Basket of Painted Warps
I recently did some more dyeing (so much fun!). In this basket are the “painted warps” that are waiting to become towels, scarves and shawls. Aren’t the colors pretty? The anticipation of how the woven pieces will turn out is very exciting to me. Stay tuned. I’ll let you see them as they progress into finished works of art.
Variety of Fibonacci Towels
Whew! That was a lot of weaving preparing for the Studio Tour. Thanks to all who came to visit me during Three Rivers Art Studio Tour 9. I enjoyed meeting new art lovers and visiting with old friends. Our attendance was down quite a bit from 2 years ago. Too bad more people didn’t come out on such a beautiful weekend and see the 21 talented and interesting artists who opened their studios. The weather was great and the wildflowers were in abundance. I especially thank those who showed their appreciation by purchasing some of my weaving or candles. Make a note now for Studio Tour 10 to be held March 23,24,25, 2012.
Multiple projects
Only 1 week left to get ready for the Studio Tour–a major event in my weaving life. As you can see in the picture here, I’m working more than one project at a time. The red is a purple and red shawl. The Fibonacci Flower Garden towels are well under way and the white yarn in the upper right corner is waiting to be tied on to the loom for baby blankets. On a loom in the house, I’ve been working on several batches of chenille scarves. Cloning would be handy right about now.
Tieing on warp for towels
Believe it or not, the mess you see on the left will eventually become towels with multi colored stripes in the Fibonacci sequence. I call these “Fibonacci’s Flower Garden”. Flowers come in many colors and the stems and leaves are always green. So these towels are a way to use up small amounts of different colors of yarn–mixed with several shades of green.
Rolling on Fibonacci Towels
I am often asked if I set up the stripes at the loom or at the warping board. Doing it at the warping board takes a lot of time but is very neat and tidy. Doing it at the loom creates chaos, as you see. Think next time I’ll go back to striping at the warping board.
Fibonacci's Flower Garden Towels
To the right you see Fibonacci’s Flower Garden Towels from 2 previous batches.
I’m finally reaching the world thru cyberspace. Expect changes and updates as I learn my way around with the help of friends who know what they are doing.
Me in my Studio
In the meantime, I’m working hard to prepare for the upcoming Studio Tour 9 in Three Rivers, Calif. I’m looking forward to seeing many friends, old and new, as you come to visit me and my friends in our studios and see what we’ve been working on. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Three Rivers, a pleasant little community in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The wildflowers are in abundance right now. I promise you will have a good time and you will see places that you didn’t know were places.
Weaving is my passion and I love to share it with others. I believe that practical items we use everyday should be beautiful and give us pleasure. Take some time to look at the pictures in my Gallery to see examples of what I do.
Handweaving by Nikki 