nishijin

pardon if i already posted this, but how can resist.
silk,kyoto,weaving.
have a great first spring weekend.




neki desu
 

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.＼（＾▽＾）／

neki desu 
 

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.




neki desu