Twisting singles
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I’m making more organzine…. this time, for bobbin lace and sewing. Read the rest of this entry »
Author Archive for: Michael
Entries by Michael
Silkworm Paper
If you set the caterpillars up on a surface where they can’t find a corner, they’ll make this stuff. It doesn’t hurt them, although it probably frustrates their instincts. After spinning out their silk, they turn into a healthy pupa. This is the surface of the paper. One of the things I learned from the […]
Weaving organzine
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I borrowed a friend’s Lendrum wheel (Thanks, Christina!) and did some throwing. The Lendrum’s high-speed head allowed me to get good fine twist, something that had been a problem previously. All told, this is just over 400 yards of 40d4×2 organzine. Read the rest of […]
At the Crow again – but this time, at NIGHT!
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. This Friday, February 20, I’m going to be at the Crow Collection of Asian Art. I do a lot of demos there, but this one’s a little different – they’re doing a joint presentation with the Dallas Museum of Art’s Late Night program. So people […]
Lantern Festival at the Crow
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. My silk demo will be on display at the Crow Collection of Asian Art for their Lantern Festival. The event runs from 10 AM to 2 PM; I’m going to be there from 11 to 1. There will be lion dancers, lanterns to craft and […]
Because the bug IS the feature…
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. Every once in a while, I get this neat synchronicity on my journal reading list. This time, one of my LiveJournal textiles buddies, Not Just a Girl wrote a post about dyeing with cochineal, and just a page down from it, I found Bug Girl’s […]
Three-Color Doubleface
Although I’m good at what I do, weaving-wise, there have always been some areas in tablet weaving that have been difficult for me to grasp. Three-color doubleface has always been one of those. Thanks to Guntram‘s exquisite work, I’ve been obsessed with it lately. Tonight, I decided I just had to sit down and plug […]
Throwing Thick
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. I’ve been experimenting with making a THICK filament silk, appropriate for knitting. This is a two-ply, using fifteen filaments (at about 40 – 45 denier per filament) per ply – so the finished yarn is something like 750 filaments thick. The main thing that I […]
SOAR
SOAR was a total blast. My brain is still staggering under the weight of information received. I met SO many cool people. More info here.
SOAR
Originally published at WormSpit. You can comment here or there. The Spin Off Annual Retreat was a blast. I had an amazing time, learned a LOT, met fantastic people… and took only a tiny number of photos. It was like going to the yarn store, and pulling a couple dozen of the best books and […]