Complex Weavers' Showcase

In the season in which many of us hope for "Peace on Earth, Good Will to All", we showcase this work by Ingrid Boesel titled Women of the World. Used by permission. This is the nineteenth item in our showcase of what members are working on. This work was showcased in December, 2003. To see other items showcased in 2003, scroll down. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

This photo of a vintage stenciled silk kimono fabric was taken by Laurie Autio from her collection of Japanese textiles. The Katazome stencil technique uses a starch resist and washi paper stencils, one per color. If you would like to investigate the vast variety of Japanese textiles and textile techniques with us, please visit: Complex Weavers Study Group: Japanese Textiles This is the eighteenth item in our showcase of what members are working on. This work was showcased in November, 2003 To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Kathleen Johnson shared with us some weaving experiences from Thailand in her article, "Weaving Postcard from Thailand" in Complex Weavers Journal, May 2003, page 46. Shown here is Figure 13, part of Ajan Isara's supplementary warp sampler. The complete article, with pictures in color, is also available at http://usa.or.th/embassy/mrsjohnson.htm Photo by Lynn Heglar. Used by permission. This is the seventeenth item in a our showcase of members' work. This work was showcased in October, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Christine Gauthier is the winner of the Complex Weavers Award from the annual Congress of L'Association des Tisserands du Québec.The piece is a circular weave shoebag woven on a 16-shaft computer assisted dobby Leclerc loom. She writes: "I started with 2 overshot patterns from Marguerite P. Davidson's A Handweaver's Pattern Book: Old Linen Weave, p.137 and Squares With Diamonds, p.134. I converted them in deflected double weave each on 8 shafts and put them together pick by pick, the odd picks being the first draft, and the even picks being the second draft. While the treadling is one pick of each draft alternately, the threading is one block (4 threads) of each draft alternately." We hope to publish details of her work soon in Complex Weavers Journal. Used by permission. This is the sixteenth item in a our showcase of members' work. This work was showcased in September, 2003 To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Bonnie Inouye made many design decisions and wove this Japanese Maple leaf for her son and daughter-in-law. Shown here is a detail of the final cloth, a turned summer and winter with painted warp. The warp is mercerized 16/2 cream cotton and unmercerized, undyed 8/2 cotton. The weft is a 4-ply mercerized cream cotton to match the 16/2 in size. For details of her work, see her article "Turning Leaves" in Complex Weavers Journal, May, 2003, page 36. Used by permission. This is the fifteenth item in our showcase of members' work. This work was showcased in August, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Ingrid Boesel collected and studied maple leaves before she produced this four-tie unit weave representation of Canada's logo on 32 shafts. For details of her work, see her article in Complex Weavers Journal, May, 2003, page 34. Used by permission. This is the fourteenth item in a our showcase of members' work. The work was showcased in July, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Doris Burgess made use of a dozen balls of single ply wools, and a lot of imagination, in designing and weaving this example of "Integrated Cell Weaves" or "False Double Weaves" for the Sixteens Study Group. For details of her method, including a drawdown, see see her article in Complex Weavers Journal, May, 2002, page 17 Used by permission. This is the thirteenth item in a our showcase of members' work. The work was showcased in June 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Denise Fréchette won the Complex Weavers Award for Coralie at the Association des Tisserand du Québec (AT) annual juried show, Association of Quebec Weavers Conference, June, 2001. Used by permission. This is the twelfth item in a our showcase of members' work. The work was showcased in May, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

These are three of the ribbons woven by Jean Korus to be used for CW Awards in 2003. For more information about CW awards, contact CW vice president, Carolyn Gritzmaker at awards@complex-weavers.org. Or visit the awards section of this website at Complex Weavers Awards Page Used by permission. This is the eleventh item in a our showcase of members' work. The work was showcased in April, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Sarah Fortin won the CW Award at the New Hampshire Weavers Guild Exhibit, Newport, New Hampshire, in June 2001, for this entry. This is a detail of her two block double-woven scarf. For more information, see Complex Weavers Journal, January 2002, page 18. Used by permission. This is the tenth item in a our showcase of members' work. This work was showcased in March, 2003. To see the items showcased in 2002, click Showcase 2002

Deb McClintock won the Complex Weaver's award at the October 2002 Blue Ridge Handweaving Show for this "Lao Variation", a detail of which is shown here. For further information on what she did and how she did it, see her article in Complex Weavers Journal, January 2003, page 37. She includes a photo of the loom, diagrams of the process, and definitions of special terms. Used by permission. This work was showcased in February, 2003

In the Northern Hemisphere's January's cold weather, let's put on Catherine Wilson's CW award-winning vest, "Dr. Seuss Goes Fishing". The half block summer and winter design utilized 16 shafts threaded with 8/2 Orlon Acrylic, black, at 20 epi. The pattern weft was 8/2 cotton (yellow, red, blue, and green) while the tabby was 16/2 Orlon Acrylic (black). For further details, see the article in Complex Weavers Journal, January 2002, page 17, as part of a feature on CW awards. Used by permission. This work was showcased in January, 2003

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