Old art, new weaving and an honor

I've been sending art to good new homes for a couple of years now, so that Handsome Son will have less to deal with after I've gone. I usually ask for a picture of the piece in its new home, and here are some of the latest.

A friend in Ohio modeling her woven bead bracelet

She gave this piece to her daughter 

 

The tiny embroidery on the shelf is in good company, as you see.
 

 

Here it's a silverwork piece, titled Flyover, now living in Georgia. And you saw the bergamot boxes and other gold things on Mary's blog Bless our Hearts, from Florida.

At this point my work is all over the world, there's just no escape!

Meanwhile at home on a cold rainy day, the weaving is well under way with workarounds.

While I work, I'm listening to a YouTube presentation about upcycling kimono fabric, by a young Japanese sewist based in London and knowledgeable about the history of these textiles. 

Nowadays kimonos, however beautiful, are thrown away because there's no room in the modern Japanese home for them and the big wooden chests they're stored in. 

That's probably how my kimono made its way to me via my friend buying it from a wholesaler in second hand clothes.

Meanwhile back at the loom

Knowledgeable weavers will notice that after ages warping and mounting and rolling the warp, I got it rolled backward, but I'm just moving on and we'll see how it works.

I did a row of twining to start the piece and some plain weave to establish the threads evenly. The card is inserted to give a clean start.

The boucle cotton is a bit too textured for the heddle in one direction, and I'm using the Stoorstalka Gehpa shuttle to lift the threads and help the wooden shuttle.  The wooden comb that came with the loom is nice but for this thicker yarn I'm using a bigger comb to pack down the work.

I already loaded a second shuttle in another color of the same yarn, this time solid. I'm looking for subtle stripes. We'll see.

If this comes out well it will be a cowl to send to the knitting ministry.  Rose, this is some of the yarn that Pony brought me! 

And today brought me an invitation to be a guest of honor at an upcoming event about embroidery, particularly gold work. Not my scene, too long, too many people, too orchestrated,  but I can send pictures. Nice to be asked though.

Happy day everyone, just accept invitations you want, not to get worn out at an event to oblige other people. It's okay. 

Meanwhile visit Cup on the Bus, because Joanne's back! She's baaaaack! Yay.