Hi Everyone,

I like to weave for my embroidery projects. Does anyone have any suggestions for weave structures (other than evenweave for counted work)that would work well for free form enbroidery and other forms.
Many thanks for any help
Cheers Judy

The first person who comes to mind is Jane Evans  http://janeevans.ca/

Margaret Thorson in the San Juan Islands of WA state




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From: Judy <jshepp@...>
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Sent: Monday, January 7, 2013 10:15 PM
Subject: [WeaveTech] Weaving for embrodiery

Hi Everyone,

I like to weave for my embroidery projects. Does anyone have any suggestions for weave structures (other than evenweave for counted work)that would work well for free form enbroidery and other forms.
Many thanks for any help
Cheers Judy



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Would a canvas weave work?

Marg

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Wasn't crewel work traditionally done on twill? 2/2 I think.

I remember an article in Handwoven about a gebrochene twill but that was used as canvas for a painting.

I'd look at available cross stitch fabrics (aida cloth comes to mind) and see how they're used. Then design your fabric to enhance your embroidery design.

Cynthia

Unless you wish to recreate a particular traditional form of embroidery, the primary concern should be the design elements. If there is too much "pattern" in the ground cloth, it could easily wind up competing with the effect of the stitching.
For free form stitching, you only need enough stability in the ground to not have the piece buckle when completed. Perhaps using a bit of texture - either from the yarns of the structure would be a nice background.

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I like to use a cloth with clasped weft ornamentation as a ground for free embroidery. The woven 'mountains and valleys' are a cool jumping-off place and if you are weaving 2/2 twill, the supplementary weft will form basket weave, can provide two different structures in two different colors. Yes, Jane Evans has carried the weaving/embroidery to stratospheric levels, though she is doing more painting and less weaving these days. How about posting some pictures of your work, Judy? Kati

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Judy,

I was playing with the same idea and a guild member recommended Penelope Drooker's "Embroidering with the Loom: Creative Combinations of Weaving and Stitchery" (publ 1979). A second book that might be helpful is "Universal Stitches for weaving, embroidery, and other fiber arts" by Nancy Hoskins (will be rereleased later this year). In Germany, barley corn is used as the basis for certain types of stitching.
I've also seen fabrics that are divided into plain weave sections and borders, mainly twills, which suggest areas for embroidery.

Mora

Check out Colcha which is a Hispanic form of first weaving a wool material and then embroidering on it. This is done in New Mexico and I know that the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center has had workshops in the process. Colcha is also one of the art forms that is part of the annual Hispanic Market which is held yearly in July on the Santa Fe Plaza (Like the Indian Market).
Ann

Network drafting might provide interesting backgrounds with curved line background patterns.

Or how about Moorman technique, which could be looked at as doing the embroidery as you weave the cloth?





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