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Taking a pattern from Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes authored by Norma Smayda et. al. and inspired by Norma’s book Ondulé Textiles, I wove this “Stars of Victory” pattern in cashmere and cotton. I wove this with a 12-dent Ondulé reed on a direct tie-up Schacht Wolf Pup using 4 shafts. The Ondulé reed bends the warp creating the movement of the star pattern and results in some color pooling of the weft.
Techniques:
Handwoven: Design from Bertha Gray Hayes Miniature – “Star of Victory” woven with an Ondulé (Fan) Reed
Dimensions:
72″ long x 10″ wide
Materials:
Cotton – 16/2 EcoCotton and 14/2 mercerized Cashmere
Loom:
Schacht Wolf Pup, 4 shaft Direct Tie-up
Liz Heine
Every doll needs a rug. That’s how Liz felt as a youngster, which led her to start weaving on a little two-shaft loom. By her teens, she had a big barn loom. Aside from the pesky interruption of having a career, which prevented it from always being warped up, the loom moved cities – from apartments to houses – but faithfully traveled with her. Then, somewhere around 2004, Liz found herself re-energized in weaving after attending classes at the Newark Museum Arts Workshop. She expanded her weaving repertoire (and loom collection!) and has been doing a lot of weaving with various structures, techniques, fiber and different types of looms. Stash had grown faster than production!
Several years ago, when looms or yarn were in just about every room of the house, Liz rented space in a working knitting mill close to her house. She now has a lovely studio in the old accounting room and also a small retail space where she sells her work and creations by her sister at: www.WeLikeYarn.com.
