2009 Weave of the week #17: Indigo mood April 26, 2009

This week’s weave, a 12″ square patchwork piece, is a skillful composite of five understated, handwoven, Japanese textiles.
All of the textiles are fine slightly textured cotton woven in tabby at approximately 60 epi x 50 ppi. The light stripes in the upper left corner design are outlined with the same golden brown that bisects the [...]

Liza Lou April 22, 2009

Several months ago, in response to a reader’s comment, I posted a couple of my photos of Liza Lou’s artwork on my gallery page, and ever since then I have been surprised by the number of hits that my blog gets searching for “Liza Lou,” so I figured that for those of you looking for [...]

2009 Weave of the week #16: Waves April 19, 2009

The last of my silk wave scarves was returned to me when the gallery that had been selling them closed its doors.  I miss the gallery and regret that it closed, but the wave design is one of my favorites, so I’m oddly glad to have the scarf back — and I’m glad to have [...]

Embroidery from India and Pakistan @ The Rubin Museum April 16, 2009

The photo above is of a small handwoven Indian mirror cloth bag that I’ve had since Indian culture inspired Allen Ginsberg and The Beatles. I excavated it to illustrate this post about the “Color and Light” embroidery show, comfortably installed on the 4th floor of the Rubin Museum until May 11.
It’s a must-see for textile [...]

2009 Weave of the week #15: Knitted web April 12, 2009

This week’s “weave” is a knitted fabric, but it isn’t just any knitted fabric. It was co-designed by Junichi Arai — the man Jack Lenor Larsen called “the most creative weaver in the world” — and Mr. Arai’s wife, Riko, a well-known graphic artist.
This gossamer black silk fabric was knitted on a rascheltronic lace machine. [...]

2009 Weave of the week #14: Woven sheep April 5, 2009

This is a busy holiday week and I have an important weaving deadline coming up so I wanted to find a simple weave to write about that would evoke spring, and here it is.
It is another unidentified handwoven textile from my random collection, possibly a small hand towel (9″x 13″), and its gentle colors and [...]