A little intimidated, I wanted to do something different. Decided to do this little postcard of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse using recycled plastic bags. It was fun but I had alot of drawn in with the plastic. Sad little postcard wasn't up for the trip to California.
What to weave instead? I decided to weave what I love, wedge weave of course. Still fascinated with alternative weft materials, I spindle spun some newspaper.
What was super fun about this piece was using a variable warp. I am sure there is a proper name for that but I don't know it. I warped at 10 ends per inch, wove the newspaper at 5 epi and the colorful linen at 10 epi. I will definitively play with the technique again!
Proof that Alex's card was post marked in San Francisco and made it to North Carolina without incident. Alex sent me a bit of her home.
I am sending Alex a bit of my home too. The handspun newspaper is the Raleigh News and Observer. In addition, the linen is from my guild's stash. Triangle Weavers Guild is a wonderful group of weavers and we have a stash of tapestry yarn. Our most celebrated member, the late Silvia Heyden donated yarn as have others. I like to think I have included some of Silvia's magic in my little postcard.
