Weaving has kept me very busy of late: in May I had an exhibition of my work entitled “Studies in Colour and Weave” and more recently I’ve submitted work for the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of NSW‘ Intermediate Certificate of Weaving.
That’s a lot!
Studies in Colour and Weave
I had the privilege of displaying my work at the Gallery on Track in Goulburn during the month of May.
I was delighted that so many of my friends and family were able to travel to this exhibition: it was a huge success!
Most of the pieces in the exhibition were woven using Colour and Weave techniques, where sequences of light and dark threads are layered onto weave structures like Twill and Lace in order to produce amazing patterns.
I also had a few pieces that were “Studies”. Most of my pieces have involved sampling to get the right combination of yarns and colours in order to execute the final work.
Our gallery space 
My exhibition 
Huck Colour and Weave. Study (right) and tea towels (left) 
I demonstrated at various times inside the exhibition 
Studies in M’s and O’s 
Tea towels and Placemats using M’s and O’s 
Twill Colour and Weave Study piece 
Twill Colour and Weave baby blankets 
Twill Colour and Weave tea towels 
Everyone loved the Shadow Weave Study 
Shadow Weave Scarf
I still have the three baby blankets for sale at the Gallery: these are the only items that remain!
Intermediate Certificate of Weaving
The Handweavers and Spinners Guild of NSW has just released a brand new Certificate of Weaving, with Foundation and Intermediate levels now available for people to enrol.
The Foundation level focuses on 4-shaft weaving and a whole swathe of techniques (colour gamps, plain weave, twill, lace, etc.).
I’ve registered at the Intermediate level which encourages students to explore 8-shaft weaving, expanding on the techniques in the Foundation level.
These are the pieces that I’m submitting for assessment (plus a theory assignment on designing using weaving software).
I will have to wait a few weeks to find out whether I passed or not, but my experience has been broadly very positive. If you are thinking of doing the certificate and want to talk to someone who has been working through the material, get in touch!
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