April, May, June 2021
Inside this issue:
Presidents Message 2
From the History Files. 3-4 April program 5
May program 6
June Diamond Show and Share 7–16 Vista Fiber Art Fiesta 17
Rental Equipment update 18
Diamond Jubilee Flier 19
Diamond Jubiolee exhibit 20
Scarf Exchange 21
July events. 22
Links of interest 23
Ads & Oddments 24
SDCWG
President: Marianna Castellaw Vice President: Beth Ford Treasurer: Patricia Mulcahy
Secretary: Stacy Swenck Treadlin’ Times Editor: Mary Barry Submissions, ideas, comments please email:
June 2021. President's Column
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Hello all,
The beginning of 2021 was not conducive regarding meeting in person. As of late June, California looks so much better. CDC guideline: vaccinated people are fine to gather without masks indoor and outdoor. Non vaccinated should wear a mask. The mask mandate will remain in effect for certain public places such as hospitals, nursing homes and shelters, as well as for traveling, including air travel and mass public transit.
The Board has chosen to follow precautions of requiring Vaccination proof to attend in person gatherings. We are hoping to meet in person for the September guild meeting at the Blatchford’s Rug Cleaning and Repair, aka San Diego Rug Co. The final decision is up to Kate Blanchard the owner to allow our meeting at her business. She has been very protective to keep her employees and herself safe. Currently her business is still by appointment only. For us to meet in person in September, an update in August will be posted.
4th Monday spinners, meeting this Monday, June 28th will follow this precaution of requiring proof of vaccination to attend in person. This requirement has met with a positive response.
July 11, Event Let's Get Together, noon to 5 pm, at Subud House, 3521 Adams Ave. San Diego 92116. The guild is inviting you to the "Soft Reopening" of the San Diego Creative Weavers' Guild. We will enjoy an afternoon of visiting, crafting and just being together again.
Bring any portable fiber project: band loom, basket making, beading, bobbin lace, card loom, crocheting, embroidery, hand sewing, inkle loom, knitting, Kumihimo, lucet, peg loom, rigid heddle loom, spinning, table loom, zoom loom.
The precaution of requiring proof vaccination to attend in person is mandatory.
September 4, 2021, In person! (If allowed) Program: Extended Show and Share Proof of vaccination required
In addition to our general meeting, members of the guild will share the weaving they have completed during the summer since our last show and share, as well as any items made for the guild Diamond Anniversary challenge. Proof of vaccination required. For further information: https://sdcwg.org/speakers-and-workshops.html
If you have lost your vaccination card a way to retrieve it is available. https://covid19.ca.gov Let’s have a safe and productive summer.
Marianna
From the History Files Liz Jones Guild Historian
From the History Files
In this issue I thought you might be interested in the kind of articles that appeared in our Earlier Treadlin’
Times.
Regularly the Treadlin’ Times contained book reviews, reviews of fiber shows both local or viewed by members when traveling, overviews of the previous month’s meeting, weaving hints (we’d call them hacks today) and notifications of upcoming events. There were print ads from most of the yarn stores and
distributors both local and from around the country – we need to remember that there was no internet or many national publications so advertisers had to use local guild newsletters to get their stock known.
Actual fabric swatches were in every issue, often more than one swatch per issue. Frequently guild members sent in pieces that were either woven at the end of a warp for a project, or were the scraps from cutting out a garment. The draft and weaving information was not always included, but comments like ‘here is a swatch of the lovely fabric from the dress worn by “Mrs. So and So at the last meeting.’ I was surprised by how many of these early swatches were woven out of what we would call novelty yearns today – synthetic, or partially synthetic, many quite shiney, and with a variety of yarns plyed together.
Katherine (Kay) Emery wrote a series of articles on weaving. There were articles For the Beginning Weaver, Log-Cabin Weave, Honeycomb Weave, Weaving Table Mats, and many, many more. Today we have the Internet, YouTube, a slew of Magazines and a huge Guild Library to use. Then, information was harder to obtain, so these articles served a very real need of the community. Other members wrote articles as well and many of the issues provide a real treasure trove of information.
Here are some more drafts from early issues:
Here is a lovely miniature woven by the month’s speaker, Ruth Lathrop Sikes from the March 1957 issue.
The warp and Tabby weft are 20/2 natural cotton and the weft was a 2/18 wool in black. The sett as 30 to the inch. It is woven as drawn in and tabby must be used, but does not show in this draft.
I’ve just barely started sharing our history – stay tuned.
This second draft was very simple, but quite beautiful. It was woven by Ethel Seaman and appeared in the November 1957 issue.
From the History Files (continued) Liz Jones Guild Historian
The warp and plain weave weft was 20/2 Ramie. The Twill weft was a shiney, slub, natural colored silk, not much larger than the weft. Since all were a natural color, the warp here appears black so you can see the structure.
April Program Ellen Hess
Organizing color with visual representations:
Color wheels, color relationships Hue - color name,
Value - darkness or lightness, Chroma - saturation Analogous and complimentary colors
Ellen Hess gave an information packed program for the April guild meeting: Color inspiration. Highlights of information covered in Ellens program
Starting with understanding color:
Our perception of colors
Color signals in the visual cortex
Color physiology, psychology, color affect on the autonomic nervous system Red: excitement, increased heart rate
Blue: tranquility, security, trust, lower BP Green: health, nature, balance
Color symbolism and cultural associations
The influence of current fashion and trends on our view of color and it’s cultural meaning
Now you know about color:
Creating color palettes
Collect idea files from nature, advertisements, artworks Palette generating apps:
https://www.canva.com/colors/color-palette-generator/
https://palettegenerator.com/
Upload your images and have a palette automatically generated!
An interesting and informative presentation. Hope those that missed this meeting will have a chance to see Ellen Composition - arrangement of strong contrasting colors
and values within a piece Viewing distance
Optical blending - appearance of a color as a result of two other colors in proximity
Advancing and receding colors - dark appears closer to the viewer, lighter recedes
May Program
Turned Twill: The Magic of 3/1 and 1/3 Twill. Heather Winslow
Heather Winslow unpacked the magic of 3/1,or 1/3 twill into bite size pieces that she reassembled to show how the structure is used to create fabric that appears mind-bogglingly complex.
A 3/1 twill means that the weft passes under 3 warp ends and over on worp end.
It is a warp dominant twill structure It requires 4 shafts
A 1/3 twill means tha the weft passes under 1 warp end and over three warp ends It is a weft dominant twill structure
It requires 4 shafts
Note from Editor:
As a fairly novice weaver I thought this presentation was fabulous. I learned so much. Heather has a way of making it all seem so simple!
June Show and Share Diamonds!
• Weaver’s Name - Isabel Clark
• Project Name or Description - Diamond Challenge (the title of this piece is “Bling” :) )
• Source or Inspiration - My own design
• Weave Structure (twill, plain weave, etc.) - Doubleweave pickup
• Equipment (loom, number of shafts, etc.) - 8-shaft Baby Wolf
• Fibers (wool, cotton, yards per pound, colors, etc.) - Warp 1: 5/2 rayon and 6/2 bamboo rayon hand- dyed in a SDCWG workshop in 2018; Warp 2: 5/2 mercerized cotton and 5/2 bamboo
(commercially dyed). Wefts: 5/2 mercerized cotton (both commercially dyed)
• Sett (EPI warp=ends per inch/PPI weft=picks per inch) - 32 epi (16 epi per layer); 16 ppi
• Hems (if applicable, how were they made) - Handsewn hems/attachments at top;
hemstitching on back layer at bottom; fringe twisting on front layer at bottom
• Finished size - 14 1/8" wide x 24” high, including fringe (15 1/2" high without fringe)
Name: Rocio Guillen Challenge SDCWG 75th Anniversary
Inspiration: Growth of the SDCWG for the last 75 years represented by concentric diamond shapes
Structure: Tapestry Weft-faced weave
Equipment: Mirrix Loom
Warp and Weft: Cotton for warp, 3- ply wool yarn for weft
Sett: 8 epi
Dimensions: 10" x 7"
The dying and the final piece
June Show and Share (continued) Diamonds!
Weaver: Olivia Resch
Project: Inkle Band Diamond Project #1 Inspiration: I was inspired to design my own pickup pattern, based on what I had learned in last year's workshop with Annie MacHale, along with her blog online. These colors spoke to me for this project.
Weave structure: Baltic Pick-up Equipment: Schacht Inkle Loom
Fibers: Omega Sinfonia Yarn, 100% cotton.
Sett: 9 pattern threads (green) and 37 warp threads
Hems: I will finish with a fringe twister.
Finished size: 1 1/8" x approximately 69" (excluding fringe)
Diamond Weaving for SDCWG 75th Anniversary
Weaver’s name: Chris Justice Project Name: Diamond Shawl Source of Inspiration: SDCWG 75th Anniversary
Weave Structure: 2/2 Twill (Draft taken from
“The Handweaver’s Directory” by Anne Dixon, page 85: Point Threading over 12).
Equipment: 4-shaft Baby Wolf
Fibers: Warp: Collingwood Rug Yarn (80%
wool, 20% nylon, indigo); Weft: Novelty yarn purchased at a SDCWG yarn sale.
Sett: EPI: 12; PPI 12 Hems: Plain Fringe Finished size: 14” x 72”
Note: I used this yarn because I had purchased it for a rug and it was the wrong color. I was surprised at how much drape the shawl with rug yarn for the warp.
June Show and Share (continued) Diamonds!
Weaver's name - Susan Van Winkle Project Name - Six Diamond Scarves
Inspiration - Workshop with Kathrin Weber, dyeing tencel
I wound two separate 8 1/2 yard long warps of white 10/2 tencel, and dyed them using dye left over from the workshop. Then chose
commercially dyed colors of 8/2 tencel, 10/2 rayon and 20/2 cotton from my stash:
Weave structure - 8 shaft point twill, changed the tie-up a few times. The closeups show how the tie-up changes the appearance of the diamonds, slightly. Unless it's a 2-2-2-2 tie-up, the front will be slightly different from the back. One will have more warp showing and the other will show more weft.
Equipment 8 shaft baby wolf Fibers: Warp 10/2 tencel.
Weft: either gold 20/2 cotton, yellow 10/2 rayon or red or purple or magenta 8/2 tencel.
Sett - originally tried 36 epi but that was too stiff. Re-sleyed to 30 epi.
Cut fringe to 7 inches. Twisted 6 warp ends and 6 warp ends. Pinned knot 5 inches from the fell.
Size: about 8 inches wide and 70 to 72 inches long,
June Show and Share (continued) Diamonds!
• Weaver’s Name - Gail Thompson
• Project Name or Description - Bobbin &
Shuttle Ties that Bind Tapestry
• Source or Inspiration - Inspiration: Book with Gemini Astrological Sign and "It Takes Two" by Mavin Gaye and Kim Weston 1966
• Weave Structure (twill, plain weave, etc.) Plain Weave accompanied by Surface &
Soumac Texture as taught by Ixchel Suarez and Mireille Guerin
• Equipment (loom, number of shafts, etc.) - 12.25 by 15.75 Hockett Loom
• Fibers (wool, cotton, yards per pound, colors, etc.) Blend of Black Cotton, Wool/
Acrylic & Metallic Threads, Blend of Grey Cotton, Wool/Acrylic & Metallic Threads, Gold Metallic Thread, Blue Purple &
Emerald Green Cotton, Wool/Acrylic &
Metallic Threads, Blend of White Nylon &
Rayon Threads
• Sett (EPI warp=ends per inch/PPI weft=picks per inch) - 6 EPI per inch
• Hems (if applicable, how were they made) Woven Hem as taught by Rebecca Smith. End tails woven in plain weave with braid finish turned up and sewn.
• Finished size - 9.50 by 10.50
• Modifications or Additional Note
Bev Kent
Width 9 1⁄4” Length 8 1⁄4”
Warp: cotton carpet warp
Weft: Persian wool yarn and 100%
viscose yarn Loom:
Shannock 24” floor
loom
June Show and Share (continued) Diamonds!
Green Diamond Stole by Patricia Mulcahy
I wanted to combine some lovely merino and silk hanks from Red Fish Dye Works (orange, grey & tan) with Blue Faced Leister roving from Greenwood Fiberworks that I spun (greens & browns). The yarn &
fiber were each sold as a set of colors and I wanted to put them together to create something totally different from what the dyers had packaged.
The structure is a 2/2 point twill creating a diamond outline with a single dot inside the diamond. The garment is warp dominant to show off the different yarns. However, the weft is a twill so there’s texture to break up the warp striped pattern which I find adds more interest.
I used my Louet David 8-shaft loom and alternated the threaded shafts 1-4 and 5-8 shafts to utilize all shafts and not have to move heddles.s
The sett was 16 epi. For the weft I used a slightly slubby green linen which was the best matching color in my stash. I wasn’t sure how it would wet finish with the wool but in the end it worked out well. I wet finished the fabric in my washing machine set on the “wool” setting and then fluff dried in my dryer.
The finished size is 19” x 60”.
June Show and Share (continued) Diamonds!
The top multi-colored are
--warp hand dyed 8/2 tencel, 8/2 tencel or some are 10/2 cotton ; all the same warp. The bottom is a Quigley weave; 8/2 cotton warp, 5/2 pattern weft and with 8/2 tabby weft. It is kinda like Overshot- sort of.
4 tie downs which makes this look lacy.
Marianna Castellaw
Project - 2 scarves Weaver: Debbie McGraw
Project Name/ Description: 2 Scarves - Diamond Echoes Source: Handwoven May/ June 2016 - Judy Stewart (pg 50) Weave Structure: Tied Overshot
Equipment : Norwood floor loom 36” weaving width, 8 shafts, 10 treadles; sectional warp beam with 2” sections. Warped back to front using spools
Fibers: Warp and Tabby - 10/2 tencel; Pattern weft - 8/2 tencel all from my long term stash
Scarf #1 - Warp and Tabby - Med Blue; Pattern Weft - Silver blue Scarf #2 - Warp - Med Blue; Tabby - hand dyed variegated blue to black; Pattern Weft - silver blue
Sett: 25 epi; 25 ppi
Finish: Regular hem stitch and straight fringe Finished Size: 11 1/4” wide by 55” long plus fringe
Inspiration! Paul Simon, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Feet"
June Show and Share
Diamonds!
June 5th Show and Share
Weaver’s Name: Kathleen Vordtriede
Product Name or Description: Extra Long Combo Scarf
Source or Inspiration: See Photo: Hillside of Blooming Ice Plant Weave Structure: Combination of Twill and Plain Weave
Equipment: 8 shaft Baby Wolf Schacht
Fibers: Warp: 6/2 Cotton Teal, 8/2 Cotton Navy, Lambs Pride Bulky Wool/Mohair in Pink & Teal, Multi-colored Space dyed Cotton Rayon, Noro Silk/Cotton/Wool, Ladder Yarn and Ribbon
Fibers: Weft: 8/2 Tencel in Teal
Sett: 24 EPI approximate – used 8 dent reed – slayed some 3 in dent others 1 in dent – warp 9” in reed
Hems: Hemstitched ends on loom
Finished Size: Off Loom - Pre-washed 8” wide, 6” fringe, 95” long Finished Size: Washed 7 ¾” wide, 5 ¾” fringe, 92” long
Additional Notes: Cottons woven in Twill, Novelties/accent yarns woven in Plain Weave
June Show and Share (continued)
Weaver’s Name – Susan Van Winkle
• Project Name or Description – Sea Turtle Towels
• Source or Inspiration – Dishes from friends’ wedding registry
• Weave Structure – Double Weft-faced broken twill from Deborah Silver’s Split Shed book. Both wefts go from selvedge to selvedge.
• Equipment – 4 shaft loom (I used my Baby Wolf)
• Fibers – 10/2 cotton in white and light turquoise
• Sett – 20 epi
• Hems just folded over twice and hand-stitched invisibly. I always use a thinner weft for the
part that doesn’t show. 20/2 cotton here.
June Show and Share (continued)
Weaver: Mary Barry Project:Baby Blanket
Structure: Deflected Doubleweave Materials: 6/2 unmercerized cotton Sett: 20 epi. Approximately 20 ppi Width on Loom: 34.4”
Woven length: 57"
Finished size: approximately 29”x45.5”
June Show and Share (continued)
Weaver's Name - Susan Van Winkle Project Name - Asymmetry Samples Source - from Jane Stafford's online guild Weave Structure - plain weave. Play with Fibonacci numbers for stripes.
Fibers - Warp 8/2 cotton in white, black dark grey, a lighter grey and red
Weft - same as warp, plus slub cotton and an unknown linen from guild sale, about same size as 8/2 cotton but denser.
Sett - 18 epi. Then for the slub weft resleyed to 12 epi
Hems - turned twice (the part that doesn't show is 20/2 white cotton). Machine stitched with
cotton thread for the samples. The linen runner and slub cotton square were hand-hemmed.
Size: 15 1/2 inches wide on the loom at 18 epi
For the linen runner I just kept weaving until the small amount of linen was used up. That turned out to be 48 inches long.
The resleyed slub sample was 23 inches wide and I wove for about 18 inches before running out of warp. I just put on 6 yards as she suggested. Next time I'll put on a longer warp.
2021 Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta
2021 Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta
Beth Ford, Coordinator
Our Guild has agreed to participate in this year’s Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta. The fiesta features fiber artists, Guilds, and vendors and will take place October 2, 3, 2021 from 10-4 pm at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. The fiesta takes place outdoors with most booths set up on the lawn.
Our Guild has participated in the past showcasing our work, demonstrating skills, selling our creations, wearable art, and supplies. Sharan Gibson and Marianna Castellaw have coordinated our efforts in the past and have had a great time and have made it so easy to follow their lead. There is much to do in preparation and during the fiesta, so it is not too early to begin weaving or spinning items for sale in the booth. In the past couple years, the Guild members sold approximately
$1500 worth of goods! With 20% or more being donated to the Guild-that is a tidy sum. We will collect and inventory items in early September. We will also need about 4 people to commit to the various jobs-selling, demonstrating, setting up, refreshing, and taking down the booth so start thinking if this is something that sounds fun for you to do for a couple hours. Parking is free and the previous participates say “it was great fun, everyone loves hearing about our craft and Guild and the kids have a great time trying out a bit of weaving”.
We have a busy year with our diamond jubilee and the fiesta so we will have to
pace ourselves. This is just a quick notice to hold the date and plan your weaving
and participating. More details and requests for volunteers will be coming soon.
Equipment Chair Article for Treadlin’Times
Friends, many of the items that have been out to rent have been returned now, including the Baby Wolf.
If you are interested in renting any of the equipment, please be in touch with me when I return from seeing my grandchildren. I should be back mid-July.
As I told you last month IU was amazed when I saw all the things that we have to rent. So, I decided to start sharing some pictures of what we have. Here are a few I photographed the last time I was in the storage unit.
Rental Equipment update
Some of the looms have been returned with warps on them so you can try weaving before you put on your own projects. I look forward to helping you when I return.
Triangle Loom – scarf sized
Ashford Knitter’s Loom
Cricket Rigid Heddle Loom:
End feed shuttle and extra pirns:
Diamond Anniversary Celebrations - Diamond Jubilee Flier
Diamond Anniversary Celebrations -exhibit information
75th Anniversary Exhibit
The Guild’s 75th Anniversary Exhibit is an opportunity for us to show the world what contemporary
handweaving is all about. Our intent is to highlight the talents of our members against an educational backdrop that promotes our craft.
It’s time to get serious about what items you would like to submit to the exhibit. Think about things you have made in the past few years that you would like the world to see! Your items do not have to be for sale.
We are looking for items in the following categories:
Hand woven wearables (garments, scarves, etc.) Functional weaving (rugs, table linens, towels, etc.) Decorative weaving (tapestries, etc.)
Items made from handspun yarn Basketry
Diamond anniversary guild challenge projects DELIVERING YOUR ITEMS
The exhibit committee has streamlined the entry procedure to eliminate the need for photos of your work.
Items will be collected from members between now and August 15. Members are encouraged to submit up to three items. Mary Saxton and Susan Van Winkel will choose a cohesive selection of the items submitted.
The goal is to have a broad representation of our members’ work.
WHERE TO DELIVER: Please bring your items to the guild gathering at Subud House on July 11 between noon and 5 pm. If you don’t plan to attend that event, you may arrange a time to drop off your items between now and August 15 at the homes of Mary Saxton or Susan Van Winkel.
WHAT TO DELIVER: For each of your items, please attach a written description that gives your name,
material used, weave structure or technique, and price (NFS if not for sale). Wearables are required to state the
% of each fiber used in the piece. A 30% commission will be deducted from all sales (20% to the gallery and 10% to the guild) so price your work accordingly.
EXHIBIT DATES:
The exhibit dates and opening reception will coincide with the Annual West Coast Fiber Show at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. We will have a gallery space that is separate from this show.
Exhibit Location: Escondido Municipal Gallery, 262 E. Grand Ave., Escondido CA 92025 Exhibit Dates: September 11-October 2, 2021
Opening reception: Saturday, September 11, 2021
For more information, contact Rebecca Smith, Mary Saxton or Susan Van Winkel.
Scarf exchange
Announcing a Scarf Exchange
What: Create any scarf that someone can wear. If you're a spinner, spin some fiber and use it to knit, crochet or weave a scarf. If you're a weaver, use any sort of loom you wish: backstrap loom, rigid heddle loom, table loom, triangle loom, floor loom, etc.
When: To be exchanged at the first post-pandemic guild meeting when we are back, in the fall.
Fiber: The challenge is to use something you have in your stash. If you don't know what it is, there are several tests you can use to determine if it's plant-based or protein-based.
Size: Create one at least 5 inches by 60 inches for a rectangle, or a triangle something that goes around the neck. It could be wider and longer - if you can see yourself or another adult wearing it, it's the right size.
As you work on your exchange scarf, and when you finish it, please post photos to the Facebook and Google groups!
Attach a Tag to your scarf (index card, your business card or simply a piece of paper) with your name, the fiber, especially if it includes wool or something someone might be allergic to.
Optional: add any other information such as what type of loom you used, # of shafts, weave structure if applicable.
Anyone who contributes a scarf will go home with a different scarf.
How will we exchange them? If you wish to participate, bring your completed (washed and pressed if applicable) scarf to our first post-pandemic in-person meeting. (Please let me know in advance if you are allergic to a specific fiber and scarves containing those fibers will be put in a different section.) Each person who brings a scarf will be given a number, and when the time comes to exchange scarves, the person with #1 will get to choose first, will model the scarf and say who made it and what else is written on the tag.
The person who was given #2 will choose next. And so on.
Let the scarf-making begin!
Next Time the Guild meets in Person:
BEGINNING WEAVING CLASS AT LAST!
We are so happy to be able to offer a Beginning Weaving Class after a long year and a half. Jean Degenfelder will teach the class at the San Diego Rug Company.
Dates: July 17th and 24th (two Saturdays) from 10:00- 4:00 You can go to our website sdcwg.org Click on Classes for Adults.
Click on Register.
Email me with any questions: [email protected]
Ginny Robinson Education Chair,
Reminder to mark your calendar! I can’t wait to see you again in person!
Date: July 11
Event: Let's Get Together Time: noon to 5 pm
Location: Subud House, 3521 Adams Ave. San Diego 92116
Inviting you to the "Soft Reopening" of the San Diego Creative Weavers' Guild.
We will enjoy an afternoon of visiting, crafting and just being together again.
Bring any portable fiber project: band loom, basket making, beading, bobbin lace, card loom, crocheting, embroidery, handsewing, inkle loom, knitting, kumihimo, lucet, peg loom, rigid heddle loom, spinning, table loom, zoom loom, and anything else I might have forgotten.
Subud House is just west of the 15 (Adams Avenue exit) about 5 or 6 blocks. On Sunday there is enough street parking, and about 5 diagonal parking spaces in their rear parking lot.
Go past the Dollar store on the corner, turn right into the alley just beyond the Dollar store's mural wall.
There is an air-conditioned indoor space, one restroom, a lovely tree-shaded back patio with patio tables, umbrellas and patio chairs. There is a side yard with 3 fig trees if you are more comfortable outside than inside. There are more than enough padded chairs, folding chairs, patio chairs and some tables. If you have a small table and room for it in your vehicle, please bring yours.
All participants will need to show proof of being fully vaccinated.
Bring your own beverage and snack. There is a microwave, water dispenser, coffee maker in the separate kitchen building at the back of the patio.
Water only, in a closed container, inside the main carpeted building. Please enjoy any food and other beverages outside or in the kitchen building.
Questions? Contact Susan Van Winkle at [email protected]
July events
Links of interest
click here -Kihnu: Europe's last surviving matriarchy
A BBC story about a culture that includes weaving, knitting and embroidery traditions. It reminded me of the Guatamalan women in geographical areas where the men seek work abroad.
Tartan is updating its image in the 21st Century, with new patterns exploring issues around climate change,
homelessness – and World War Two dive bombers, writes Norman Miller.
Click here:Tartan: The misunderstood icon of 'Scottishness'
Click here: Natural Indigo Blue Dye Origin Dying Procedures Technology and Dye Recipes for Denim
Fabrics
Even retail giants such as H&M are ‘going green”
and returning to natural denim dyes. This is a technical article but interesting. Go to the end for a dye recipe!
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