Thursday, June 2, 2011

A third cushion front woven

This one is a bit too --- staid, so I'll leave some of the fringe exposed perhaps to keep it more hand-made.
Actually, it could not be more hand made - the wool is off my sheep and spun. Some dyed with indigo leaves from the garden, some with Buddlea (yellow) from a tree, some not dyed. The orangie-brown is from an alpaca that lives in Waterford. The back will not be hand made- it's cotton fabric I bought.
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I think I have a plan to make it into another 16" X 16" cushion - out with the sewing machine.

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1 comment:

Catherine said...

Yes, it's an AKL - my only loom - so far :). I do love using it, once Ive done the maths on how to warp it with the yarns I have available.
Yes, the name is gaelic - Droim = back, an uan = of the sheep. I was really thinking "off the back of a sheep" after I first sheared mine some years ago.
You