Grant Weaving Catch uP! Thanks again MRAC and McNight Foundation for the Next Step Fund!

In between the projects already described, I have experimented with various weaving techniques and weave structures making "practice" pieces and samples with various types of yarns as a part of my grant project...

These first two pieces (pictured far and near) are samples I wove at the MN St. Fair in the Fall of 2012 as part of the MN Weavers Guild demonstration.  It was my first public weaving experience.  I had some great interactions with people and had fun experimenting with the treadling order.  The warp was the same on both pieces but the weft was different and has sort of a color gradation cycle.  All of it was some sort of cotton weaving yearn.

 This is my first "go" at overshot weaving: front and back and close up.

This piece is a "practice" piece woven in preparation for weaving the voyageur sashes.  I ditched this design because the floats were too big for sashes--they would have gotten caught on things.

The following pics are of a long "practice" piece--again for the voyageur sashes--where I experimented with lots of different weft colors and treadling sequences.  I also had fun with different fringe-finishing techniques.

 

 

The following two pieces were woven by me during a tapestry weaving class I took at the WGM from Traudi Bestler.  It was great!

 

 I am truly enjoying the benefits of the grant and am eager to continue learning more!