pm in Classroom C. It is sponsored by </span><span style="color: #555555;">The Las Arañas Spinning and Weaving Guild.</span></span></p><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #555555;">Description: We will look at many samples of woven bands and discuss what </span><span style="color: #555555;">makes a good design, discuss color theory, look at yarn choices, experiment with </span><span style="color: #555555;">color selection tools, and, as time allows, create patterns on paper or using an </span><span style="color: #555555;">online tool.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #555555;"><b>The cost is $30.00 and you can register by clicking on the button below. </b><br /></span><span style="color: #555555;"><i><b>This does not include EXPO parking fee or show entry fee.</b></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #555555;"><b>The payment button below has been glitchy for some folks and I haven't figured out why. If you have trouble with it, please email me at iweavestraps@gmail.com. Thanks!</b></span></div>
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Students need to bring: Note-taking materials. Tablet or laptop if desired to use
with the online Band Weaving Pattern Editor <div><br /><div>The instructor will provide: Samples, inspiration, handouts with pattern charts, blank
pattern paper, colored pencils, slide show.
</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To see other workshops that I'll be teaching in the future, visit my Classes, Programs and Demonstrations page here: <a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/classes.html">http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/classes.html</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-41797381820334206082023-10-19T14:57:00.005-07:002023-10-19T15:18:54.144-07:00New Video! Inkle Weaving Basics: Tricks and Tips for Warping and Getting Started<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a teacher and mentor, I have observed new weavers asking the same set of questions as they first start out. In this video, I demonstrate the basics of warping and answer some of those questions. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tips include some things that even experienced inkle weavers may not know like:
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How to use a quick-release knot to secure the beginning of your threads to the loom while warping</span></li><li><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How to change colors as needed with only one knot per color<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is the proper length for heddles and how to test it</span></li><li><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What loom makers don't tell you about taking the shortest path and how to prevent the warp from slipping</span></li></ul></span><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Also, there is a valuable tip in here for the thing that inkle weavers seem to struggle with the most: getting nice edges! Once you know this, you can eliminate the lumps and bumps forever!
</span></span><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e3WgeP4hg_8" width="500" youtube-src-id="e3WgeP4hg_8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">A great companion to this video is <a href="https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/inkle-weaving-faqs-and-answers.html" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">The Inkle Weaving FAQs and Answers page here on the blog</a><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you want some </span><b style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">free patterns to try out</b><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> look here: </span><a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html</a></div></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The intro of the video shows me weaving a very colorful pickup band, and since someone asked, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the pattern is below. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdP8qdeDo5Ww6SDEaYXK3_kQ7ONuFHnPe79okBjjEmJHc387gtEYZxxkNTKSdCn5rFegGExVi2uExZn1ppoBycwFL2mOhUk00d5UehR67Q4H_QpLYjiQy7S8TnSMqTYHUbnVWWexjFiURGFFhyphenhyphenx27-ZP2kpWwIp-N8u_V86bAxcZC_dMRUWShyphenhyphenHCgCgA/s2313/seizenn_inkle_2023-06-22T02_20_53.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="675" height="1489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdP8qdeDo5Ww6SDEaYXK3_kQ7ONuFHnPe79okBjjEmJHc387gtEYZxxkNTKSdCn5rFegGExVi2uExZn1ppoBycwFL2mOhUk00d5UehR67Q4H_QpLYjiQy7S8TnSMqTYHUbnVWWexjFiURGFFhyphenhyphenx27-ZP2kpWwIp-N8u_V86bAxcZC_dMRUWShyphenhyphenHCgCgA/w432-h1489/seizenn_inkle_2023-06-22T02_20_53.png" width="432" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-9186158460112971552022-10-26T08:15:00.008-07:002022-12-29T08:13:53.567-08:00What's New? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6JCOVUe50Wm1AJ8IfEkSEX_5vHRGbCE4Dq84YM7Ro7QAk9Y5TJXP3xSIKuG1cJ7Wc1E1IB3XNs8UysooXD_JEg7OW2Drd56azaaAzHDKEkSNoW51wyujZYWg9OX-U88M13cXMluj7xnUmcLKfg9l35cOYOruPZljM5rhAm7MzU8SW9-yhCirj1eu/s1080/TTNT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6JCOVUe50Wm1AJ8IfEkSEX_5vHRGbCE4Dq84YM7Ro7QAk9Y5TJXP3xSIKuG1cJ7Wc1E1IB3XNs8UysooXD_JEg7OW2Drd56azaaAzHDKEkSNoW51wyujZYWg9OX-U88M13cXMluj7xnUmcLKfg9l35cOYOruPZljM5rhAm7MzU8SW9-yhCirj1eu/w420-h420/TTNT.png" width="420" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Thanks to my Santa Fe guild, <a href="https://www.lastejedoras.org/" target="_blank">Las Tejedoras Fiber Arts Guild</a>, for sponsoring me to be a guest on the Handweavers' Guild of America series, Textiles & Tea. In case you are not familiar with the video interview series, there have been many wonderful episodes so far! Here's more information from the HGA website:<p></p><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5fdd234046612" data-node="5fdd234046612" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 20px 20px;"><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Each week the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) hosts Textiles & Tea, a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. In our 45-minute discussion, we focus on their artwork and their creative journey. We allow 15 minutes at the end of our conversation for questions from the audience. Textiles & Tea will take place every Tuesday at 4:00 PM (ET) and is broadcast via Zoom and Facebook Live. These broadcasts are free to view and open to all."</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">It's now recorded and on HGA's YouTube channel where anyone can watch it at any time. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrt-b4eTd5U&t=20s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrt-b4eTd5U&t=20s</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdox5jV5aVCFrXz91imDG0FubR4O8qHrRH_LbNnEl6tqvX2-CDRyn9QEPTlFLY4y-U8SLMlCpPZ2W9WPxO_dfjkE0-VGL3ZiRvlHFkeGzuocrGxpOc2ygzokB37xw7ow_Gt13zfNF7MFxv28lh5yw7y8gouCvmcKjbCGPLayL7AHRMSrv_sV23VMK5/s4025/Guitar%20Straps%20August%202022.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="4025" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdox5jV5aVCFrXz91imDG0FubR4O8qHrRH_LbNnEl6tqvX2-CDRyn9QEPTlFLY4y-U8SLMlCpPZ2W9WPxO_dfjkE0-VGL3ZiRvlHFkeGzuocrGxpOc2ygzokB37xw7ow_Gt13zfNF7MFxv28lh5yw7y8gouCvmcKjbCGPLayL7AHRMSrv_sV23VMK5/w580-h226/Guitar%20Straps%20August%202022.JPG" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many guitar straps! Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the patterns up close. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> In September and October, I had the pleasure of being a vendor at a couple of excellent local music festivals. (<a href="http://bigbarndance.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Michael Hearne's Big Barn Dance in Taos</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and the </span><a href="https://www.abqfolkfest.org/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Albuquerque Folk Festival)</a><span style="text-align: left;"> It's good to get back out to events! My love of weaving guitar straps leads me to choose music festivals as my top selling venues. The best thing about this is, no matter what else happens, I get to listen to wonderful live music!! AND I meet cool people! </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">One of my favorite bands from the BBD is <a href="https://www.beatrootrevival.com/" target="_blank">Beat Root Revival</a>, the duo of Andrea Magee and Ben Jones. Wow! Do they put on an awesome performance!! They are really rockin' it in this video and you get to see a lot of footage of one of my guitar straps in action!! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beatrootrevival/videos/245616480606972">https://www.facebook.com/beatrootrevival/videos/245616480606972</a></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> This makes me happy!</span></div></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCTd0hWS914Iq-A9Bzrx_N1GqWMS7F-YmbtDEWFZ72EMwUCHsLR75KM94ixs8zT0mizGh-b2bDo4X-D5z6tsxoS-3du9AQDEsZsYBf2vZzVzZ97_beoA4Hmx3vH4hElOoT1_XFG4XmkxWbJk9ZaW0sZ0NXJ2CLRkrmXhLJlZ2VTRK_Q5mO7140tF_/s1186/Beat%20Root%20Revival.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1186" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCTd0hWS914Iq-A9Bzrx_N1GqWMS7F-YmbtDEWFZ72EMwUCHsLR75KM94ixs8zT0mizGh-b2bDo4X-D5z6tsxoS-3du9AQDEsZsYBf2vZzVzZ97_beoA4Hmx3vH4hElOoT1_XFG4XmkxWbJk9ZaW0sZ0NXJ2CLRkrmXhLJlZ2VTRK_Q5mO7140tF_/w476-h281/Beat%20Root%20Revival.png" width="476" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p></p></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">My next show will be in Santa Fe at the Scottish Rite Temple on November 18th-20th<span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span><span>2022.</span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50kyhBZqAjRYmOPgAIp0qNnyN1UwL7WrZrLS_qCB5eTYHQ-yDdJSyhpMKLbh9z6DnMCG0zdUSaq_f8hKEncD74RN7UcvgctkD6WC9htc4eo6vt1dVeHNvgqdgm_WW-MfjCzuu-GogOJProu5Tv7rW4oNPuEndtoBupDQXfPIbbpb1Ao4k-4Lq4QbA/s750/FFF_2022_IGAD_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50kyhBZqAjRYmOPgAIp0qNnyN1UwL7WrZrLS_qCB5eTYHQ-yDdJSyhpMKLbh9z6DnMCG0zdUSaq_f8hKEncD74RN7UcvgctkD6WC9htc4eo6vt1dVeHNvgqdgm_WW-MfjCzuu-GogOJProu5Tv7rW4oNPuEndtoBupDQXfPIbbpb1Ao4k-4Lq4QbA/w367-h367/FFF_2022_IGAD_5.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span> Hosted by the <a href="https://www.nmfiberartscenter.org/" target="_blank">New Mexico Fiber Arts Center</a>, the Fall Fiber Fiesta is an annual showcase of local fiber artists. This large ballroom in a lovely historic building gets completely filled with fiber art and artists. </span><span style="font-family: Poppins; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">With over 40 artists, t</span><span style="font-family: Poppins; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">his is New Mexico’s Premier showcase of local, handmade fiber art & supplies! Shop thousands of one-of-a-kind gifts, wearables, art, supplies and more!</span></div><br /><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGl6Brq--VjaiGhpfi2YF_WqsmwZbJh172llk5ymNOYVkg7shsJNiSaWlXSr2emE1LXtp80cwCTev8_p__PgWk4mzMDYEMWsbxxbsBWfJXnr18xub5MTeEMzCbV1-q-Ju4pmX_aI217iG7Y6_Zi6BbhpiVx3zKQFN-kx0czsaZg_uv6st_DaJcaLI/s1315/FFF%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="1315" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGl6Brq--VjaiGhpfi2YF_WqsmwZbJh172llk5ymNOYVkg7shsJNiSaWlXSr2emE1LXtp80cwCTev8_p__PgWk4mzMDYEMWsbxxbsBWfJXnr18xub5MTeEMzCbV1-q-Ju4pmX_aI217iG7Y6_Zi6BbhpiVx3zKQFN-kx0czsaZg_uv6st_DaJcaLI/w536-h220/FFF%202.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></div><div class="fl-rich-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></div></div></div>
<https: vta_hqu5ky="" youtu.be=""></https:>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-22053597661875079142022-05-31T10:38:00.002-07:002022-06-27T16:25:50.542-07:00Working With Variegated Yarn in Inkle Weaving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">EDIT: Since publishing this post almost a month ago, I have seen photos popping up on Instagram from all over the world!! Please scroll to the bottom to see how others have been using this tip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">****************************************************************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beautiful skein of variegated cotton from Schaefer Yarn was recently given to me. I love the colors so much! I took extra time and wasted a little yarn in order to line up the color changes in my warp, creating a sort of faux ikat look on this guitar strap. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwnyuYnNsEI6rRY1HlecKGNftaxdHo_2SD3Nh2ju8-E4Mp94lEQ5Vk2oxGvrXY1WuPz4FT1FVl3rNLhcheKkOOn9e8GB4bPvxoUAM0Sc_Rf3FZvxdfXe6DoqBU-jJbUay6LZJv_Kg1L8bZ_XRnxrcqiQYFI8-YeDWEm1Qsbvs8ucHF2_nhAnp0EQd/s4032/20220528_082027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwnyuYnNsEI6rRY1HlecKGNftaxdHo_2SD3Nh2ju8-E4Mp94lEQ5Vk2oxGvrXY1WuPz4FT1FVl3rNLhcheKkOOn9e8GB4bPvxoUAM0Sc_Rf3FZvxdfXe6DoqBU-jJbUay6LZJv_Kg1L8bZ_XRnxrcqiQYFI8-YeDWEm1Qsbvs8ucHF2_nhAnp0EQd/w480-h640/20220528_082027.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The interaction of color at the transition points is so interesting! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, they don't line up perfectly. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi8aI44BUGYh3LFTfaY1Ov6Tnd--c7YZkRqLhUqxA2nW2vL363UxnoHtyi5K9TTJ3E4VrjrrSFIHAwU-6svnu8NWihzTHCq00LLDHXlYV3G1dvRoVciws_xvTBMLAy9wPvHl-1Er96fTOUajww6JfG9lOXEURKQk8kFP0ldWaODbgqmw8R5zaThfs/s4032/20220528_082140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi8aI44BUGYh3LFTfaY1Ov6Tnd--c7YZkRqLhUqxA2nW2vL363UxnoHtyi5K9TTJ3E4VrjrrSFIHAwU-6svnu8NWihzTHCq00LLDHXlYV3G1dvRoVciws_xvTBMLAy9wPvHl-1Er96fTOUajww6JfG9lOXEURKQk8kFP0ldWaODbgqmw8R5zaThfs/w480-h640/20220528_082140.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cUsKhTPD2a26R4hX-J7A-WNkCaUcjJ8cri7aZpiugBZBHePKxUfj5gS9L0V4i32HHDSwr3qxu64XgdUOpOyysRySpbbZPs3KitRnLk6-0or8UDrKLg3saXyILZWNz2YpTdZrTaGBpbRomLhqnzIGafRErj2_OH9gVYDA14UfJ5EYKcoIlwisaCCK/s4032/20220528_082158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cUsKhTPD2a26R4hX-J7A-WNkCaUcjJ8cri7aZpiugBZBHePKxUfj5gS9L0V4i32HHDSwr3qxu64XgdUOpOyysRySpbbZPs3KitRnLk6-0or8UDrKLg3saXyILZWNz2YpTdZrTaGBpbRomLhqnzIGafRErj2_OH9gVYDA14UfJ5EYKcoIlwisaCCK/w480-h640/20220528_082158.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started by winding the original loop from the skein into a ball so that it was easier to work with when warping my loom. </div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG36fH629NwkBojh92awOwRHUZPjb0dBIEPXMREh_MsqQhXu_o6wZlMHg_t3wf2nUkIwVi0fwfGQ26GfrNsPTRQXn0YrggoG0B4srXXf2x2azgH6CLZkwEE1FEkejSyr277NCakD-RAHlKmBo-ZdHmIKYfm5Rc6caN0PD-8rREQ7GRhbcRY3Sgqm9/s4272/IMG_2116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG36fH629NwkBojh92awOwRHUZPjb0dBIEPXMREh_MsqQhXu_o6wZlMHg_t3wf2nUkIwVi0fwfGQ26GfrNsPTRQXn0YrggoG0B4srXXf2x2azgH6CLZkwEE1FEkejSyr277NCakD-RAHlKmBo-ZdHmIKYfm5Rc6caN0PD-8rREQ7GRhbcRY3Sgqm9/w589-h392/IMG_2116.JPG" width="589" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Since the length of my warp loop did not correspond with the size of the original loop of yarn as it was dyed, it took some playing to get the color changes to line up on the loom. In this video, I show how I did it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="361" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bS1jjhs0vMc" width="574" youtube-src-id="bS1jjhs0vMc"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here are a couple of other examples of pieces I've woven in the past using this same technique.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaaFhdfUkODfmcBA7EEtbaMictgMpqLHlHZq1Wyne1x_vkcXrVeYhQRMEX0cCD2-0li5nyArNvDlF_uNTO4Nv2igCwglz9FfV-21vuVvclHBYTeH0Ezr9R_rALDU1EdjNci5B8N2q_5A-P6fcxIUKrrNxqTkqGhl4aFH6E1ziq8q-dZejDvHK3NIk/s1301/Pg%2060c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="1200" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaaFhdfUkODfmcBA7EEtbaMictgMpqLHlHZq1Wyne1x_vkcXrVeYhQRMEX0cCD2-0li5nyArNvDlF_uNTO4Nv2igCwglz9FfV-21vuVvclHBYTeH0Ezr9R_rALDU1EdjNci5B8N2q_5A-P6fcxIUKrrNxqTkqGhl4aFH6E1ziq8q-dZejDvHK3NIk/w385-h417/Pg%2060c.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvDXuuJyKCEVUX87rRLznrd2Hy8pUDfpceTz3ufML77zUr6Xb_KUX2_pOyR1mZ8abWbxxahFVshBbOQbrrDcvpAwrUrlB7_ECw_2qvC8aVzX8wzd3HncPSMTiOZM0yty8LbJEc4PSePCMSK9HH5AjVdvnn_T5CnRUZWf0OPmGtVUrl-8wlKB1nZP5R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1024" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvDXuuJyKCEVUX87rRLznrd2Hy8pUDfpceTz3ufML77zUr6Xb_KUX2_pOyR1mZ8abWbxxahFVshBbOQbrrDcvpAwrUrlB7_ECw_2qvC8aVzX8wzd3HncPSMTiOZM0yty8LbJEc4PSePCMSK9HH5AjVdvnn_T5CnRUZWf0OPmGtVUrl-8wlKB1nZP5R=w400-h334" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, in these pieces, variegated yarn was used totally at random, not taking care to line up the colors. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my Etsy shop, <a href="http://www.ASpinnerWeaver.Etsy.com">www.ASpinnerWeaver.Etsy.com</a>, I sometimes sell my favorite yarn, Omega Sinfonia, in packs containing 4 colors and include a sheet with a dozen possible combinations using those colors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is one of those sets of 12 patterns which I invite you to use for yourself as they are, or as inspiration to create your own designs. These use 39 threads, and for me, when I use them with the Sinfonia, the woven bands come out to about 1" in width. This width is great for dog collars and leashes, hatbands, key fobs, lanyards, ukulele straps, and lots of other things! For a list of suggested uses for woven bands see this page <a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/uses-for-woven-band.html">http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/uses-for-woven-band.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of the patterns below were created using the "Pattern Editor" the best free online design tool ever to come along for us band weavers. Jeff Bigot, its creator, is always working on it to add more great tools. Thanks, Jeff! Check out Version 2 here:<a href="https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/#/" target="_blank"> https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/#/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are many more patterns like these in my book, "In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color & Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers". You can find it here in print or PDF form: <a href="https://taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf;jsessionid=D31B80CCF8178869969B741AD6E5F554?iid=12&cid=1" target="_blank">Taproot Video</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh89R7xLttNhDhtlJOG1cK7t8gZ90uLpxUwkP7HUYaS2KWzSXfnkhu47hFy-oQwnee8VW0TRJv4gmadnomrn27vOHaiX7OC_TsodwI8WMIkUZd5AWM6Ti_LPoETElNXzGFlC6pLZsP-xjjOSNp5zstZubKu1v4gnPVXpRrY_lQvCzai7G1PG4OSMHIY=s1265" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh89R7xLttNhDhtlJOG1cK7t8gZ90uLpxUwkP7HUYaS2KWzSXfnkhu47hFy-oQwnee8VW0TRJv4gmadnomrn27vOHaiX7OC_TsodwI8WMIkUZd5AWM6Ti_LPoETElNXzGFlC6pLZsP-xjjOSNp5zstZubKu1v4gnPVXpRrY_lQvCzai7G1PG4OSMHIY=w258-h640" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>This summer we bought a weaving from our friend, Emily Trujillo, at the <a href="https://www.spanishcolonial.org/online-preview/" target="_blank">Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe</a>. She and her mom, Lisa, shared a booth this year. Both of her parents are weavers and she has joined them, becoming the 8th generation weaver in her family. They have a fantastic weaving shop in the village of Chimayo, north of Santa Fe. Recently, they have been doing a bang-up job of selling my straps. They represent quite a few weavers in the shop besides family members and I'm honored to be among them! The area has a rich weaving tradition which you can read about <a href="http://www.chimayoweavers.com/HIST.html" target="_blank">here on their website</a>. You can also find out more about Emily <a href="http://www.chimayoweavers.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CW&Category_Code=ET" target="_blank">here</a>. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNpIuHqDJawxEJEIWhcx07YtEHRSmO2lCGcIfSRqgX6hBylTZVCnz7RRfjcPyHcZ_wOKJhNFSquwoW8yeBh6mj5pA5jSMib2ReCYe_XS7pwOkfD9peGXOFIbQXlD5WFq7m9XbLnsYraJq3XvHC5MUGsTFtbRQBRpjPBtn3YEQIezAIpbrXgakTpYtO=s3050" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3050" data-original-width="2510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNpIuHqDJawxEJEIWhcx07YtEHRSmO2lCGcIfSRqgX6hBylTZVCnz7RRfjcPyHcZ_wOKJhNFSquwoW8yeBh6mj5pA5jSMib2ReCYe_XS7pwOkfD9peGXOFIbQXlD5WFq7m9XbLnsYraJq3XvHC5MUGsTFtbRQBRpjPBtn3YEQIezAIpbrXgakTpYtO=w526-h640" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The weaving which my husband and I chose is unique and modern in design. It has such a nice pop of colors right in the center! Recently, I decided that I'd like to weave a strap drawing on this piece for inspiration. How can I use the colors and asymmetry? Hmmm... I'm still pondering. </span></div><p>Here are a few of my attempts. There are 77 warps in each of the patterns below. Click to enlarge them if you want to see more detail. I haven't settled on one yet. The first two are plain weave, but the third one has some pickup pairs. </p><p>What would you do? Can you imagine a strap design from this? I thought I'd invite you to give it a try just for fun. If you like, save your pattern and post a link to it in the comments section below. </p><p>Here's the link to the Pattern Editor. <a href="https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/#/inkle">https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/#/inkle</a> </p><p>By entering the code: KO1 in the box where it says "Load from a short code", you will be able to start with all of the colors which I used and the same number of threads. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLI50z07GeRohDq9djQVa7q8_nAax30rbyzo8r75_qebZi3ybgtvsFRI7bAfcaxhBh-HFTxLH1cZwwsFOmL9b62_R2o4i1zVGOrRVZh8mNmRTXeSwsy69pmL4TksAA8FzjpvRiOeJbAYxb-HYAq4URhJvvvTPsDnPzB8hMizwSKBzkvWe09-GiMTNz=s335" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="335" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLI50z07GeRohDq9djQVa7q8_nAax30rbyzo8r75_qebZi3ybgtvsFRI7bAfcaxhBh-HFTxLH1cZwwsFOmL9b62_R2o4i1zVGOrRVZh8mNmRTXeSwsy69pmL4TksAA8FzjpvRiOeJbAYxb-HYAq4URhJvvvTPsDnPzB8hMizwSKBzkvWe09-GiMTNz=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE3gTOTL3FfptcX9yq1YfcjI5m9RRcaU1_k5w9KmSAvRayRLtq3EDDRn03qKeO_mlZFsOqheB5vYyNR6SoPUHS_xgca-ZvoMV9oNODcph-j8ON-EK1iQ54LxpEImAC9-MoRa6NayJ3xAHPA2NhUim1FH35uKXqaQlEvqVEVQtOOehdUrNC6s6oIUx6=s657" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="657" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE3gTOTL3FfptcX9yq1YfcjI5m9RRcaU1_k5w9KmSAvRayRLtq3EDDRn03qKeO_mlZFsOqheB5vYyNR6SoPUHS_xgca-ZvoMV9oNODcph-j8ON-EK1iQ54LxpEImAC9-MoRa6NayJ3xAHPA2NhUim1FH35uKXqaQlEvqVEVQtOOehdUrNC6s6oIUx6=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLRwIDid-csDFtZxu5UTnFCnzj3dg7IOBXNlGwkBjslh1fLWHCPSOmR31AdlH7TPqlUnOpRzN5yHNt106OQLEDbtofm0ykpkQga28A-Vdwb9OrTkd8-3t25adiHNHjAgl-xSBbr_1Ja_gkvYvetpf1994RqTXFpyVmt0TF9RTMpc2UvoXuwlPCNRIK=s653" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="653" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLRwIDid-csDFtZxu5UTnFCnzj3dg7IOBXNlGwkBjslh1fLWHCPSOmR31AdlH7TPqlUnOpRzN5yHNt106OQLEDbtofm0ykpkQga28A-Vdwb9OrTkd8-3t25adiHNHjAgl-xSBbr_1Ja_gkvYvetpf1994RqTXFpyVmt0TF9RTMpc2UvoXuwlPCNRIK=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX4bz-Ozr4zTDI8XHy2heHcdWkEMXs30otGH78Ay0Q6AN3qUSFRr-nCsbsbR9XEWLGHGDc4YxLSD1CveWI_2WUve-EkGbcGHNsHV3A4K3ZJIbqd1EEf8oWEDcrpT8DyOur-VfWf_zA1Kqv9M-h37DBVHl9s-x39kkZZ5f4UX5v3eloqDIdn61RXwPC=s654" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="654" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX4bz-Ozr4zTDI8XHy2heHcdWkEMXs30otGH78Ay0Q6AN3qUSFRr-nCsbsbR9XEWLGHGDc4YxLSD1CveWI_2WUve-EkGbcGHNsHV3A4K3ZJIbqd1EEf8oWEDcrpT8DyOur-VfWf_zA1Kqv9M-h37DBVHl9s-x39kkZZ5f4UX5v3eloqDIdn61RXwPC=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKFEOlMZ5Yw8lbmk2cId1RK86Vx6iMTgz-hsPFXcrNXacPdCSm9CJcGPd53bTxCSvvVpvP2CQsqLaPI4UkKD2GDCZiAd4iH7Q70YB7q-17ykp4AA20FljM2VCt-U4EprAee1fWKHjb73nyS45HomTFxEzCyBLd4JELtJ6m86xTM2wtrvuDIi6fPTsi=s1366" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc_-HQRdeynQFCpuDlbPZdbaVfIVty1Tpq8mfzrvH5nyz0ADx_T6iv7ikpEMEarVE9Pv6S_xu1VNDma7mZR2NsB-YidzUsN2vZIMCjzIDOOrPfNel4chnzHxTMv-greGsmgZQXmFbPM0SXuIaDkxKfSsULTxWK-7AoOgAdc0lhZe9r0RJQ9_40GBbJ=s1642" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-19259850238771104022021-11-03T14:23:00.027-07:002023-12-26T10:16:22.346-08:00Now Available! Out-of-Print Volume on Lithuanian Sashes Returns! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNRrpc8Er_dBqUqJHDU5kdTjViSrwYgwIifdI4wRdd4BPBAEIvVf8uG0ovkRYOV-Jr7WQADzTB588p6zuftCI9FF52jL55aQc_V9Uv1Gz-_IeVtLzbUnI9k9HOnhrqtMLKu5yAXAIrxs/s300/Bk-Sashes-001-224x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNRrpc8Er_dBqUqJHDU5kdTjViSrwYgwIifdI4wRdd4BPBAEIvVf8uG0ovkRYOV-Jr7WQADzTB588p6zuftCI9FF52jL55aQc_V9Uv1Gz-_IeVtLzbUnI9k9HOnhrqtMLKu5yAXAIrxs/w299-h400/Bk-Sashes-001-224x300.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p><br /></p>If you have been following my blog, you will undoubtedly know, that it was this book which led to my discovery of an older technique and my subsequent book about it, <a href="https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2021/06/announcing-birth-of-new-book.html" target="_blank">Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers</a>. It has been out of print for decades. Recently,
several unopened boxes were discovered in storage, providing a new opportunity
to buy a copy of this precious resource from the organization which published it, the Lithuanian Folk Art Institute of Toronto, Canada. <p></p><p><b>It is available here:</b><b> <a href="https://ltfai.org/lithuanian-sashes-book/">https://ltfai.org/lithuanian-sashes-book/</a> </b></p><p>This is an amazing and exciting book that is valuable both as a look back into history, as well as a new source of inspiration to anyone currently weaving!</p><p>While ethnographic references such as this
one are most likely to be found in the native language of the country, this one
is written in English.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In preparation for the book, the authors examined several
thousand ancient sashes. About one thousand of these have been reproduced in
the book. Many of them are in full-color illustrations- photos, sketches, and
graphic patterns. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first part, Traditions of Lithuanian Sashes, is a great
resource to anyone interested in folk art, weaving, textiles, or Lithuanian
culture and tradition. It outlines the history, uses, and cultural significance
associated with various kinds of sashes. Regional differences and similarities
are mentioned. A detailed map allows the reader to locate villages and regions.
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The second part, Traditional Lithuanian Techniques for
Making Sashes, illustrates tools, materials, and techniques. The wide variety of
techniques is surprising. They include: plain warp-faced weaving, rep weave,
pickup, weft-faced, twill, finger weaving, braiding, plaiting, inlaid,
overlaid, tablet weaving, overshot, sprang, knitting, and crochet. It is not a detailed and in-depth how-to, but some
threading drafts are given for different types of woven bands. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The authors bring to life the culture through stories such
as this: “Farmers would bring grain to a mill in colourful, striped sacks which
they would immediately recognize upon their return to pick up the flour. Those
who did not have such distinctively coloured sacks would tie a colorful
patterned sash around their sacks”. They also share verses from folk songs and
poetry, some of which are shown as inscriptions woven into bands. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 6-page glossary is very informative and the index helps
the reader to easily find what they are interested in. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My discovery of the three-color pickup was super exciting as I had
never seen it used before in warp-faced bands. Several bands are illustrated in photos and described in this way: “Sashes woven with three-coloured
motifs were usually woven from handspun wool yarn by the women of the province
of Zanavykija. Only three percent of sashes was woven with three-coloured
motifs because only the rare weaver had the skill to weave them.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">Maybe you will discover something new in this book, too! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>LITHUANIAN SASHES</p><p class="MsoNormal">Copyright 1983 by <span style="background: white; color: #141412; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19.9333px;">Anastazija Tamošaitienė AntanasTamošaitis,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Published by the Lithuanian Folk Art Institute and available online at: <a href="http://LTFAI.org">LTFAI.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hardback. 316 pages.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">To learn more about my book, Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers, Click the link below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uwx43LY2o-w/YYlMiTbIwNI/AAAAAAAAUUw/0XTCOINlgpg1hAoKNMevDtWRsPTD-aTkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2037/3-color%2Bpickup%2Bsamples.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="1702" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uwx43LY2o-w/YYlMiTbIwNI/AAAAAAAAUUw/0XTCOINlgpg1hAoKNMevDtWRsPTD-aTkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/3-color%2Bpickup%2Bsamples.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2021/06/announcing-birth-of-new-book.html" target="_blank"> http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2021/06/announcing-birth-of-new-book.html</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-19415720462846161852021-06-03T08:27:00.012-07:002021-06-24T10:19:11.692-07:00Announcing the Birth of a New Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Back in 2016, I wrote a tutorial on a Baltic-style weaving technique that I called 3-Color Pickup.<div>At that time, I had no way to chart patterns for it. Now, with the use of my favorite free online tool, the <a href="https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/loom_weaving_editor.html" target="_blank">Pattern Editor</a>, I can! This inspired me to draw up patterns to share with other weavers, along with an expanded description of the technique. Just published, "Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers" is a 138-page book. It's available now as a PDF and in mid-June, will also be available in a spiral-bound paper book. Find it here on <a href="https://taprootvideo.com/instructorClasses.jsf?iid=12">TaprootVideo.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWYqG1QqZe0/YLj3QC52muI/AAAAAAAARhY/ZOGFQHBpeasdEc_v4m1J3yuBRx0aBVmmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1257/Front%2Band%2BBack%2BCover.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1257" height="383" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWYqG1QqZe0/YLj3QC52muI/AAAAAAAARhY/ZOGFQHBpeasdEc_v4m1J3yuBRx0aBVmmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w601-h383/Front%2Band%2BBack%2BCover.PNG" width="601" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Unknown to most modern weavers, this is an older technique for which pattern books have not been readily available until now. I learned about it from the book, <i><a href="https://ltfai.org/about/publications/" target="_blank">Lithuanian Sashes</a></i>, To weave this variation, it's essential that you have a working knowledge of regular Baltic pickup. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beginning with 33 pages of text and illustrations, the book introduces you to the pattern charts and information specific to 3-color pickup. This is followed by a catalog of 100 individual interactive patterns. A few sample pages are below. Click on any page to enlarge it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2d2o9xjT0E/YLj54JuWRdI/AAAAAAAARiI/5Qf-r6fhAk00q8crJOKIipf_wHt-jbH5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s771/TofC.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="605" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2d2o9xjT0E/YLj54JuWRdI/AAAAAAAARiI/5Qf-r6fhAk00q8crJOKIipf_wHt-jbH5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w502-h640/TofC.PNG" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d65cDuN-0UE/YLj51zLE8OI/AAAAAAAARh8/J8RIr0vL0KMxfEDng6xcs995YLK7P-GaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s772/pg%2B13.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="608" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d65cDuN-0UE/YLj51zLE8OI/AAAAAAAARh8/J8RIr0vL0KMxfEDng6xcs995YLK7P-GaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w504-h640/pg%2B13.PNG" width="504" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y1_g2hCV58M/YLj52lAqllI/AAAAAAAARiA/lKuLoxgw9JIuwYIJVUXgwluMhsdPp1KkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s772/pg%2B20.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="608" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y1_g2hCV58M/YLj52lAqllI/AAAAAAAARiA/lKuLoxgw9JIuwYIJVUXgwluMhsdPp1KkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w504-h640/pg%2B20.PNG" width="504" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The 100 patterns range from simple to complex. You can choose from narrower or wider options, long or short ones, asymmetrical or symmetrical ones, traditional Baltic designs, or a variety of motifs inspired by many other sources. As you will know, Baltic pickup uses diagonal lines to form pattern motifs, but it's interesting to see how many ways you can use diagonals. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Each pattern is displayed on its own page where you are given a warping draft and a pickup draft, a full-color photo of a woven sample, and a data sheet with helpful details. The patterns are interactive because each one has a link to the online Pattern Editor where you can enlarge it for easier viewing or print it in a larger size. You can also edit it there in any way that you choose.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7XrVdKZwBE/YNS8IdYVUPI/AAAAAAAARmI/o5T5_MLhM1MJ4o8xng_88c5eExubO-uxACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1603" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e7XrVdKZwBE/YNS8IdYVUPI/AAAAAAAARmI/o5T5_MLhM1MJ4o8xng_88c5eExubO-uxACLcBGAsYHQ/w501-h640/8.jpg" width="501" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></li></ul><br /><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-61491903170345057042021-02-13T11:22:00.006-08:002021-02-15T10:36:10.091-08:00Sharing Love<p style="text-align: center;">The reason I began this blog was to share something I love, inkle weaving.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLFAKMlPGIk/YCgRGsDfmSI/AAAAAAAARGk/dccwW2KJN_AdFoB-rEX3lAV_BVeMlIJ5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/43452082_10217105759024629_8469893679165734912_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLFAKMlPGIk/YCgRGsDfmSI/AAAAAAAARGk/dccwW2KJN_AdFoB-rEX3lAV_BVeMlIJ5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w364-h364/43452082_10217105759024629_8469893679165734912_o.jpg" title="Staircase on Canyon Road in Santa Fe" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staircase on Canyon Road in Santa Fe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">But, there are many things that I love, including love itself and the many ways we as humans share it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I enjoy stories of love in action, how people help each other out. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajb18O_pLM0/YCf85YBTbII/AAAAAAAARFY/_tcxFnlqJtEDwSJwO9OFwjFHKCv-NtJrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/keep%2Bsending%2Blove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2048" height="293" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ajb18O_pLM0/YCf85YBTbII/AAAAAAAARFY/_tcxFnlqJtEDwSJwO9OFwjFHKCv-NtJrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h293/keep%2Bsending%2Blove.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://drawaheart.com/about/?fbclid=IwAR0JAFIfrW8t3WUaFKpaxVbdos0INYnFL7WBmJOseOpsHlHYRWG11jElYKY" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://drawaheart.com/about/</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">When someone captures a beautiful image and shares a photo, or draws, paints or crafts something beautiful, they are sharing what stirs their hearts. I particularly like heart art and always snap an image when I find one out in the world. Click on any image to enlarge it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">And, if you have lovely heart art, feel free to add a comment to this post! <3</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQJmIFk1hV0/YCgZ2KLsGeI/AAAAAAAARGw/FnZxl3kYaDI3f-8A9f_fEpL9QdiFjnv-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s512/20293165_10213500824903529_661525131639626576_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQJmIFk1hV0/YCgZ2KLsGeI/AAAAAAAARGw/FnZxl3kYaDI3f-8A9f_fEpL9QdiFjnv-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20293165_10213500824903529_661525131639626576_n.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Paint the Street" an annual event in Springfield, Illinois </td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="http://www.springfieldart.org/paint-the-street.html">www.springfieldart.org/paint-the-street.html</a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PiUJbBIayD0/YCgZ3SIOyNI/AAAAAAAARG0/2izRfpvW4SEZM1Y51HBIpkd4TxY80a5TACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/32332053_10215958456742789_4063633129007480832_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PiUJbBIayD0/YCgZ3SIOyNI/AAAAAAAARG0/2izRfpvW4SEZM1Y51HBIpkd4TxY80a5TACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/32332053_10215958456742789_4063633129007480832_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Cruz, CA </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-osC9e2jrYcc/YCgZ6Kdk-CI/AAAAAAAARG4/_qDoIl8PH4M6pTVhuZRlYLRTSviq6Z_GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/86290148_10221206235493978_3328652538332315648_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-osC9e2jrYcc/YCgZ6Kdk-CI/AAAAAAAARG4/_qDoIl8PH4M6pTVhuZRlYLRTSviq6Z_GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/86290148_10221206235493978_3328652538332315648_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of a hand-hooked rug</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-il-vulJl32g/YCgZ6zda05I/AAAAAAAARG8/3QSfITMW7W821KzuQov4AIf-vE4he74FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/87172698_10221456476709852_4834114957278707712_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="417" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-il-vulJl32g/YCgZ6zda05I/AAAAAAAARG8/3QSfITMW7W821KzuQov4AIf-vE4he74FwCLcBGAsYHQ/w312-h417/87172698_10221456476709852_4834114957278707712_n.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blown Glass Hearts Inside <a href="https://www.thepinkstoremexico.com/" target="_blank">the Pink Store, Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZCkWTlZeDD4_J_05d0gXN_jwH51KIZfYVJI3wakulfftjpxULUXyFG_vm22A5X2xoEWW_o0Er0PAhG30M6t_WojxRYfCe4C1Z09cABhn0Jn_gXTENQ5yzSSmG7whiIc63rt63TI-RrU/s206/hearts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZCkWTlZeDD4_J_05d0gXN_jwH51KIZfYVJI3wakulfftjpxULUXyFG_vm22A5X2xoEWW_o0Er0PAhG30M6t_WojxRYfCe4C1Z09cABhn0Jn_gXTENQ5yzSSmG7whiIc63rt63TI-RrU/w309-h309/hearts.jpg" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of a Mural in Tucson, AZ</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ol3wP8kC18A/YCf86cr0kMI/AAAAAAAARFc/-LIMOJjhbCYbPLrEt88WiP6i0ceJmzH8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/Love.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ol3wP8kC18A/YCf86cr0kMI/AAAAAAAARFc/-LIMOJjhbCYbPLrEt88WiP6i0ceJmzH8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Love.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone Left a Message on a Hiking Path in my Neighborhood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mq-esuQq4kI/YCf-5nV-lSI/AAAAAAAARF4/C_E6txJseDAzcCgBvv2i9CDYsZLfV0MjACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210205_185557.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mq-esuQq4kI/YCf-5nV-lSI/AAAAAAAARF4/C_E6txJseDAzcCgBvv2i9CDYsZLfV0MjACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210205_185557.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tucson, AZ</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jE3ZRS6rWYg/YCf-qC3jlII/AAAAAAAARFw/6HcIQ3AJVY4byuTGCWVfy94nzKJzji9WACLcBGAsYHQ/s552/CelestialSanctum%253D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="552" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jE3ZRS6rWYg/YCf-qC3jlII/AAAAAAAARFw/6HcIQ3AJVY4byuTGCWVfy94nzKJzji9WACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/CelestialSanctum%253D.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I was a teenager, I loved the visionary art of Joseph Parker <br />and recently rediscovered it. Wowza!<br />I still love it just as much! </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>What I really wanted to share with you on this Valentine's Day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is this pattern which I recently created for Baltic-style pickup. <br />I'm including two slightly different variations because I couldn't decide which one I liked better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Links are given below each so that you can open them in the Pattern Editor where you can edit, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">save or print them to use. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno3kOrL57HNOdMusi9t9VJ7OFepsQooaOFtEFwiDpiMudOPZiJ_u0C1RQPSy6pD-MMBu9tzzbuwoH7gqD4mPDw6R5SbEYtdRo8dBAB1PStHgkCWgg915r9BLCFO62qr8IoaIHLwXhdtc/s2650/Hearts+and+hooks+2+cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="688" height="872" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno3kOrL57HNOdMusi9t9VJ7OFepsQooaOFtEFwiDpiMudOPZiJ_u0C1RQPSy6pD-MMBu9tzzbuwoH7gqD4mPDw6R5SbEYtdRo8dBAB1PStHgkCWgg915r9BLCFO62qr8IoaIHLwXhdtc/w226-h872/Hearts+and+hooks+2+cropped.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.Raktres.net/l/FU5" target="_blank">FU5</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_or2yV1BqBI/YCghY8iGv9I/AAAAAAAARHY/OdNi5m2sZuYi1bvP6EpjlDl_RE5wckWXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2631/Hearts%2Band%2Bhooks%2Bcropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="678" height="890" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_or2yV1BqBI/YCghY8iGv9I/AAAAAAAARHY/OdNi5m2sZuYi1bvP6EpjlDl_RE5wckWXACLcBGAsYHQ/w228-h890/Hearts%2Band%2Bhooks%2Bcropped.jpg" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.Raktres.net/l/FUM" target="_blank">FUM</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And in case you have never seen it, this is a sweet inkle project from my friend Jennifer Williams. She wrote a tutorial for<a href="https://inkledpink.com/2013/02/14/an-inkle-bit-of-love/?fbclid=IwAR0es73XDaD64jzjcNe71SW4X--vBzQgNCwAezsSamcOcPp0NYqUPEqlKBY" target="_blank"> weaving this heart from inkle bands</a>. <a href="https://inkledpink.com/2013/02/14/an-inkle-bit-of-love/?fbclid=IwAR0es73XDaD64jzjcNe71SW4X--vBzQgNCwAezsSamcOcPp0NYqUPEqlKBY"><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kKvr7o1v3Ro/YCf85IQY41I/AAAAAAAARFU/zXtUo3bhjw4skR46_YuC45gsrdluY1MowCLcBGAsYHQ/s1155/Heart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kKvr7o1v3Ro/YCf85IQY41I/AAAAAAAARFU/zXtUo3bhjw4skR46_YuC45gsrdluY1MowCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Heart.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-82559380848345466542020-07-07T12:16:00.003-07:002020-11-23T13:20:35.034-08:00How to Use the Pattern Editor<div>Recently, I wrote a set of instructions and a made a video about my favorite, fantastic free online tool, the <a href="http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/editor.html" target="_blank">Band Weaving Pattern Editor</a>, created by Jeff Bigot. I hope they will help users to take advantage of many of the cool features of the program. They only cover plain weave designs, although the program also has the ability to create pickup patterns as well. When new functions are added, Jeff writes about them along with other tips here on his blog. This is where the instructions can be found. They are in PDF form, so you can download the document and keep it handy when designing. <a href="http://www.raktres.net/blog/2020/06/29/basic-instructions-for-using-seizenn-%e2%88%92-band-weaving-pattern-editor/">http://www.raktres.net/blog/2020/06/29/basic-instructions-for-using-seizenn-%e2%88%92-band-weaving-pattern-editor/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can watch the video here or on my YouTube channel: </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV1McKtNuM&t=29s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="447" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWV1McKtNuM" width="537" youtube-src-id="VWV1McKtNuM"></iframe></div><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV1McKtNuM&t=29s</a></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>This week I've been working on camera straps (1.5" wide) which are a little bit narrower than the guitar straps (2" wide) which is what I am often making. The main yarn that I use for all my straps is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/509713035/cotton-yarn-omega-sinfonia-for-weaving" target="_blank">Omega Sinfonia.</a> Jeff has made it really easy to match my yarn colors by creating a list of codes for the yarn colors. You can find that here: <a href="http://www.raktres.net/blog/list-of-yarns/">http://www.raktres.net/blog/list-of-yarns/</a><div><br /><div>The new instructions give some detail about adding colors to use in your designs. <div><div>It's fun to choose colors to add to your Loom Color Pallet! </div><div>Colors on the World Wide Web (and therefore this online tool) are represented by 6-character <a href="A hex triplet is a six-digit, three-byte hexadecimal number used in HTML, CSS, SVG, and other computing applications to represent colors." target="_blank">HEX codes.</a></div><div>You can select any color using it's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors" target="_blank">HEX code</a> and add it into your yarn palette. 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It's easy to draw up a pattern using the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and then change it up in a myriad of ways. So, I can play around with different color combinations and preview the patterns before deciding which one I want to weave. The graphic preview of the pattern so closely represents what the woven pattern will look like that I've been using it to show customers when I'm creating a custom woven strap for them. </div><div> <br />
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Here's my collection of camera straps so far. Most commercial straps have a patch of leather or vinyl which attaches the 1.5" strap to the 3/8" nylon webbing that fits to the camera. To skip this difficult part, I found a plastic piece that acts as a reducer. I've put it together as a kit and sell it in my Etsy shop here. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/206025133/camera-strap-kit-do-it-yourself?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=camera+strap+kit&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1">https://www.etsy.com/listing/206025133/camera-strap-kit-do-it-yourself</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVnUCJXFyWP8Ko_g16ui7AN3yiSnyHVvikJf05Kq1-9Mj_Xjgbdso7CnmA2Tzu09V4po_8xNz5D1BKsrfOfWktLuwjWDiRxWhCTD7kxTKbXDb162a-n3Y4qGtiZtn1r4J5mbsd-zIHpw/s4007/Camera+straps+July+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="4007" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVnUCJXFyWP8Ko_g16ui7AN3yiSnyHVvikJf05Kq1-9Mj_Xjgbdso7CnmA2Tzu09V4po_8xNz5D1BKsrfOfWktLuwjWDiRxWhCTD7kxTKbXDb162a-n3Y4qGtiZtn1r4J5mbsd-zIHpw/w500-h304/Camera+straps+July+2020.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br />The straps also show up also in this photo that I took last Saturday when I had a small weaving class at my house. As it seems like traveling to teach workshops will not be possible any time soon, I plan to join the new way of doing things and have committed to learning to use Zoom for online classes. I don't yet have a timeline for getting this done, but if you are interested, send me an email and I'll put you on a list for the future. iweavestraps@gmail.com </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6FavYtS8JqivOipuCnoLU-lbcEBEacMFeCVA4Js8gSD_yzR1zbOjjR45fH8xv-bg46HOzdQYnflLqMcj2v2lWHhgi_bjMgayZFxi950Ydba44r6qXlkeTFmBYCOTeoNYPHKpjwUv5os/s4032/20200704_130322.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6FavYtS8JqivOipuCnoLU-lbcEBEacMFeCVA4Js8gSD_yzR1zbOjjR45fH8xv-bg46HOzdQYnflLqMcj2v2lWHhgi_bjMgayZFxi950Ydba44r6qXlkeTFmBYCOTeoNYPHKpjwUv5os/w469-h625/20200704_130322.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div><br />
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A couple of years ago, I became a Schacht dealer so that I can sell inkle looms to my students. Through that relationship, several very cool things have happened. When my book came out, I sent a copy to them for the company library and received a very nice email from Barry Schacht, founder of the company. He said "It's terrific", which pleased me greatly!<br />
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I was recently asked to write a piece for their monthly newsletter. Maybe you subscribe and saw it? If not, you can read it here: <a href="https://schachtspindle.com/newsletter-june-2020/">https://schachtspindle.com/newsletter-june-2020/</a><br />
They asked me to talk about how I use color in my weaving, which is a BIG topic for me. Those of you who have seen my book know this, right?<br />
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It's great to have so many photos taken over so many years to share. I chose to include the ones below, because, in this instance, the color inspiration was direct and immediate. I follow Trujillo's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trujillosshoeshop/" target="_blank">Shoe Shop on Instagram</a>. Marcos has an artistic eye and I enjoy his photos. He and his dad, Rey, have also done some fine repairs on my shoes and boots since I discovered them.<br />
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Even though my book has been out for more than a year, I still like flipping through it and looking at the illustrations. Of the 200 patterns charted there, some of them I had already woven and some of them I had not. This past week, I've used a few of them, changing them slightly according to the yarns I had on hand. Boy, that was fun! I'm trying out a new yarn, Knit Picks Curio #3. You can see it in the strap on the right, dark teal and turquoise. Other yarns that I used in the two straps include: Omega Sinfonia, Tahki Cotton Classic, Gedifra St. Tropez, and Red Heart Fashion Crochet Thread #3. <div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iMA2ITNsbaI/XvJ24lfi1cI/AAAAAAAAQp8/0bWZS5-6jtMMmoKSfJiM78GSXf9nigADgCK4BGAsYHg/s2938/IMG_0092.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="2407" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iMA2ITNsbaI/XvJ24lfi1cI/AAAAAAAAQp8/0bWZS5-6jtMMmoKSfJiM78GSXf9nigADgCK4BGAsYHg/w410-h500/IMG_0092.JPG" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to add a stripe of black between the teal and gray, because <br />there was not enough contrast there. The trick worked perfectly! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />
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Because I'm concentrating on the Baltic pickup technique, I had a look at my library and have found Susan Foulkes' book, <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Weaving_Patterned_Bands.html?id=pTIQtAEACAAJ&source=kp_cover" target="_blank">"Weaving Patterned Bands"</a> to be an absolute treasure. I learned a few things by reading my way through it that I didn't know before, although I've been using the technique for many years. I highly recommend it! </div>
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In the previous post, <a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2020/04/doing-some-baltic-pickup-and-looking-at.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, I showed two bands. In this post, I'll be looking again at the design from Band A. It's a simple zig-zag design woven in Baltic pickup using 9 pattern threads. </div>
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For today's example, the <b><i>warping draft</i></b> is given below in two different formats. </div>
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It shows 9 black pattern threads with a turquoise border and background, 37 warps in all. </div>
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<b>In the first draft, the shape of the colored cells look much like the way threads do in a woven band. With it, you can visualize what your band might look like. </b></div>
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<b>In this second draft, the colored blocks represent the warp threads and there are white spaces in between them just to spread them apart and make the draft easier to read. The white spaces don't represent threads. Because of the space in between, this format may be easier to read when warping your loom, but it doesn't visually represent the band design very well. </b></div>
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The <b><i>warping draft</i></b> tells you how to warp your loom. For a plain weave band, it's all you need! Just warp and weave to get your pattern. Plain weave can be awesome with an exciting combination of warp colors in the right order. I wrote a whole book about it which you can find <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/658320160/inkle-weaving-design-book-by-annie" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
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Pickup patterns add another extra level of design possibilities. Undoubtedly, you have seen beautiful examples. For a pickup design, you will also need a <b><i>pattern draft</i></b>, showing you which threads to pick up (and/or drop) to weave a given pattern motif. Baltic patterns are created on a warp where speckles of one color are contrasted against a background of another. Traditionally, the pattern warps are doubled (two strands used as one) or a thicker pattern thread is used to make the design stand out from the background. In my weaving, I often ignore this rule. This would be frowned upon by traditional weavers, I think, but it works for me with most of the common yarns that I use, primarily Omega Sinfonia. After the bands are cut from the loom, I soak them in plain water for at least a couple of hours. This helps the design stand out better. </div>
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B) In the center is a pattern draft (TYPE B) made using the <a href="http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/loom_weaving_editor.html" target="_blank">Band Weaving Pattern Editor, V1</a>. It shows all 37 threads (background, pattern and borders) as well as the pickup pattern. </div>
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C) At right is a typical pattern draft (TYPE C) for Baltic pickup. It does not show the border threads or background threads, only the pattern threads and pickup pattern. This one was created using the <a href="http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/editor.html" target="_blank">Band Weaving Pattern Editor V2.</a> Just about every source you will find for Baltic patterns uses this grid format. Details for reading this pattern draft were given in the previous post. </div>
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Although this method is called "pickup" because you literally pick up threads out of their normal woven sequence, many (most) patterns require you to also drop threads. Look at the examples below. </div>
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Shown, left to right are:</div>
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1) Picking only to create the pattern. This is the same as the photo and drafts above. In between the black < and > zig-zag lines, you see black speckles meandering along the center. </div>
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2) Picking and dropping. Notice in the center of the black < and > zig-zag lines the black speckles are not there. These warp threads have been dropped and if you look closely, you can see the turquoise weft showing through in those spots. </div>
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3) Picking and even more dropping. As in the previous example, the warps in the center of the black < and > zig-zag lines are dropped, but also warps have been dropped along both sides. Look again at #2 and notice that on the outside of the < and > there are 3 black speckles. Now they are gone and there are no black speckles are showing at all. </div>
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4) This one is the same as #2, but the weft is now white. Do you see where it shows through? Is it more noticeable than when the weft was turquoise and matched the background? The simple act of using a contrasting weft color can add a lot of interest to the design overall. </div>
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5) Same as #4 with a finer white weft. It's harder to see the weft showing and the whole pattern is a bit more compressed because the rows pack tighter with a thinner weft. </div>
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<b><b>Below is a closeup look for a comparison of bands 1, 2, and 3. Notice how the design looks different when no threads are dropped, some threads are dropped, and more threads are dropped. (Click photo to enlarge).</b></b><br />
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<b>Below is a closeup look for a comparison of bands 3, 4, and 5. Notice the effect that using different wefts has on the look of the band. (Click photo to enlarge).</b><br />
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Below are two sets of pattern drafts which correspond to the photos above labeled 1, 2, 3.<br />
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First, the TYPE B draft that shows ALL threads including borders and background.<img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2LJMgeprNs/XqS-89DrIMI/AAAAAAAAQdM/TBK02cUowZAxrAcqTe6dZUS2A0SxxscIACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Annotation%2B2020-04-25%2B165000.png" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>And, the TYPE C (or traditional grid) pattern drafts for these same 3 versions.<br />
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Please leave a comment to let me know what you found helpful and what left you wanting more information. <br />
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Which type of draft did you like better? Grid chart (Type C) or the one which shows the background and borders also (Type B) ? <br />
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In the next blog post, I'll describe how to use the Pattern Editor to create your own charts and talk more about Type B drafts. (Type C drafts were described in the last post.) <br />
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I was really looking forward to a series of workshops that I was scheduled to teach in California early this year and had fun preparing for them. Before the Corona Virus Pandemic hit and shut down our social interaction, I happily got to complete the first two workshops in San Diego and Exeter. We did Baltic-style pickup in both places. The charts for this technique were hard for me to wrap my head around in the beginning, so I though I'd share some things that helped me.<br />
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Here are two that I just finished. They are similar, but slightly different zig zag designs which use 9 pattern threads. These designs require picking only, no dropping. Many Baltic pickup designs require that you pick AND drop some threads out of their normal sequence.<br />
But, simpler designs like these are a nice way to ease into the technique. My next blog post will have pick and drop versions of Band A.<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Band A</span> <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Band B</span></b></div>
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Once again, I am SO grateful to Jeff Bigot for making a tool for creating inkle weaving drafts.<br />
It's FREE and I encourage you to play with it to create your own designs.<br />
Here's the link to Version2 where I created the warping and pattern drafts below: <a href="http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/editor.html">http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/v2/editor.html</a><br />
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Here is the warping draft for <b>Band A </b>made using the Pattern Editor.</div>
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The warping draft shows you how to arrange your colors when warping the loom. </div>
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The top row represents the heddled warps.</div>
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The bottom row represents the open (unheddled) warps.</div>
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The Pattern Editor is a great help to me in planning the warping of my loom, as I need to be sure that I have the right number of threads to get the 2" width I want. Once I know how many pattern and background threads I need in the central area, I can choose a plain weave pattern for the borders. In this case, I chose thick stripes in chocolate, rust, turquoise blue and royal blue. </div>
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Looking at <b>Band A </b> there are: </div>
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75 threads altogether. </div>
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46 border threads (23 on each side) </div>
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20 tan background threads in the central pattern area. </div>
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9 royal blue pattern threads: 4 in the heddled row and 5 in the open row. </div>
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Because of this offset alignment of the pattern threads, diagonal designs are formed easily. </div>
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Diamonds, chevrons and zig-zag patterns are some of the easiest to understand and weave. </div>
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In traditional Baltic woven patterns, the motifs are often much more complex. </div>
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<b>Reading the Pattern Drafts Below</b></div>
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The pattern draft for weaving the design is quite a different type of chart than the warping draft. Baltic pattern drafts are typically shown as a grid, like graph paper. The border threads are not shown. </div>
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In looking at the drafts below the blue squares represent the pattern threads. The white squares are just place holders, creating visual space. Don't mistake them for background threads; the background threads are not represented on the pattern chart at all. </div>
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The columns on the chart are numbered 1-9 , starting at the left. One column = one pattern thread.</div>
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The horizontal rows indicate your woven rows (picks). </div>
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Row 1 has the odd numbered pattern threads: 1-3-5-7-9. </div>
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Row 2 has the even numbered threads: 2-4-6-8. </div>
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The lower portion of the two drafts looks like a checkerboard. This shows the position of the pattern threads as they naturally appear when woven in plain weave. </div>
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To read the draft, you start at the bottom, this is the row closest to you as you start to weave. Then you work your way up the chart watching your design grow up from the bottom as you weave. </div>
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<b> <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Band A </span> <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Band B</span></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Rows 1-7 on the chart for </span><b style="text-align: center;">Band A</b><span style="text-align: center;"> show, simply, plain weave and it looks like the checkerboard. </span></div>
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The variation from the checkerboard starts at row 8 and indicates where you have to manipulate threads to get your pickup design. Everywhere that you see a vertical stack of 3 colored squares, it illustrates where the pattern thread is floating across a row, out of it's normal sequence. Most picked threads will float across 3 rows. In the first row, they appear naturally on the surface of your weaving. In the second row, you have to reach down and pick them up, adding them to the top layer. In the third row, they are naturally on top again. <b>Band A and B</b> have diagonal lines which turn at the edge to change direction. At the point where a line turns, it will be necessary to pick up a thread which has just been picked up, causing it to float across 5 rows instead of 3. </div>
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Visualizing the pattern by looking at the areas where the checkerboard is altered is one way to weave the design. Can you follow the zig-zags visually and pick up the correct threads to mimic the charted design? This has been my habit, although it is not the only way. Nor, the most common way.</div>
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Most sources recommend reading the chart one row at a time. Start at the left. Is the colored square in column 1 blue or white? If blue, pattern thread #1 needs to be showing on top of your band. If the square is white, the pattern thread on that row should not be showing. In <b>Band A, </b>the need to pick up threads begins in row 8. Column 1 shows a blue square, so that one needs to be picked up. All of the rest of the threads in that row are following the regular checkerboard sequence, so no need to do anything here. Continue, row by row, checking for colored squares that don't follow the checkerboard pattern. Lift warp threads as necessary. </div>
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The sequence, row by row, for <b>Band A</b> is this:</div>
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For more information, check out these resources: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MariekeKranenburg" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; margin-right: -0.1em; overflow-wrap: var(--yt-endpoint-word-wrap,none); overflow: hidden; padding-right: 0.1em; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-decoration,none); text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: pre; word-break: var(--yt-endpoint-word-break,none);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marieke Kranenburg</span></a> made a very helpful video showing the weaving process and how to use the block charts: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTBDsV2a4Xc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTBDsV2a4Xc</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
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Susan Foulkes writes a very interesting blog here with many bandweaving tips:</div>
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Heather Torgenrud's website gives some really helpful design tips. Check out this page: <a href="https://norwegianpickupbandweaving.com/2015/05/12/pattern-design-basics/">https://norwegianpickupbandweaving.com/2015/05/12/pattern-design-basics/</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-7833238472968226472020-03-29T08:21:00.000-07:002020-04-21T10:44:05.889-07:00Quarantine eBook SpecialI hope you are all doing well out there during this strange time!<br />
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Since my teaching tour in California got cut short by the Corona Virus Pandemic, I am working on some lessons which I'll share here on the blog and some that may be a future book or workshop. I'm also going to be exploring ways to teach workshops online in the future.<br />
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In the meantime, I thought I'd run a special on my ebook for the next week.<br />
The offer is good until April 6th.<br />
You can get it here in my Etsy shop for $6.<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/539998779/inkle-weaving-ebook-by-annie-machale-in">https://www.etsy.com/listing/539998779/inkle-weaving-ebook-by-annie-machale-in</a><br />
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<span style="color: red;">WARNING! A PIRATE HAS STOLEN MY EBOOK FILE AND IS SELLING IT ON ETSY AND EBAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE BUYING FROM MY SHOP. THANKS!</span><br />
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It's also available in print. Have a look at the Etsy listing for a peek inside.<br />
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The book has received some high praise from some special people in the weaving world!</h4>
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Susan Foulkes told me in a recent email: "Looking at your book again is so inspiring. The work you put into it is tremendous and the photographs are superb. Just the sort of colourful book to cheer us up in these difficult times." She also wrote a review and tested a pattern from the book on her blog here: <a href="https://durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-new-band-weaving-book.html">https://durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-new-band-weaving-book.html</a><br />
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Sara Lamb wrote a lovely review in the March/April issue of "Handwoven".<br />
She says "Annie MacHale has produced a beautiful and useful book for inkle weavers who want to understand color and proportion in their woven bands........This book is a feast for the eyes."<br />
I love this especially because I've taken a color class from Sara and she knows what she's talking about!<br />
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In the Fall 2019 issue of "Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot", Gail Gondek wrote:<br />
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In a personal email from Barry Schacht, he told me that "I just read through your Inkle book. It’s terrific."<br />
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This is one of my favorite pages! It shows the same pattern in 12 different colorways. Fun!<br />
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I just finished reading this book which neatly ties the forms of everything in the universe, sacred geometry, spirituality, and human behavior all neatly together in a circle.<br />
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"The mandala is an archetypal symbol of wholeness that is replicated on a cosmic scale, not only in manifestations of art, architecture, and religion, but throughout the natural universe. The concepts and primal patterns it represents are the base upon which all physical things are created. Thus, we are attracted to mandalas because they are at the core of who and what we are."<br />
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It raises lots of new questions and I plan to make more study time over the next few months.<br />
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One of the realizations that I came to was that, while I love all kinds of patterns, it's radials that I love the most. Radials are patterns that radiate outward from a central point in a symmetrical pattern. These include round stained-glass windows, kaleidoscope images, flowers, snowflakes, Islamic tile patterns, spider webs, cross-sections of plant stems, fruits and vegetables. For some lovely photos of snowflakes, check this out: <a href="https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/macro-photos-snowflakes-show-impossibly-perfect-designs.html?fbclid=IwAR0Wn5jBeyc36pwz5fYDtv64kmR1EGO4e2UMWaJsacNmP3zQFca3paDU5oI" target="_blank">Macro Images of Snowflakes</a><br />
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Since inkle weaving, my main creative pursuit, creates linear patterns, it doesn't give me too many opportunities to explore circular patterns. I have thought about various ways in which I could play with radials.<br />
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Did you know that the Spirograph is back and popular this year? Loved playing with this set when I was a young kid. Now that I'm an older kid, I'm going to do it again! Bought one yesterday!<br />
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I've also considered some fibery way of playing. Crochet mandalas? All the rage! If you used to call them "Granny Squares" get with the times. A Google search for "crochet mandalas" turns up so many results that it makes my head spin! Would you like to see? Check this out. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=crochet+mandalas&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US751&sxsrf=ACYBGNSAgb_H8q15-dGjVGvEFn4NOyqmmw:1575735399672&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZm4fm96PmAhVQA6wKHcdmDS4Q_AUoAXoECBAQAw&biw=1019&bih=555" target="_blank">Crochet Mandalas</a></div>
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A while back, I played with some software programs that can turn a photo into a kaleidoscopic image. Starting with photos of my woven designs, this activity gave me hours of amusement! I didn't find a program which allowed me to save my results at a very high resolution, however, so my hopes of saving and printing and sharing them were dashed. Maybe I need to look further. In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy looking at a few of them. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-64550660694822842532019-11-05T13:01:00.004-08:002019-11-05T14:01:59.394-08:00Variations, Adaptations and Iterations Because I love the design process so much, I don't choose to make copies of my designs.<br />
I insist on creating a one-of-a-kind piece for my larger items like guitar straps and sashes.<br />
Smaller things like key fobs or bookmarks may be created in multiples to use the loom's weaving length to my advantage, however.<br />
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So, while I don't make copies of a design, I might make a similar one. This is usually because someone asks for it or I fell in love with the design or colors. Do you do this, too?<br />
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It happens sometimes that a customer sees a piece that I've made and asks for one like it. I say "I can make you a similar one, but I intentionally don't ever make two exactly alike."<br />
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And sometimes, I just like a pattern or color combination so much that I decide to do a variation on it using the same pattern in different colors, or using the same colors in a different pattern. Below are some recent examples.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This strap was made to go with a <a href="http://www.pimentelguitars.com/guitar-gallery.html" target="_blank">Pimentel </a>Southwestern Guitar and reflect the turquoise and mother-of-pearl inlay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The addition of the turquoise line on both sides of the central pattern area made the design pop a bit more. I also used a darker shade of brown, one of my favorite yarn colors. </span></td></tr>
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After making <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/732659412/key-fob-or-wrist-strap-for-small-purse" target="_blank">this wrist strap</a>, I decided that I loved the color combination so much that I should use it again. Next came the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/741803829/guitar-strap-handwoven-cotton-unique" target="_blank">guitar strap</a> shown below. The guitar strap is twice the width of the wrist strap, so I created borders to add width. The central pattern is the same. </div>
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In my book, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASpinnerWeaver?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=658320160&section_id=25593038" target="_blank">"In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color & Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers"</a></div>
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Inkle bands make great belts! But traditional belt buckles are not the best to use on your woven bands. They are hard on the fabric as you poke the metal tongue through your woven web.</div>
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Over the years, I have found some nice alternatives. </div>
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This is what I use most often. I have been calling it a T-buckle because of the shape of the one end. However, the company I purchase them from now calls it a cinch buckle. Since I get asked this question often, here's my source: Ohio Travel Bag. They have so much hardware! Because they are a wholesaler, they have partnered with an affilliate to provide smaller quantities at retail. Here's the link: <a href="https://hardwareelf.com/">https://hardwareelf.com/</a></div>
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Recently, I was asked to make a copy of this belt which is worn by a TV character. </div>
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The show is called "Stranger Things" and the character, "Eleven". The belt is 1 1/2" wide and this nifty buckle was also purchased from Ohio Travel Bag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;">(If you are interested in buying one like this, please send an email to me at: iweavestraps@gmail.com).</span></div>
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Using two D-rings or O-rings is an easy solution. The one below uses D-rings and is 1 1/2" wide. </div>
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This beautiful Navajo silver and turquoise belt buckle was purchased a few years back at <a href="http://ortegasweaving.com/" target="_blank">Ortega's Weaving Shop</a> in Chimayo, New Mexico. I've used it on a western style leather belt, but decided that I wanted to use it on a woven belt. </div>
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(You can see me wearing it in <a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2019/09/weaver-guitar-straps-goes-to-white-house.html" target="_blank">the last post</a> when I went to the White House.) </div>
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It worked great! </div>
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I have done something similar in the past by taking apart thrift store belts and re-using the leather piece at the front. I simply cut the stitching, opened up the two layers of leather, removed the webbing and replaced it with my own woven belt. </div>
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I stitched by hand using the existing holes in the leather. This belt was made for my oldest daughter about 25 years ago when she was in the local 4H club. </div>
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I also have a number of sashes which I wear. They are woven extra long and tie together. </div>
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The photo below is of one of my hemp collection sashes that I'm adding to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASpinnerWeaver?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=27208894" target="_blank">Etsy shop here</a>.</div>
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We get so many sales calls at our house, that I really have come to expect that every time the phone rings it's another one. However, sometimes, there is a caller on the other end with a welcome message. I'm glad that I answered cheerfully when a representative of the White House called to invite me to the 3rd Annual Made in America Product Showcase on July 15th at the White House in Washington, D.C. </div>
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Each year, they invite one business from each of the 50 states, and this year they chose </div>
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I accepted the invitation and was accompanied by my husband, Rick. </div>
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We dressed so that no one had any doubts where we were from.</div>
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Vice President, Mike Pence, walked through the showcase and visited with us.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">We borrowed a beautiful Pimentel Southwestern Guitar from Pimentel & Sons in Albuquerque to add to our display. They hand-build every guitar using an assortment of woods. The inlay work is all hand-cut in house and stunning! Check out the gallery on their website! </span><a href="http://www.pimentelguitars.com/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Pimentel & Sons</a></div>
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Once again, I'll be participating in the annual New Mexico Fiber Crawl!!</div>
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In it's third year now, it covers even more communities and sites than ever.</div>
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"Join in our three-day 2019 New Mexico Fiber Crawl, Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, to celebrate New Mexico’s rich fiber arts heritage and the people who make wonderful fiber creations. The New Mexico Fiber Crawl is an opportunity to explore fiber studios and farms, experience fiber demonstrations, attend special gallery and museum events, win prizes, and visit fiber arts shops. </div>
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Whether you are a fiber enthusiast, a visitor, a friend or a collector, the 2019 New Mexico Fiber Crawl is a great way to discover and enjoy the world of fiber arts in Northern New Mexico. You’ll meet the weavers, knitters, spinners, felters, embroiderers and new media artists who are sharing their love of the fiber arts at this event. Plus, you’ll have a great time!"</div>
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I'll have copies of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/658320160/inkle-weaving-design-book-by-annie" target="_blank">my new book</a> as well as straps, belts and other colorful things! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's May 3rd and I am traveling in California to teach a couple of weaving workshops and do a guild presentation. (<a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/upcoming-events.html" target="_blank">See my Events page for details</a>.) More adventure!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">On May the 1st, with help, I launched the ebook version of "In Celebration of Plain Weave" from the road. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It is now available in my Etsy shop here:</span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASpinnerWeaver">https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASpinnerWeaver</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I brought a dozen copies of the paper book along, thinking I'd ship them from the road. They had been selling at a rate of 2-4 each day. But, something surprising happened. The first day out, I sold the 12 copies I had wrapped and brought with me. So, they are out of stock until I return home again. I'm now selling from the 3rd printing!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm delighted with the response that the book has been receiving!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">" Just got my copy of this book in the mail and it is SO GOOD. The section on color is pitch perfect and I think any weaver would find it helpful. "</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">One of my bandweaving heroes is Susan Foulkes. She is such an important source of information on bandweaving from around the world. Her research and re-creation of historic bands is amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you don't already subscribe to her blog, I highly recommend it! This week she wrote a review of my book and tried out one of the patterns for herself. Thanks, Susan! You can read it here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"<span style="color: #222222;">I had high expectations of this book, having seen Annie's contributions to inkle weaving both through her website and through various Facebook groups. I have to say that, even so, I was blown away by how thoughtfully designed, organized and illustrated this book is. I'm no newbie to color theory, but the concepts and examples here are so well presented that this will definitely be a main reference for me. Brava!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #222222;">"</span><span style="color: #222222;">I am a beginner inkle weaver, and I find the patterns very helpful to use. The pattern pictures are big, clear, and colorful. I love that the book is spiral bound."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"This book needed to be written and I’m so glad Annie was the one to do it. Great job, and beautiful pictures. Thanks for signing it too!!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"Beautiful book! Well done, spiral binding always a good thing for crafting books. This book goes pretty deep into color theory and design elements specific to warp-faced band weaving. And makes it so understandable. Getting better control over what you want a band to do - sizzle and pop banjo straps or soothing calm yoga staps, it's all about color. Thank you, Annie, for putting this all together in a way that makes sense to a band weaver!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"A Beautiful book all the way through. I especially liked Color Relationships and Color Schemes. and Color and Human Perception as it applies to more than one of my hobbies. It was you Annie MacHale who inspired me to take up weaving. I really enjoy it. Thank you!"</span></div>
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If you don't have one yet, here's where you can get it: <a href="https://www.taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf?iid=12&cid=1">https://www.taprootvideo.com/preview_class.jsf?iid=12&cid=1</a><br />
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Thanks to everyone who ordered one!!! Media mail is slow, so some are still waiting for delivery.<br />
One customer reported that she tracked her package and it was sorted through 3 locations within an hour of her home before it finally arrived. Still, I love the U.S. Mail and am grateful for their system which works great most of the time.<br />
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I've sent books to people in 7 countries besides the U.S. Extra thanks to those who paid as much to have it shipped as they did to buy the book. It's hefty, weighing 1 pound and 6 ounces packaged, and is expensive to ship overseas.<br />
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Some lovely reviews have been written <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ASpinnerWeaver" target="_blank">on Etsy</a> and I have received many nice personal notes, FB comments and phone calls. I love hearing what each person liked and/or found useful in the book.<br />
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My local guild, the Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild, arranged a little book-signing event at our last meeting and I was delighted that so many of my peers wanted copies!<br />
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The PDF version is in the works and almost complete. We are working out the delivery system as the file is too large for Etsy to handle. Each of the 200 pattern links in the catalog had to be checked as they will be live links in the PDF. Although I swear I checked them all before we went to print, some errors were found in this round of checking. Also, a customer wrote to mention an incorrect pattern number referenced in the text. HORRORS!<br />
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So...... If you have a copy of the book, please note the following corrections.<br />
If you would like to print them to insert in your book, here's the link to a printable page:<br />
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It's a <span style="text-align: center;">book about weaving design especially for inkle weavers and band weavers. Learn what you need to know about color and design for weaving narrow warp-faced bands. This book is a feast for the eyes, containing many inspiring, full-page, color photos. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Take a look at this video for a sneak peek inside! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/annie.machale/posts/10218311760173904">https://www.facebook.com/annie.machale/posts/10218311760173904</a></span><br />
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In the book I distill color theory into some basic guidelines specifically for band weavers and demonstrate how to get extraordinary while using a simple plain weave. The art is in the warping and the possibilities are endless!<br />
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This book is available in a spiral bound 8 1/2 x 11" paperback or an ebook.<div><a href="https://taprootvideo.com/instructorClasses.jsf?iid=12" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CLICK HERE TO BUY A COPY!</span></b></a><br />
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* Color terminology and color theory basics<br />
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* 200 interactive pattern charts -Open them using the online program "Inkle Loom Pattern Editor"<br />
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The book is divided into three sections:<br />
<u>Section One</u> is a discussion of color theory and band design including my best tips from years of experiments. Get ideas and resources for choosing color combinations.<br />
<u>Section Two</u> illustrates how to create plain weave patterns by breaking it down to the various elements which make up a design. Learn how to to use chains, teeth, stripes, etc. and how to balance them to get pleasing results.<br />
<u>Section Three</u> is a catalog of 200 individual interactive patterns plus tips for turning these into thousands upon thousands more.<br />
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To see pattern samples and get a preview of the way they work interactively, check out this blog post: <a href="http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2018/10/free-interactive-patterns.html">http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2018/10/free-interactive-patterns.html</a><br />
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842874878197429929.post-80893110360357761292019-03-10T11:29:00.000-07:002019-03-10T11:29:03.477-07:00Musical Harmonies and Color HarmoniesA while back I received this enthusiastic message, "I have been searching high and low to find a strap to match one of my guitars. I am so happy to have come across your website! I absolutely love your straps! They are exactly what I’ve been looking for."<br />
(My website is here: <a href="http://www.weaverguitarstraps.com/">www.WeaverGuitarStraps.com</a>)<br />
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"I would love to have one made to match my guitar if you’re interested.
The guitar is a 3 tone sunburst Telecaster. It has a few subtle appointments that make it what I consider to be a very beautiful guitar, off white binding and abalone dot inlays on the fretboard."<br />
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I can never resist a creative challenge like this. So, what would I make to match this guitar?<br />
Since I LOVE color blending, I started with a design which played off of the color gradation, or "burst" as they call this type of paint job on a guitar. I used 9 colors and loved the progression!<br />
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But, it didn't include any of the colors from the abalone, which he really wanted. So, Jason, being very clever, found his way to the "<a href="http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/editor.html" target="_blank">Band Weaving Pattern Editor</a>", my favorite design tool and created his own strap pattern, shown below! Good job! Not enough threads, though.<br />
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He and I kept playing with variations on this design until we got one that he liked. </div>
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I sent him some photos of yarn, so he could help choose the colors. Then, magic happened!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He wrote, "When I started looking at a color wheel to help pick the colors for the guitar strap, I realized that it was separated into 12 sections just like the circle of fifths used in music." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (Wikipedia: <span href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths" https:="" q="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths&source=gmail&ust=1552314765725000&usg=AFQjCNGFqRuPoieyoZTao8gZMGxtKSMIsQ" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" url="" www.google.com="">https://en.<wbr></wbr>wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_<wbr></wbr>fifths</span></span>)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You and I had already discussed some possible colors inspired by the finish adornments on the guitar so I had an idea of some bass notes, or base colors to look for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used the I V vi IV musical progression and set the C note to line up with orange on the color wheel which gave me:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I - C - Orange</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vi - A(min) - Green</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">IV - F - Purple/Wine red</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was the palette! I used that as a base when I set up the colors in the pattern editor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So what we have represented in the colors is: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The red, orange, and yellow gradient from the sunburst finish on the guitar body. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really liked the first weave you did with the really elaborate gradient, It was beautiful! I wanted to make sure we paid homage to that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we have the green which was matched to the slight tint of green in the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">pick guard and also one of the colors in the abalone inlays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And finally the off-white from the binding on the guitar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We checked all of the boxes from the original inspiration!"</span></div>
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So, I wove Jason's design, sent him a photo and it was a hit!</div>
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His response, upon receiving the strap, "<span style="font-family: inherit;"> It’s awesome! It looks even better in person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am so happy with it! It matches the guitar beautifully. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve attached a picture for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks again! This was a great experience. You are a master of your craft!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So then, he made me this color wheel combined with the circle of fifths so I could experiment!!!</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You could find the chords to a song you like and see how they correspond to the colors on the color wheel - or vice versa- You could use the color from a pattern you create and then see how it translates musically. Bear in mind too that you could shift the color wheel or the circle of fifths in either direction to get different combinations. Like if C lined up with blue instead of red, you could still use the same intervals and get a harmonious color palette.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Depending on ones knowledge of music theory and/ or color theory you could dig kind of deep with this. You’ll notice that a lot of the same harmonious relationships exist on the color wheel and on the circle of fifths. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Using this method, any piece of music could be interpreted as color and any instance of color could be represented by sound."</span></div>
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I'd love to hear from anyone about experiences designing with musical harmonies!<br />
~Annie</div>
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