what's with all the weaving you might ask? i am currently taking a class and am in the process of warping a small table top loom. the loom is old (from the 30s) and my finished project will be 12" wide and around 36" long. it's an 8 week class and we are at week 4 - so i will be lucky to finish.
this is why i stand in awe of these images from beyond craft: the art of fabric. in that first photo you see the artist standing in front of her piece that measures 71' x 24'. that's feet not inches. the warp was suspended from the ceiling and a special scaffold was built so that the team could work the weft (freely worked without heddles or shuttles). wow.
(from beyond craft: the art of fabric by mildred constantine and jack lenor larsen, published by van nostrand reinhold company, 1973)
I think I remember seeing this book some years ago and thinking what a revelation it was that textile art could be so monumental. The environmental wall is breathtaking.
Posted by: john hopper | August 28, 2010 at 03:41 AM