Backstrap Weaving
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Backstrap Weaving
2M ago
First of all, I should point out that this post is not about anything woven on backstrap looms. I just always happen to start my titles with the term Backstrap Weaving. The Ayoreo are a formerly nomadic indigenous people who live in the eastern lowland part of Bolivia known as the Gran Chaco. I’ve always ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
3M ago
I was recently asked to describe the kind of weaving that I do in an audio-only interview. Ummmmmm ….I was completely stumped and now I don’t even remember what kind of awkward response I made! When talking about my weaving, I’ve always been in settings in which I could basically just let the textiles do ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
4M ago
And so continues the journey of my Ashford Traditional spinning wheel….and I never once took a photo of it ? I got it in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) back in the 90s and had it in my home in southern Chile. I wished I’d asked how it had made its way to the Falklands ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
5M ago
I’m still here looking at blank white walls quite literally watching paint dry on some days and hoping that I’ll wake up to suitable humidity levels so that I can get on with this task and back to my loom! The humidity levels haven’t been playing along lately. On those days there’s always the “delightful ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
5M ago
I was very “creative” when I first bought my little apartment here in Bolivia. I wanted to try every novelty decorating technique that was popular at the time and cram it all into this small space! It was fun and then I was done. I had no desire to touch a can of paint ever ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
7M ago
Sooooo busy lately with other stuff with little time to devote to weaving! I did, however, find time to make a little experiment with something that I’ve been wanting to try for a long time. The experiment involved one of the patterning techniques with supplementary weft thread that I learned both here in Bolivia and ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
8M ago
Once again, other projects have kept me away from my loom which means that I’ve only just finished the silk cushion-cover fabric on which I’d been working. In my last post, I left you with just the tail feathers of a hummingbird figure making their appearance. This isn’t a new pattern. It’s one of the ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
9M ago
Many years ago an online acquaintance told me that she could instantly tell which of the images of woven pieces that had been posted to one of the online groups were mine. I thought that was fun…wow, it seems that I’ve developed a “style”. However, as I think back to some of the things I ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
9M ago
It’s been a while since I’ve had something wide (wide for me, anyway) on my backstrap loom. The last thing was the cotton rep-weave warp from which I made a backstrap/loom carry bag. This one was 15 1/2″ and had 800 ends. As I said, these kinds of warps are wide for me but not ..read more
Backstrap Weaving
10M ago
It’s just a short one this week as I’ve had other projects going on lately that have limited my time at the loom. I’m giving myself a bit of time off to write this post and then I’ll be back at them. My stash of weaving materials has been reduced pretty much to one drawer ..read more