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Hi Linda,
>Ellen, I want to hear everything about your piece -- double faced
weave? made in strips sewn together or as one piece? And then cut into
the vase shape?<
Yes, double faced weave, done in 10/2 UKI cotton, maroon and ginger, to
mimic an old vase. It was woven in strips and then sewn together, but it
wasn't cut. Instead, I made a vase-shaped frame out of foam core art board
and covered it with gauze dipped in a flour and water paste, dyed with
coffee or tea (whichever I was drinking that day).
I wanted the effect of a Greek vase unearthed from the rock.
I used strips that were woven in Greek patterns taken from actual Attic
vases because I am partial to the the geometric designs of that era, but
this vase (and others) are of my own design. Each strip was either 72 or
36 cards wide, depending on the run on the loom. The horses, for instance,
are 72; the Greek keys, 36.
I have one humorous version that includes a Greek egg-&-dart patterned
strip made up of alien heads and rocket ships, as "proof" of Ancient
Astronauts. ;-j I have no shame.
Thanx for asking. 8-]
Ellen
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