I have been using Instagram to take snapshots of my work each day. It has been fun and a good way to push myself a little bit to get more woven.
Here is the current piece in photos from Instagram. I weave from the back on a Harrisville Rug Loom. So the mystery will only be fully revealed when the piece comes off the loom in a few months.
I am surprised how much worse these photos look on the computer. Instagram is definitely a platform built for the hand-held device. They look great on my phone.
If you want to follow me on Instagram, I am @rebeccamezofftapestry. On Twitter where I often push the Instagram photos, I am @RMezoff. If not, don't worry. I'll post photos here again soon. Maybe the ones I take with a real camera next time!
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| Tying on the warp. This was later modified as the design changed to 24 inches wide. |
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| There was a lot of dyeing for this project. Weeks of it. I expect my next 5 tapestries to use the same colors. Way too much fun. |
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| So much tape. Here I am sampling various colors before doing the main bulk of the dyeing. |
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| Drawing the cartoon onto acetate which I use at the loom. |
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| Lots of ball winding once the dyeing was done... |
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| Deciding on colors. Too big a gap between these depths of shade. |
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| Part of the cartoon and some of the yarn. |
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| Sampling for color on a Mirrix. |
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| Reference cartoon fell off the wall. This piece is 24 x 72 inches. I had quite a time getting it back on. |
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| It is helpful to leave yourself notes when you leave home for a few weeks. Re-entry can be rough otherwise. |
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| Drawing on another bit of the cartoon. |
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| Trying to manage getting a little weaving in while answering a flood of questions for the online class. |
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| And after a long day of work... weaving under the influence. |
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| One day I only had 70 minutes to weave. I wanted to see how much I could do in that time. 5/8ths inch isn't bad (times 24 inches wide). Unfortunately this pace is not maintainable. |
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| Shading some circles. Also playing with adding a hot pink strand to brown tones. |
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| Today's photo as I had to stop weaving and ply new colors for a new section. |
I am surprised how much worse these photos look on the computer. Instagram is definitely a platform built for the hand-held device. They look great on my phone.
If you want to follow me on Instagram, I am @rebeccamezofftapestry. On Twitter where I often push the Instagram photos, I am @RMezoff. If not, don't worry. I'll post photos here again soon. Maybe the ones I take with a real camera next time!