an empty loom

is a good thing

when you have a new warp in the making.

the frugal weaver fabric. could weave one meter from that indigo dyed silk remnant. quite chuffed with it,nice iridescence and a rustic appeal.

now on to sourcing the basket for the bottom

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kakishibu- second installment

even after uva exposure and the consequent goldenifying the color was not very pleasing.i mean it's ok,but not kakishibu.as i mentioned i am waiting for the one i bought in japan so i am not suffering bcse i am going to run out.

another session, more powder and this time i heated the water. the take up is better and darker.

still wet but the difference is noticeable.

it's going to stay in the bath for 24 hrs, then it will have the uva treatment to develop the orange undertones.


there's the yearly carnival in my hood,peace and quiet gone. luckily it's just 4 days and it's ending today. my headache has developed into a vintage one.



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working on a dummy

this would be sort of a liberal reenactment of the yardage i have in mind. painted wool warp in teal,aubergine, dark burgundy and some white areas´fingers crossed i don't get color bleeding there.

the weft would be navy blue.

sill don't know the structure thinking some small diamond patterning via wall of troy or a point twill creating  small diamonds.

have time to decide bcse i am right now winding warp chains, them¡n come scouring and then the painting.

my wonderful flower vendor in the market is gifting me 7 mts of heavy white paper to cover the floor.

this is give or take the colorway,except that the last chip is navy and not purple













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