Playing with weaving in the round
I am working on a series of round structures. My initial interest was created by a day course advertised by out of the blue studio in Ōpunake. I couldn’t make the course but I started working on pieces within a steel ring. This pieceis based ona 30 cm ring and has embroidery stitches and free form crochet. It is quite time consuming to prepare but as I am stillsitting for quite long periods of time as my husband convalesces, it helps to keep me calm and centred. I love working with textured yards. The photo shows the finished round still in the hoop before mounting on the metal ring. The covered circles are made from plastic bottle stops with buttonhole stitch worked over them - part of my recycle focus
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for