Big hand to all the weavers for these beautiful pieces of art. Stay tuned for more information at a later date on a date and place to view the Challenge entries.
Chris Bindrim had several pieces
a. Poncho wove in a clasped weave as two
strips, then the two sewed together.
b. Scarf – White and Dark Grey alpaca –
4 scarves sown6. together.
c. Scarf – Alpaca – turquoise and brown
in a plaid. Using triangular loom, the
second side is woven white the first on is underneath. Then both are removed by stitching together.
d. Ruana – Again second woven over the
first – Color pattern woven using Fibonacci series with light and dark gray.
Wilma Chambers
1.
Jacket
from raw silk. Top half in hand-stitched
shibori, lined with silk. Lower half of
a rayon and bamboo thread used together in 8-harness twill.
Donna Barker
Vest in a rag weaving using cotton fabric strips
Carla Boudrot
Blouse made from rayon crinkle yarn sett at 8 epi woven on a rigid heddle. Lemon yellow with pastel stripes woven from rayon crinkle yarn dyes by Candi. Double stitched with stitching on top of seams
Phyllis Narus
1.
Tunic
top woven in three pieces using navy and silver rayon cotton (50/50) 20
epi. Sleeve hole insert, horizontal stripes
in front and has an overall slimming effect.
Sandi Suggs
Jacket with vertical stripes – 8/2 cotton slub (used double) in blue, orange, and golds sett at 8 epi. Lining was hand-dyed.
