Carol Berry, Whatcom Weavers Guild, Bellingham WA
Material & Technique: Mercerized cotton warp, Dyed with Natural dyes: Marigold, Myrobalan, Osage orange, Cochineal, Madder, Sappan wood. Woven on a 20-shaft draw loom, 5-end satin ground weave. Hand dyed silk weft and embroidery thread; dyed with osage orange. Embellished with plastic sequins.
Description: I was introduced to Draw loom weaving in 2011, in workshops with Joanne Hall and Madelyn van der Hoogt, followed by acquiring a Glimakra standard loom with 20-shaft drawloom attachment. This piece is one of a series, created while pursuing my goals in the practice of warp painting and ikat resist with natural dyes and weaving personally meaningful imagery into cloth, using traditional draw loom technology.
