During the year a friend asked me to weave her some napkins/serviettes reflecting Tapa Cloth. At the time I was playing with designing using techniques from the book Stubenitsky Code and the two came together perfectly. The threading remains the same and the treadling is tromp as writ; its just the tieup that changes. There is a set of six of these available to purchase if anyone interested.
I was commissioned to weave a wrap reflecting the Puriri tree flowers which can vary from burgundy/wine shades to pale pink. Not being very confident in using The Code I just dyed enough of a beautiful fine 74/2Tex merino which I had bought in Rome, Italy on a previous visit for one wrap. I think its the only time in the many years I've been weaving I've woven just one piece on a warp - and do I regret it. It is a devine garment.
Some time ago many of us acquired some very fine cotton hanks from Agnes. I love the structure and sheen as its wound but what a lot of work winding enough to use.
In the past months I have woven many metres of fabric for pillow slips. I love sleeping on handwoven fabric and The Code makes a soft but dense fabric so ideal. Some were made for gifting, some for an exhibition so you may see them in the future.
Another event which happened this year was a very quick course in Crochet Basics.
My physio/pilates instructor had been asking me to teach her for several years so we finally put it together as a workshop. Now there are a bunch of happy hookas out there.
And through it all the waves kept rolling in and rolling out twice a day cause no one told them its been a hell of a year for some.
Wishing everyone the very Best Wishes and Good Health for 2021
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