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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

changing numbers



and  adding to the vertigo i'm auditing silk yarns for the new weaving. the lilac is the foundation warp, the others accents.
the blue one in the forefront is actually teal, the yellow a lime green. still debating whether the light salmon or the more terracotta one on the right.
these yarns were sized with agar agar which i am still in awe of how well it works.the linen sizing is too complicated to work .but the lesson learned is that each weaving culture uses what it has at hand; the japanese all kinds of seaweeds, the northern europeans flax seeds, africans casava roots. any ideas on mesoamerica? please inform.

the weaving plan is(was?) to use the threading treadling of the failed linen warp because it holds promises. but somewhere along the way it occurred to me that i could print large motifs on the warp. 
we shall see; stand by.
and after i type this i am booging out of the flat for a birthday lunch.\(^▽^)/





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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

sewing handwovens


i fell short on the fulling so i've had to bind the edges of the bodice (´_`).
don't know what got me because i have 7 mts of cloth i could have fulled it until the right consistency.
after the sewing's done i'll full it a bit more, have made allowances by cutting the pattern somewhat bigger.





my experience with handwovens mainly consisted of silks and being of  crispy nature
they did not pose any issues.
the wools were correctly fulled; live and learn.

this pattern looks like it was drafted having handwovens in mind. the skirt is made of 4 panels making it ideal for narrow fabrics.
this is the second or third time i make it
one being a commercial fabric, the other a machine knitted fabric gifted to me and this one.
i predict is is going to be slow sewing.




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Monday, March 25, 2019

kakishibu 019- things i've learned



  • on paper it is most effective if it's brushed on.
  • time and many brush ons give more depth of color.
  • although it is a tannin and theoretically does not need mordanting, great tones can be achieved using sodium bicarbonate or alum  mixed with the liquid.
  • letting the solution stand for some hours improves solubility, also using boiling water.

















more work to be done.thinking about concentrating efforts on kakishibu as it is a lot more manageable than aizome in my present living situation.



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