Our June BeWeave Box theme was Black and White, in particular Black and White photography. There is something timeless and classic about Black and white film. It is a great way to focus and capture detail.
I have also always loved the simplicity of a monochrome fibre piece and I was keen to explore the possibilities of black, white and the in-between.
I came across the image to the right on Pinterest and it spoke to me. It was the photo that I chose to represent this box, with the black, white and in-between and the way it highlights the details in the hands. Unfortunately I could not locate the original photographer to credit for this piece.
Black and White have always and always will be a classic combination. Let’s Check out Junes BeWeave Box.
DHG Vintage Yarn – This beautiful black and white blended yarn is made from cotton, alpaca, merino and nylon. Ideal for weaving, knitting and crochet, the colour way perfectly resembled a black and white image. It has a striking effect when woven and would knit into a beautiful scarf also.
Banana/Sari Silk yarn – A fun mix of banana fibre with sari silk threads that create a textured and bold yarn. This art yarn has been hand spun and dyed by artisan women in India.
Extra Fine Merino – Highlighting all the tones of black and white photography in a super soft commercial blend of colours. I knew this would look incredible when woven and it did not disappoint. I am also very excited to spin this into a core spun art yarn very soon.
Barcode Aari Ribbon – This piece was a much more contrasted addition to the box with clear black stripes on white cotton ribbon. The cotton ribbon is soft and a little bit stretchy, making it an ideal ribbon for weaving, floristy and gift wrapping.
Tartan Ribbon – Who doesn’t have a connection of some sort to a plaid or tartan pattern? This ribbon perfectly captured the theme with its greyscale palette.
Beads – A set of 6 silver beads with black highlights in a tribal pattern. The shiny silver reminded me of reflecting light which felt right for our black and white photography themed BeWeave Box.
I wanted to achieve a few things for our inspiration project for June. These were: to double warp, showcase the vintage yarn, I was really excited to see how this looked over a large space and lastley I wanted to use the merino wool as a bold highlight.
For this project I only used 2 out of the 6 items from the box. Sometimes less is more and this was certainly the case for this piece and what I had hoped to achieve. To complete the woven wall hanging I added in some luxe black cotton string for the base layer of the fringe and a very small amount of my white bamboo macrame string for the tassel. I chose the bamboo specifically for this because of its added shine.
Using my medium loom I double warped the loom and added two layers of fringe using the cotton string and the vintage yarn. I used rya and looped rya techniques, plus an extra rya with the bamboo string for the tassel. For the rest of the piece I only used tabby to build up the vintage yarn and also for the combed top. By not splitting the combed top into halves, I got these really big bubbles which I love. What do you think about this months inspiration project?
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