to weave a wall

Be Inspired. Be Bold.

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Rebecca

The Card of the Weaving

Card weaving is a simple and fun form of weaving that allows you to weave anytime, anywhere.  It's an early form of weaving that has been practiced for hundreds of years.  I love it for the fact that since I don't have a loom, yet, I can get my weaving fix when I'm not in class.

First I planned out my pattern.  There are four rows, A, B, C, and D and the columns relate to how many cards you use.  I then counted, measured and cut the yarns.

Here are the cards and the shuttle, each yarn need to go through each hole.

Reading the pattern I know which color yarn goes in which hole.  Repeat until all cards and yarns are used.  

Too many yarns.. I like to use a comb to untangle all the yarns.

Stay tuned for the next step.. weaving.

Be Bold in your Designs.

peace&love

Rebecca

Cochineal.. the dyed yarn

After a lot of rinsing, washing and laying out to dry for days, here is the final result of the natural cochineal dye.  The wool and cotton fibers took the dye differently but they both make for some beautiful light rustic red colors.

 The wool yarns.

 The cotton yarn.

Now to decide what to make with this yarn beautiful yarn.  

Lets see if I remember how to knit!

Be Bold in your Designs

peace&love

Rebecca

Throwback to Macrame

For my next fiber exploration I looked to the past for unique weaving techniques.  Macrame is something I have always found simple and beautiful.  After doing my Pinterest research and looking up different macrame designs I was ready to do some experimentation of my own.  After making a few knots I realized this is the same technique that I used to make my bracelets down at the beach.  It all made sense now.  Now I was ready to to go for it.  

I measured out all my yarns.  I used twisted cotton twine from Lowes.  It took some figuring out measuring and untangling but once it was cut and tied up I was ready to go.  

I stared with some simple knots a the top.  I wanted to keep it a simple design so not to get too confused throughout the whole process.  I had nailed it up to the wall in my hallway to make it easier to tie up.

To finish it off I set it against a burlap fabric.  It gave a nice neutral contrast and added to the whole 70s vibe.

The final product was for a portable tiki bar that my dad had just finished making.  It needed a cover for the front and this finished it off nicely.  This was the first collaboration between me and my dad and the project was a huge success.

Be Bold in your Designs.

peace&love

Rebecca