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the assignment was to pick a phrase that was vivid in terms of color, texture, whatever; and try to weave something to express this phrase. My phrase was "Water sings of freedom's illusion." I liked the image of water free to run merrily wherever it wanted, as long as it only went down hill, and as long as it stayed within the stream channel, and stayed below the water table.
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This was my first attempt at weaving fabric specifically for clothing. In an earlier project, I'd done a number of samples and mentally labled several of them "suiting fabric." This is a variation on one of those.
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This is the jacket made from the fabric. There's a more complete explanation in the "clothing" section of this portfolio.
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This is my second stab at weaving fabric for clothing purposes. I had every intention of cutting it up and making something out of it, but it wound up fairly loosely woven, not the firm, solid stuff I had imagined.
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Now I wear it as a shawl.
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This is my third attempt at a wearable fabric. It was designed to be made into a vest for my mother to wear with blue jeans, but while it is firmly enough woven and large enough, it just wasn't what either of us expected. One day this will become tea towels.
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My fourth wearable fabric was a custom piece. A friend wanted a cloak that might have been worn in Wales around the 10th Century CE. It is a simple square, lightly fulled.
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In this detail, you can see the center seam running diagonally from right to left. I had to weave it in one long piece, cut it in half, and sew the two pieces together to make a square large enough. You can also see how the folded-back corner is the warp-faced side of the 3-1 twill I used.
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The blood drops and wolf have symbolic significance to the person for whom this was made.
