Tardy fiber

This is a bit late and it's not Monday, but I didn't finish it up until yesterday. Last week I took a class on the Theo Moorman inlay technique. This is a way of weaving where yarns are floated on top of a stable woven fabric and secured by very thin warp ends which tie them down. The finished project was a series of exercises designed to teach us how to do the technique. Here is what I ended up with. 


A little explanation of each section. 

The bottom three rectangles was to demonstrate what the inlay process is and how it differs from regular weaving. The set of smaller rectangles was to learn how different yarns cover (or don't cover) the warp. Then the figure at the top was introducing working with more than one color at a time. 


Those overlapping rectangles are transparencies where color mixing happens. I wasn't pleased with my first attempt (bottom), so I did it again. I was much happier with the second. Above the transparencies is the exercise teaching how to use a cartoon as a pattern underneath the warp. 


This is a free form exercise where we could experiment using a variety of yarns. A few of those are unspun locks of fleece. (The bars across the middle and the top.) I really liked how they looked and have been pondering how I could weave some yardage using locks as an inset. Heaven knows I have enough locks of wool. 


This flower was the last thing I tried. I was attempting to use a cartoon to make a flower. It's okay, bút I think I need more practice. 

Now I just need to hem the top and bottom so I can hang it with my other samplers near my loom. 

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