Another part of me

Not quite. But almost. It’s a basket made of electric wire more than 20 years ago, in South Africa (was I told). Kathe Tood-Hooker could call it shaped tapestry. Anyway, gorgeous. Pas vraiment une tapisserie, quoique… Fabriqué en Afrique du Sud, en fil de téléphone.

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As you see, the faces are finished. But I am totally unable to see how it comes. I weave from the back on a Mirrix loom, and don’t have a very good eyesigt. So I don’t know if th eyes are ok, or if they will look like clowns! Also, I had to move my

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I bought this little kilim a while ago, at a flee market, for the blue/green part. was the weaver short of dark blue wool? Did she decide that this green was necessary?

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I bought some linen last week, and was eager to try it, so I did this little sample. I discovered that I love linen ( I already knew it), but it’s hard on the hands! The warp was a slippery cotton, 10 epi. While weaving, I found that 6 epi would have been better. As

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I reached the necks and faces, and a lot of problems. I first decided to have the necks in a grey and light pink color, but it didn’t work out, it was too dark. So I had to unweave. But all the area is interlocked, so it was really a mess! I then decided to

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Alice and Anita are slowly progressing. Unlike my first tapestries, I am not in the hurry to see the result, I enjoy the process, and every struggle I meet. Tapestry is problem solving.

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One could say that this picture shows a tapestry disaster, and be right. But to me, it’s much more than that. It’s the first tapestry I did all by myself. It’s one of my daughter’s sketch. I finished it. I love the colors. I learned so much! I fought the warp, the weft, and all

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When I bought this beautiful piece, years ago, I’ve been told it was a tent band, made for surrounding the yurt and keep it sturdy. It doesn’t look like sheep wool, very thin, very dry, cardboardlike. Goat? Camel? The colors are gorgeous, and the back is very neat. If you know where it comes from,

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