Some people seem to know what to do the first time. The rest of us, including Madelyn learn by the mistakes we make.
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When Madelyn writes about weaving, she does so in a way that makes it all seem so simple. While I’ve not had the privilege of attending one of her classes at the Weavers’ School, I have learned a great deal from her project and articles.
I love silk. To me, it's the perfect fiber. It's lustrous and strong, with delicious drape. It is warm, but not overly so. It's not fussy to warp or weave, and it dyes beautifully, either with acid dyes or with fiber-reactive dyes and soda ash.
Deflected doublweave can create some truly amazing designs, and then when you wet-finish, the threads shift and right angles become curves and crosses transform into flowers.
A couple of weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Convergence as the official representative of Handwoven. I took lots of wonderful classes, met many amazing weavers and vendors, and laughed a lot. I also got to play.
Laura Fry will give you the confidence you need to wet-finish without worry.
Honeycomb is not a specific weave structure but a term we use to describe a cloth in which some threads wiggle around others to make wavy shapes
