I love weaving words into inkle woven bands.
In this picture, Tottie Tomato is wrapped in the words of Dame Julian of Norwich’s prayer:
And all shall be well
and all shall be well
and all manner of things shall be well…
I love this prayer and say it allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time……….
To pay homage to Dame Julian and her wonderful prayer, I wove the bands that I used to shape her body (and her banner) on my inkle loom. I crocheted her hands and head, and wove the remainder of the elements of the sculpture on various other small looms.
I use a simple pickup technique for weaving words.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I think I should put ‘do a video of weaving words’ on my to do list!
The images in this blog entry are copyright and not to be used by anyone else for anything else….
10 Comments
December 27, 2008 at 7:05 am
[...] Noreen’s crafting some unusual gifts from the loom, and she’s also weaving words. [...]
December 27, 2008 at 7:43 pm
It just amazes me how you can crochet in 3D without a pattern.
The prayer is beautiful yet simple – like a mantra. Thanks for sharing.
December 27, 2008 at 10:01 pm
[...] Tottie Talks Crafts Blog Noreen Crone-Findlay talks about the crafts she loves with her friend, Tottie Tomato. They’ll be sharing tutorials, how to’s and step by steps for spool knitting, crochet, doll making, small loom weaving, wood working, paper crafts and all manner of other fun crafts. This is a family friendly blog. « Weaving Words [...]
December 27, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Hello Eileen
Crochet is so wonderful- it’s painterly AND sculptural! I love the way I can go in any direction I want with it.
I agree- Dame Julian’s prayer is beautiful place to rest our hearts and minds!
December 28, 2008 at 4:21 am
[...] Weaving Words Noreen loves to weave words into inkle woven bands and then to use the bands to create sculptures and garments. She made a doll in homage to Dame Julian of Norwich and wove the words of Dame Julian’s prayer. What a good way to weave a tapestry of words to live by. [...]
December 29, 2008 at 9:36 am
[...] Weaving Words from Tottie Talks Crafts. [...]
January 1, 2009 at 8:38 pm
[...] Weaving Words Noreen loves to weave words into inkle woven bands and then to use the bands to create sculptures and garments. She made a doll in homage to Dame Julian of Norwich and wove the words of Dame Julian’s prayer. What a good way to weave a tapestry of words to live by [...]
January 3, 2009 at 8:56 pm
[...] Weaving Words Noreen loves to weave words into inkle woven bands and then to use the bands to create sculptures and garments. She made a doll in homage to Dame Julian of Norwich and wove the words of Dame Julian’s prayer. What a good way to weave a tapestry of words to live by [...]
March 10, 2009 at 11:45 am
Wow… I love this idea. Very inspiring
Thank you 
March 11, 2009 at 5:00 am
Thank you so much, Ketutar!