Messing Around

Don’t let a little warp at the end of your project go unwoven—there are ideas waiting to happen in those last 12”. I just discovered this—again!—as I was finishing up my “Orange Pillow” project that will be featured in the upcoming weaving issue of Craft: Magazine! I tried a different weft—but offset it with a couple of rows of contrasting color. I then experimented with a different float pattern than I had been using. I used several strands of white wool and then I felted the whole thing, clipping the floats after washing.

Ideas I’ll use: the single line of white, the three rows of yellow dividing two sections of color, the varied float pattern, though I’m not sure what kind of project these ideas will show up in. Remember, the idea is to mess around, just try things out, don’t think too much. React. Play.

Map Basket in "Craft:" Magazine

In case you haven’t seen “Craft:” magazine, take a look at it your local newsstand. Published by O’Reilly, “Craft:” is a craft magazine with a twist. In it you’ll find fun and often funky projects using traditional techniques as well as stories about crafters. Issue 5 features paper crafts including, folded paper, homemade cards, scrap booking, and even a woven plaited basket created by yours truly using recycled-repurposed road maps. “Craft:” is fun—and isn't that part of what we’re trying to do…have some fun?

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