Author: Teresa
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Loopy
This fall I am teaching pile weaves at Callanwolde. I have never woven pile weaves…. how did this happen? We had a bunch of old 8/2 yarn that was no longer strong enough for warp. Unfortunately some students thought the yarn chicken gods would be with them when they opted to use it (right color)…
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OVER|UNDER Alphabet – Completed
First Place – Functional – Convergence 2026 After weaving the cloth in 2025, (see the design process here) I set it aside to have eye surgeries and then other projects. I finally put my new sewing machine to the test, finished the book and submitted it for Convergence 2026 Functional Textiles – Lagniappe. I had…
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Reflections on the Big Muddy
First Place (2-peat) -Yardage at Convergence 2026 Again I took the bait for an extension in the deadlines for Convergence Yardage competition. In 2024 I took the extension week to design and make a polychrome summer and winter design on my Megado of sunflowers and went on to win. This time, I took that time…
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Weave (Wet Finish) Wear
Double width very low sew dress wins 3rd Place in Wearable Art at Convergence. This dress is a series of “what ifs”. The design is a bunch of supersized Mardi Gras beads flowing across the fabric. I designed an individual bead and then used Illustrator to make a pattern brush that I then applied to…
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In Search of Plein Air Perfection – V1
Of course, we are talking about gear here, not painting quality. I am heading to Italy to paint on vacation. I have never done that before and am using that trip as an excuse to level up my painting paraphernalia. We need to take an easel, table, and anything else we might need except turps.…
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60 Color Doubleweave Twill Gamp
Black and white warps in doubleweave are so fun. I’ve used 1, 2, and 3 colors in the weft and just finished a 4 color weft project. I am trying to weave my paintings in watercolor, pastel and oil for some reason – maybe just because it is hard and fun at the same time.…
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TC2 Sectional – V3
Version 3 of Sectional Warping for my TC2 is complete and for the Cliff Notes summary, it went really well. There are a few minor tweaks for Version 4 (maybe should be 3.5) but provided the warp weaves well, I am getting close. I am still using the supplementary back beam slots and hardware from…
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Ice Dyeing Summary
Here are my key take-aways from an ice dyeing workshop given by Natalie Drummond on zoom which will be, admittedly a combination of what I learned, what I knew and what I learned from the experience and doesn’t necessarily reflect the material presented in the workshop. Gravity ice dyeing refers to yarn suspended from a…
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Promises to Keep V1
I love this image. It was taken by Marie Matthews in Tunisia. She is my watercolor teacher and is really generous to share her photography as inspiration for her students. A bunch of rowdy 5 year olds were singing their national anthem in a square. I’ve been working on this image as a weaving and…
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Sectional Warp #3 Preparations
Getting ready to try sectional warping on my TC2 – this time using linen warp, a section box and spool rack. I’m still supporting my back beam in my Delta loom’s supplementary warp beam spot like the other off-loom attempts. The twist this time is that I have created section disks with my laser cutter.…