I have created a tablet woven band, based on the Oseberg Burial Ship find. While the original band was created in silk and linen, I used materials that I had on hand (60%/40% cotton linen blend). One of the things I noticed, while weaving, was the build up of twisted …
Displayed is a very informal Heian Japanese ensemble. This hitoe (red layer) and ginu (pink layer) would be worn over a white kosode and red nagabakama. The colors are pulled from the kasane or color layering Kobai no Nioi, lightening pink layers over maroon, appropriate to be worn in the …
This painting is a self-portrait made with homemade egg tempera paint. Egg tempera was a common medium of painting up through the end of the 15th century. The paint itself is created by combining a pigment with a binding agent and water. Pigments could be ground minerals, plants, or animal …
An inkle-woven belt, in a pickup design using both heddled and unheddled warp threads. About 1″ wide by 1 5/8 yards long. Crochet cotton (green and pale blue warp, brown weft) because I have plenty of it and it’s easy to work with as a learning weave; I’ve made plain-weave pieces …
The second in a series I’m doing from Add MS 28162 “Somme le Roi” – this piece is titled Orientalis – Humility. Attached are photos in progressmodern gouache, ink, and gold leaf on goatskin vellum. Return to see more Falling Leaves Arts and Sciences Displays
This is my very first smocking project, a honeycomb-smocked apron. The apron itself is made from cotton (I intend to use this apron for a LARP set in the 18th century, so cotton was more appropriate than linen), but I sewed the embroidery, the hemming, and attached the waistband using …
This is my 2nd tablet weaving project. I bought the loom at an auction and watched youtube videos – yay youtube instructional videos! I got this pattern online and don’t know whether it’s a period pattern or period type of pattern in that: With some patterns you could knot both …
