- Earth to Voyager. Weaving my lifelong favorite NASA mission to the outer planets and beyond.
Growing up, my walls were plastered with photos from Voyager 2 sent by my grandfather who worked at NASA. Many years later, one of my happiest moments was attending the Voyager 35th anniversary...
1,121 points34 comments4 d ago
- Ikat and Tapestry Experiments
Just finished up my second project of the semester in Virginia Commonwealth’s Craft program! I’ve been taking a class on experimental tapestry techniques on floor looms and have been having an...
738 points21 comments1 d ago
- I made a new loom!
Hi all, this is my first post here. Little intro: I went to art school where I built my first loom, a construction lumber warp weighted loom upon which I learned to weave tapestries. I modified it...
700 points27 comments6 d ago
- I love overshot patterned doubleweave
It takes forever, but you don't end up with any floats! Just getting back into the w swing of weaving after a few months and had to share my new project :) Using 5/2 cotton with 28epi.
676 points21 comments20 h ago
- A close-up look at today's weaving session. Loving the crisp contrast and texture on this piece right on the loom.
474 points14 comments2 d ago
- Stash busting
Tried something new with some deflected doubleweave to get rid of some small quantities. It's weird but fun, I think? On the loom I thought it would lean autumn but once off my husband says it's...
459 points12 comments1 d ago
- Sharing the joy of craft
Weaving easy pick up (drop out) pattern on Inkle loom. Hope you have crafty hands in these gloomy times of the year. Wish luck to all of you 🤗🤗
351 points11 comments4 d ago
- Im making kitchen towels!
171 points5 comments3 d ago
- I made a top out of woven squares that can be worn upside down
Sometime ago, I found an old picture of a garment I designed back in 2010. It was one of the first designs I ever presented in a textile design competition. Looking at it again made me realize...
160 points7 comments5 d ago
- Cats in Coats of Many Colors
Or puffer jackets. LOL I learned more with these and practiced finishing them off with twill tape. I got way too excited and used.way much of the felting yarn for the spacing. They were fun...
140 points4 comments6 d ago