Real writing isn't realy created, it just happens. It's always an accident that happens whenever you put a pen in your hand. The blank paper dares you to put your pen on it and let it move.
Sometimes I scare myself when I see what happened after I do that. It illuminates some neural pathway and records what it sees. Like I am etching my soul onto the paper.
I talk to myself a lot, but it is much more fun to speak from myself and outwardly.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Back to the weaving board!
As you may have noticed before, I have decided to make Openyourize Designs officially exclusive to weaving as of My 1st, 2011, thanks to the arrival of my new 4-harness table loom.
It's a Mountain loom, in case you are wondering. Before this, I had a basic 2-harness loom. Don't even know what brand it is. Now I can make many many more complex designs and weaving is WAY more fun! Without the variety of design, I needed to include drawing and other crafts in my creativity collection in order to satisfy my cravings. But this awesome loom should do now, and I can focus on a niche.
For my first project, which you can see on the loom already, is going to be a case for a throw pillow just for me and Matt here in our house. Just black and white acrylic, pretty typical of me. One of these days I will advance into more daring textiles than Jo-ann Fabrics generics. I have plenty of cool yarn, I am just afrraid I'll ruin it in a project gone bad.
Here is the draft of what I am weaving. I don't know why it's sideways and I can't fix it. It took me a bit to get the loom dressed for the first time. Some adjustments needed to be made, and I got confused a couple times with the 4 harnesses and yarn flying everywhere. It turned into a mess for a bit. I totally need to get more heddles, that will make life way easier.
I also need more reeds. This project would be turning out way cooler with a 10dpi reed. I am so excited that I can finally switch reeds on this loom. I could not on my old one.
Hopefully now you will see more weavings to come! And my blog is still in an identity crisis, who knows what I may write about. We shall see.
It's a Mountain loom, in case you are wondering. Before this, I had a basic 2-harness loom. Don't even know what brand it is. Now I can make many many more complex designs and weaving is WAY more fun! Without the variety of design, I needed to include drawing and other crafts in my creativity collection in order to satisfy my cravings. But this awesome loom should do now, and I can focus on a niche.
For my first project, which you can see on the loom already, is going to be a case for a throw pillow just for me and Matt here in our house. Just black and white acrylic, pretty typical of me. One of these days I will advance into more daring textiles than Jo-ann Fabrics generics. I have plenty of cool yarn, I am just afrraid I'll ruin it in a project gone bad.
Here is the draft of what I am weaving. I don't know why it's sideways and I can't fix it. It took me a bit to get the loom dressed for the first time. Some adjustments needed to be made, and I got confused a couple times with the 4 harnesses and yarn flying everywhere. It turned into a mess for a bit. I totally need to get more heddles, that will make life way easier.
I also need more reeds. This project would be turning out way cooler with a 10dpi reed. I am so excited that I can finally switch reeds on this loom. I could not on my old one.
Hopefully now you will see more weavings to come! And my blog is still in an identity crisis, who knows what I may write about. We shall see.
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