going pictorial

and nuts. 

first things first. this is a dw with inlay which i find more gratifying than pick up;however i'm not giving up on it.i have way too much on my plate right now to devote myself to something that needs all the patience and attention in creation.

this is my rendition of a japanese 

autumn sport: tsukimi or moon viewing.

then comes the carpenter hunt. finding one that understands what i need/want and does not require to sell the family jewels.i was trying not to get entagled with sexism and the assertive woman so i brought along husband-san for him to deal with the prolegomena. but it did not work because he got nervous, impatient and impertinent as he was treated like an ignorant fool who had drawn 4 lines and thought he was competent.he, the architect.

in a nutshell the quest  for a carpenter continues. think that the warp beam and beaters will get here first.

neki desu

extrapolating

this is much more satisfactory than pick up, guess i wasn't cut for that. or maybe it is that i have my head in let's move from here campaign.
anyway, thinking that i could try a couple of things :
the inlay in the wool stainless yarn so it puffs up (hopefully) after wet finish
explore the collapse possibilities in inlay
use gold thread
highlight densely woven aread with embroidery
etc,etc.
need to finish the warp, a friend is getting married in september and i want to make her a silk shawl for the wedding. thinking of something very understated and collapsed.




neki desu

shifting gears,changing route

was questioning the point of doing pick up on 12 shafts. was also getting impatient and bored.as a result i was spending a lot of time on line in pinterest.bad sign.

why go through torture when i could be having fun having a non taxing learning experience?

picking up the influence of the great kaz of curious weaver and of the weavers workroom and other people in instagram i gave it a shot coming up with an interpretation of saori weaving. 

i was going to clarify minus the philosophy, but there too i made my personal interpretation.

the loom was threaded for double weave in dark/ light; i could weave any kind of background and the inlay.

There you have it!

on another note,ordered the sectional beam and standing beater. the people at louet netherlands rock big time.

on to the carpenter. good thing husband-san's an architect,he made this beautiful plan for the loom extension which will house the sectional beam.

neki desu