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Hi,
I just finished a tablet weave-related tapestry project that I have to crow
about. 8-] A high school friend just turned 50, so to commemmorate the
august occasion, I decided to weave her favorite mythical beast: a unicorn.
I chose for my pattern a greeting card she had sent me recently and
scanned it into the computer. To my delight, it scaled up slightly and was
just the size (approx. 8X10) I wanted to weave, so I used it as a cartoon.
But since my current obsession is tablet weaving, I had to get that into
the project somehow, and inspiration struck! I took a small strip of TW in
a maze pattern in blues and white and fixed it to a foam core board at the
top of the cartoon. Then I attached waxed linen warp to the band (in the
manner of attaching warp weighted warp to a tablet woven band!) and afixed
it with pins to the board. Then I proceeded to needle weave the unicorn
tapestry.
I might add here that I had a scant 3 weeks to finish the project (I
finished with an hour to spare...!), or I might have woven the TW band
specifically with this end in mind (using the waxed linen as the weft for
the band, instead of weaving it in afterward). I expect the results would
be similar, tho.
I embellished the tapestry with buttons and beads, inserted onto the warp
before weaving, in the manner of a needle woven necklace (another
obsession, but that's a different story). I'm rather pleased with the
overall effect. Because of the beads and textured yarns I use, the image
is woven right side up.
I have another idea for a TW tapestry, and this time I'll make the warp
while I weave the band.
If anyone wants to see a jpg, just ask. I'd be happy to send it to you. 8-]
Ellen
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