SAORI Three
This is the warping board that my husband made for me. Side-to-side, the measurement between the pegs is a meter. I want a really short warp for this project because of the amount of yarn I have in these colors; it should be a wearable scarf. The warp cross between the two pegs in the…
The Weather Diaries at the American Swedish Institute
The Weather Diaries just closed at the American Swedish Institute. I visited, and following are pictures of the beaded works on exhibition. There were pictures of models wearing beadwork as well, as shown in the exhibition link. From the website: “A stunning exhibition of photographic artworks by Cooper & Gorfer linked with one-of-a-kind installations, The Weather…
SAORI Two complete, the caterpillar edition
This yarn is AWESOME. I am having so much fun seeing what patterns emerge, just weaving back and forth. There’s no planning, and most of these pattern changes are not because of a new bobbin of warp. Argyle! Solid stripes with something that makes me think of corduroy. More stripes, with an argyle interlude. Look…
Mixed metal earrings
Brick stitch with metal-look size 15 beads around a “hammered” base metal oval, on sterling ear wires.
Warping a SAORI loom
Here’s my process pictures for my first time fully warping my SAORI loom with the “chair warp” from my last loom-related post. First, I remove the beater and flip it over, resting the legs of the beater on the harness of the loom. I undo the braids from my prepared warp, and use the warp…