pushing my comfort zone

might as well.after a stop of 5, yes,5 months without significant studio time the best way to get back was a good challenge.two and three color double bed jacquard is pretty much operative except for the unexpected tension problem. but that is knitting not patterning technique.

spent all day yesterday studying bubbles.that's going to be my topic for exploration for the year.

there's almost too much information and some of it reads like algebra- instant turn off for this mathophobe.

 However, there are graphic ways to achieve bubbles and that's the path i think i'm taking. thanks to Sandy and a highly informative post i bridged some gaps and put order in my scattered knowledge; the drawbacks of being self taught.

so armed with this and having downloaded this i am sailing ahead.

let's see where i land.

and now transpose that to the current warp. and to sewing. a bubble dress?

ps. the new stupid spellcheck in blogger slows down everything, the system one worked fine. another case of protect me from what i want.

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take 2

shorter,narrower and in different colors.oops,blocking too long on one side,problems ahead.

turning a page.

finally gathered courage and turned on the loom.it works! seems that either the movers were careful or the loom is sturdier than what one tends to think. need to start planning a warp to take both the sectional beam and the underslung beater on a maiden voyage.

today is one of those northern days; foggy and wet. very conductive to hot tea and soup.
don't know whether it's the novelty, but i like them.















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swinging again

the rains have finally arrived; the supply of green fields is guaranteed.

no cabin fever here because i took to the studio for a much longed studio session.

 the result: an earphone pouch.

nice outcome, however, a tad big. back to the machine for a second take maybe using other colors.

the pattern comes from some experiments using cell automata . there are apps on the sidebar if you, like me want to disregard the math and just go for the graphics.

percolating an idea to be worked for the whole year in different mediums.  

snow forecast for this week.more time inside!

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