Watercoloring with fiber
First hanging:
Warp and weft: 3/2 cotton, hand painted with marigold and Saxon blue
30 EPI
110” warp
660 ends
Painted 675 yds for weft (much more than I ultimately needed)
Finished size:
Second hanging:
Warp: silk noil, hand painted with marigold and Saxon blue
Weft: 3/2 cotton, hand painted with marigold and Saxon blue
24 EPI
378 ends (15.75” on loom)
90” warp
400 yds for weft
Finished size:
Warps and wefts were mordanted with aluminum triformate, then hand painted with botanical dyes, then wrapped in saran wrap and steamed in a canning pot for 30 minutes