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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 18, 2016 20:15:26 GMT
That’s a great hat, Judith! Must be so satisfying to spin and knit your own warm hat.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 18, 2016 20:34:30 GMT
So these are the wedding banners I have been weaving for my nephew’s upcoming wedding in Hawaii. He chose the colors, but I am not quite pleased with either one of the banners. My predicament is how to include the wording he would like on the banner. I was thinking something simple like first names, wedding date. He would also like the name of the venue, and a Hawaiian wedding wish. Too much to embroider. The weavings are "bumpy.” I thought about purchasing those shiny fabric letters--but no way they would fit. Do any of you have any ideas for including the lettering? And which banner do you prefer? They are unfinished. I’ve thought about connecting them with the long tassels. Any suggestions are welcome! Wedding banner #1 by catwycliff, on Flickr
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 18, 2016 20:39:07 GMT
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 18, 2016 20:53:53 GMT
You could print the wording on to fabric (the kind that goes through your printer) and then either stitch or fuse the fabric to the banner. Although I think embroidery would be a fun idea but I know how much work it is. Perhaps you could stitch the words on small pieces of felt and then stitch those in place?
Do you have a sewing machine that does lettering? Just back the felt with stabilizer and stitch them on the machine?
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Post by elizabeth on Feb 18, 2016 22:34:18 GMT
I dunno, Cathy. I like the greens in the second one, but the even distribution of the first. I'll defer to Ruth's voluminous fiber knowledge. Nothing else comes to mind.
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Post by sundownalpacas on Feb 18, 2016 23:38:33 GMT
I finished this Alpaca handspun, woven Saori style scarf. I have been working on this on and off along with my dryer balls. Alpaca scarf
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 19, 2016 0:21:27 GMT
Looks perfect to me Judith! Great job!
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 19, 2016 0:28:03 GMT
Liz, there is no link.
Cathy, Ruth's suggestion about the fabric sounds like a good suggestion, but it will cover your weaving. :-(
Can you attach a hanging piece of fabric with the Hawaiian stuff below the banner like a "no vacancy" sign? Sorry I couldn't think of what that is called. You could then concentrate on the names and date on the banner.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 19, 2016 2:02:42 GMT
Maybe you could print it on long strips and sew them up and down the sides or all around. I like the top one best but they both work. My husband said to hang them and then project the information on to them and get people to take pictures.
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Post by koffipot on Feb 19, 2016 7:22:25 GMT
I finished this Alpaca handspun, woven Saori style scarf. I have been working on this on and off along with my dryer balls. Alpaca scarf
Beautiful woven scarf Liz. Love it.
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Post by koffipot on Feb 19, 2016 7:30:06 GMT
So these are the wedding banners I have been weaving for my nephew’s upcoming wedding in Hawaii. He chose the colors, but I am not quite pleased with either one of the banners. My predicament is how to include the wording he would like on the banner. I was thinking something simple like first names, wedding date. He would also like the name of the venue, and a Hawaiian wedding wish. Too much to embroider. The weavings are "bumpy.” I thought about purchasing those shiny fabric letters--but no way they would fit. Do any of you have any ideas for including the lettering? And which banner do you prefer? They are unfinished. I’ve thought about connecting them with the long tassels. Any suggestions are welcome! Wedding banner #1 by catwycliff, on Flickr I like Marilyn's idea of attaching the lettering rather than obliterating the weaving. Perhaps you could imprint it onto small Polymer clay 'tiles' and attach the to the fringes. Rather like those ancient weavers weights?
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Post by sundownalpacas on Feb 19, 2016 12:29:05 GMT
So these are the wedding banners I have been weaving for my nephew’s upcoming wedding in Hawaii. He chose the colors, but I am not quite pleased with either one of the banners. My predicament is how to include the wording he would like on the banner. I was thinking something simple like first names, wedding date. He would also like the name of the venue, and a Hawaiian wedding wish. Too much to embroider. The weavings are "bumpy.” I thought about purchasing those shiny fabric letters--but no way they would fit. Do any of you have any ideas for including the lettering? And which banner do you prefer? They are unfinished. I’ve thought about connecting them with the long tassels. Any suggestions are welcome! Wedding banner #1 by catwycliff, on Flickr Cathy, i agree that the lettering would hide the beautiful weaving. My thoughts would be to make a horizontal wall hangings with the banners, then in between each of the banners place your wording on just a plain weave banner, no textures, using the only one of the colors in the other banners. Then you can play with what you want to use for the lettering, and it is the focal point on those pieces of cloth. Just something I would play with.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 19, 2016 13:44:05 GMT
Wow, so many great suggestions for the wedding banners! Thanks, all. Have to think about all of these new ideas. BTW, my cheapie Janome does not do that fancy lettering.
Liz, the alpaca woven scarf is stunning. I was looking at your warp on Ravelry…very impressive! Love the colors and the patterns. Is the fiber entirely alpaca?
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 19, 2016 16:00:45 GMT
Liz, I got the link to work. The weaving is beautiful.
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Post by sundownalpacas on Feb 19, 2016 17:23:12 GMT
Thank you Marilyn, Cathy and Judith for the nice compliments.
Cathy, to answer your questions about the warp. It is all handspun alpaca, with some silk and a little angora in some of the yarns. I like to dye the silk, so the red and blue that you see are silk. My weft yarns were some of these yarns and others that I had from other projects. For example, I used an alpaca handspun yarn, that was dyed baby pink, that I had knitted into baby garments for my granddaughter when she was born. That is what I love about Saori weaving as I can use left over scraps of my yarns, that would not be enough for a fully knitted or woven hat or garment. Plus I enjoy the freedom of just weaving and not really thinking about a pattern for treadling.
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