Thursday, August 18, 2011

Weft-faced Weaves


This wasn't the first of my weft-faced weaves, but it was the first of the Twelve Months that I made. July. Red, White and Blue. It turned out rather well, so I continued. At the bottom of the photo is the beginning of August, which didn't turn out quite as well.

The sett on these is 7.5/inch, and I used regular embroidery floss as my weft. Gives a firm feel to the finished project. Haven't figured out what I'll do with them. They are about four inches wide, and around four inches in length. They would make nice little coasters, but I think I'll keep them as a hanging instead. They just look so pretty, I don't want to cut them apart.

This is the whole lot. January begins at the top left-hand side, and July is the top right-hand side. I used three shades of red for February. It's hard to tell in the photo, but while weaving the colors blended so well that I had a hard time distinguishing which was which.

Monday, August 1, 2011

New Direction

Over the next week, I'll be updating how Honeybee Pineapple is changing its direction slightly. Keep alert for new changes not only here on the blog, but also at the etsy store - Honeybee Pineapple which will re-open on Septemebr 1, 2011. New merchandise, and new projects.

It will definitely be a change, but the goal of Honeybee Pineapple - to create fiber arts that are practical and affordable to most people, as well as teach others about the variety of crafts, will not change. In fact, the changes make it even easier to learn.