My ikat dyeing on this piece is working out great. See the little white stripes on the central warp- they are staying together much better than previously without shifting too severely. I know that a slight shifting of the threads is an inevitable and desirable feature of ikat but if they go too far off the patterning dissolves completely.

I put this success down to much better warping on my part and because it is a very narrow warp, the warping process was easier. This is the same warp that I painted in Loving that Dyeing post…so it changes colours beautifully as I weave. I guess you are wondering about the reasoning for this textile…we it is sort of under wraps and you’ll see soon. I hate keeping secrets especially about presents which is akin to this. Keep posted!

Thanks for your comments about this blog previously. It’s so encouraging to keep at it. I used to think that getting a blog up and running was pretty straight forward especially at blogger or maybe wordpress servers with that push button approach but no. Even the push button approach in its efforts to make things easier for us are actually becoming more like software that you never really understand completely. It feels daunting and only the bravest in the land  web would attempt it.

Amanda is a new blogger who has done a fabulous job even on her first post. Straight into luscious weaving and interesting technique. Find her at http://sampling-sampling.blogspot.com/

My first blog entry was much more tentative. Here it is with a reference to my blog mother. The one who triggers ‘I think I’ll have a go’…. and the blog is born. There was no photo, just a nervous “hello world”.

Thursday, November 25, 2004
New Commission & New blog

I am designing a woven commission for a ‘celebration’ cloth as a wedding present. I decided to use silk as it weaves up with such luscious handle and drape.
This is also my first attempt at the blog! I have returned again and again to Sarah Bradberry’s site at www.knitting-and.com and have enjoyed it so much that I thought I’d have a go myself.

Pretty interesting! Well no, but then I don’t really think that’s the point of blogging although it is a definite plus for readers. For ourselves as craftspeople and artists it’s a public web diary of our work and thoughts with the potential for extending our community with others.

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