Weaving.

There is nothing as relaxing as taking threads, wool and fibers and weaving them into patterns on a mini loom. My loom is only four inches wide and around ten inches long and it’s perfect for my needs. 
As I am working on a large scale wall hanging I want to add texture and a 3 D dimensional feel to it and these little woven pieces will be perfect.
The loom is very simple to set up by just add a strong warp yarn.
The warp yarn runs lengthwise or top to bottom and is held firm by the loom. 
The weft yarns are woven side to side, in out through the warp yarn.
You can use a single or multiple yarns in the weft weave. 
I use a large sack needle to hold my weft yarn as I find it easy to weave in and out through the warp threads.

My weaving tools, threads, yarns, scissor, large sack needle and my mini loom.

Weaving has many different tools and patterns but I keep it very simple and easy for myself. The colours that I am working with are very earthy tones which reflect the feel of my textile picture. My piece in inspire by the local abbey near my studio. It is Tintern Abbey in Saltmills founded by William Marshal in c.1200. It has a fabulous wood and river running through its grounds out to the sea by way of Bannow Bay. 
It is a most inspiring place for me as an artist and I cannot help but link the land and shore in my work.

As autumn creeps it’s way into our lives , so too does it’s earthy colours and warm tones. My colour selection of yarns is very much influenced by this. When I have woven my small pieces, I remove them from the mini loom and tie off the ends. I then manipulate them into different shapes to adore my textile pieces. This new work will take some time but I will post the finished work here when completed.
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