I am so excited! I have been notified by Elena at Mirrix Looms that I am one of the winners in their Social Media Marketing experiment. I wrote about the contest here. I really am very excited to be able to do this! So, first, I am going to make a list of the possible projects to do on this loom. It will be my first real effort at using an upright loom, so I imagine that just warping this puppy will come with a learning curve. Just deciding on the warp sett will be important—this coming from someone who uses a sett of 4 epi! One of the positives, besides having an opportunity to use this loom that I’ve heard so much about, is that there is a commitment attached. That means I have a great incentive to try new things and experiment.
I am including this list to help me remember, ‘cause I know I’ll forget all my ideas when the creativity muse goes on vacation. If anyone wants to suggest other things to add to my list, please do.
- Drawing by my grandson—maybe I’ll start with this one
- Tapestry of a sign that was photographed in Peru of a man and woman
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Warp painting while on loomMaybe not since I mostly do weft-faced weaves—something to think about - Several small but related pieces to be mounted on canvas (similar to this) or some other format
- Series of faces or masks
- Spontaneous piece using my leftover butterflies
- Use a double warp to experiment with using two different warp setts in the same piece
- Incorporate beads in a piece a la Jon Eric Riis (although never with as much skill and creativity as his work)
- Use metallic threads and silk
- Weave a piece that incorporates sticks (a client asked about this; will practice small before attempting big)
- A Miro wannbe
- Incorporate conductive threads/LED lights into a piece and here-articles/information by Lynn Bruning
- Alex Friedman-type tapestry
- Shaped tapestry with pulled warps here and here.
Gosh! The possibilities are endless! And after my weekend workshop with Holly Brackmann, I may need to add weaving a piece on which to do some surface design.
OH what fun, Congratulations! S’more ideas:
Lace-weave tapestries, curtains, cloth for clothing;
woven shibori, where you include threads for pulling-before-dyeing…
I will add the woven shibori to the list. I’m not familiar with lace-weave tapestry. I think the weaving length on the loom may preclude curtains–unless you sew lots together. But maybe that’s better suited to a regular loom.