Monochromatic Tapestry
This tiny tapestry is for the first two months of the WAL in Ravelry. I hurried and it shows.
So, the question is what does a person do with a bunch a small samples?
Finished (Finally!): Tapestry Weaving
It only took me about ten months to finish this 4″x6″ weaving. Honestly, the Lightning Weaver is an awesome loom and I’ve used it for several small tapestries, but quite awhile ago, I wished I hadn’t started this type of a project on it. I used embroidery thread and needles to weave it. At 12 epi, it was pretty fine. My goal when I began was to work in more curves and colors. You can tell I jumped into “finish” mode where the lines start traveling from selvedge to selvedge. I went back to shapes near the end.
The Lightning Weaver has little hooks on either end, which makes it impossible to weave up until the edge. So, I’m left with some white threads poking out, but that’s okay. Throughout the weaving, I overlapped where I started and stopped threads. This keeps the back very tidy. Any loose threads can be safely trimmed away.
Back:
Tidying Up
I spent many hours organizing my “office” that has all my looms and supplies. I can find things now, and yes, I was stunned at how much I’ve accumulated!
Some Tapestry Inspiration
I needed a little inspiration for weaving, and I found these two great videos. The first is a short segment with weaver James Koehler. I was interested in his work because so much of it is monochromatic, which is what the first two months of this year’s WAL on Ravelry is focused on. The second is a great video about Navajo weavers: