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I have long been intrigued by double-exposures and find it thrilling to weave fabric that combines different designs. This scarf reminds me of summer afternoons at our pond. I see ripples in the water and sunlight dappled by plum trees and sweet peas blooming along the far edge of the pond, while iridescent damselflies dart through sun and shade.
Techniques:
Handwoven in turned 3-tie weave. Warp used 3 yarns: black, pinks and blues, with 2 interleaved pattern lines for the 20/2 hand dyed silk. Many colors and sizes of silk weft were combined. Two different lift-plan designs were interleaved for the weft. Warp was threaded A/B/C and wefts rotate 3 shuttles. All the sequences are original.
Dimensions:
63 inches X 9 inches
Materials:
20/2 hand dyed silk, 30/2 silk, 60/2 silk
Loom:
24 shaft AVL loom (computer assisted)
- Bonnie Inouye
