Tablecloth - Fall Leaves Kaleidoscope

The inspiration for this surface design project was the gorgeous leaves of fall in their brilliant hues of red, maroon, orange and yellow. I took dozens of photographs of assorted maple trees...

 

...and finally created a kaleidoscopic image in Photoshop of a worm's eye view of the maple in front of my brother's house.

The image was then burned onto photo emulsion screens in two separate layers and screen printed on Sante Fe cotton/linen fabric that I dyed with Procion MX in a very pale shade of golden yellow.

Here's the final product...its not intended for a table of this size. The measurements are 54" x 54" which is suited for a small 30" square table.

Weaving Project - 'Colour & Weave' pillows

Here are some pictures of my second project in weaving this semester. The colour and weave sample I did previously helped me to design the fabric for these pillows.

Sewing is not my strong suit, and I was lucky to have my classmate, Patty, help me to sew up the interior pillow casings at the last minute (the morning that they were due). 

My instructor in Surface Design, noticed me stuffing the pillows with wool the night before and suggested that it would be so easy to make casings, but did I listen? No, because I don't like that it takes me so long to sew; its painful! Instead, I just went right on stuffing them until they were good and plump...and lumpy, so after a night of contemplation I had to admit that they did indeed need casings.

Warping up...

I love how the back of the loom looks when it is all warped up!