The other evening, I figured out a much easier way to weave hearts on the little heart loom that I designed, and Gary McFarland of Dewberry Ridge Looms makes.
Here’s the new video, showing how to weave hearts this easy peasy way:
And, if you click ‘Heart Loom’ in the categories, you’ll find lots of links for yummy things to make with the heart looms 🙂
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To order a heart loom, click this link to Dewberry Ridge Looms: Heart Looms
You can weave a Valentine!
I’ve decided that once a week, I am going to post a photo of one of the pieces from my solo show of tapestries and woven works, ‘Woven Women’.
This week, it’s : ‘Child in the Shadows’.
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I love working with images of shadows.
I wove this little tapestry using Soumak stitch.
It’s 8 1/2 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches tall.
My mother passed away recently, and one of the ways that I have been processing my grief is to take it to my looms and weave about it.
Because I am deeply focused on weaving tapestries and woven pieces for my solo show, ‘Woven Women’, it was natural that this weaving would take the form of a Woven Woman.
My mother suffered from a form of dementia, I have been feeling is how sweet it is for her to be released from that dreadful fog of confusion……..
And, so, I have woven a piece on my Saori loom with supplemental embellishment with my stick weaving loom, that I call:
“Out of the Mist”. She’s approximately 30 inches tall by about 10 inches wide at the widest point:
‘Out of the Mist’ by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
One of my close friends gave me a seashell instead of a card, and it felt natural to have it become part of this piece.
I made a Kumihimo cord and tied a Celtic everlasting knot, which is stitched to her forehead, but barely visible under her cowl.
Weaving this tribute brought me great peace and comfort, and I think that my Mom would like it a lot.
Yes, I think that she does…
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
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