Another part of me

The goal was to weave a rather big scale tapestry( big for me: 65×40 cms) with the silk I bought on sale at Toronto., and from a doodle I failed to weave on a very small scale. I already begun something on my frame with this silk, but gave up quickly, because of the frame

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Celina is working in two different directions. She has finished the sample for her Hundertwasser project, and she is beginning a collection of tiles, all with the loom her husband has made for her. You can see in one of the photos she was able to install a mirror to see the tile she is

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Three weeks ago, thanks to my generous niece, I visited the FIAC in Paris. A bunc h of beautiful pieces of art, amongst them two tapestries that caught my eye, by a painter called Andreas Eriksson. A la FIAC, il y a 3 semaines.

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I can’t begin a big project now, I don’t have the time. So I am experimenting: wool warp, U warp, no ends weft, all that from a doodle I made and that I will repeat. I choose blues that I love, a fine sett and my lovely bobbins. Suis pas encore prête à me relancer

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This is a yearly three-days event in Felletin, near Aubusson. During these 3 days at the end of October, one can see tapestry exhibitions, visit wool related companies, buy fleece, thread, wheels, looms, whatever, not mentioning the delicious resturants and the gorgeous architecture all over the place. A la fête de la laine à Felletin,

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There it is, done. I’m happier than I expected with it. Not steamed yet. The colors turned well, the weaving is ok. Anita as usual doesn’t like her face. I’m not very fond of the faces, but I caught their personalities in them though. I’m heading to the third one, may begin it in January

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Celina is exercising before beginning her big piece. As you see, her sample is as beautiful as a real piece! She is doing lines with sumak, following the book of Mette Lise Rossing. She is experimenting with different lenght and thickness of thread. And when she gets back home, her husband made loom is secured

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Our Guild is moving. Last weekend, we were split in two teams in two locations, one team weaving and the other sewing. Will we split, and dissolve the Guild? No, never! We decided to stay together, and to change the name of our Guild, for which we are still in discussion. La Guilde de la

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