I started with some scraps from some fabric I got in Africa. I love the way it brings in pattern, texture, and metallics, but doesn't dominate the piece. I planned a small weaving with a simple hourglass shape because my large weaving took so long to make. Once I started, I was flying through the green part so I decided to go ahead and make it a larger/longer piece.
I knew I wanted to add the white fluffy yarn because I love the texture it brings in... Then it sat like this for a couple days while I decided between a couple different colors for the other areas.
I originally wanted to bring in a mustard yellow because I know she likes that and it would work well with the African scrap fabric, but I wasn't 100% sure. I eventually decided that the yellow and green were the same shade and it really needed black for more contrast.
Finished up the black and added the fringe... trimmed the fringe... wasn't so sure about the fringe length/shape so let it sit for a couple days... then finally declared the piece finished.
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photo by Jazz |
I love making projects for gifts, so this was really fun for me! I also took some 'nice' pictures with my DSLR of the finished project, so I'll share those whenever I get around to uploading... so stay tuned!
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