Astrid Tauber, Seattle Weavers Guild, Lisbon, Portugal
Winner: Complex Weavers Award
Name/Description: Sienna Slip
Made For?: Woman
Size: M
Fabric Construction: Woven
Fabric Construction – Other:
Woven Structure: I wanted the style of an soft echo draft, but with a painted warp separate from the parallel repeat for uninterrupted color pooling. Threaded in an advancing 4 end straight. Treadling is drafted based on an original profile, with the goal of a continuing curve avoiding a repetitive nature. For a weavable version I network drafted on a 4 end straight, made a 2 end extended parallel. Fabric was woven on a Louet 32 shaft Megado Compu-Dobby.
Yarn Details and SETT: Warp: 60/2 silk self dyed from Webs Weft woven alternating both yarns: 60/2 silk in black from Webs 30/2 cotton self dyed from BockensSett at 55 EPI”
Handspun Details:
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Special Treatments: Pre-soaked my silk warp chains in Kieralon Detergent overnight. Applied dyes in a painted warp style, including citric acid in the dye solutions to lower the pH scale. Left my warp in the hot southern sun for a day until everything including the black had exhausted then rinsed. Jacquard:625625638631, Dharma:452429414466472435438434461. For the cotton orange weft I used Jacquard fiber reactive dyes in maroon and black. Fully prepped, and after over 48 hours of being in the dye vat, my colors weren’t exhausting to the richness I had originally intended, but I equally liked the brightness of the orange and ran with it!
Textile Finishing: Gentle cycle on cold with a gentle low foam detergent, hang to dry.
Textile Challenges:
Garment Construction: Neckline is finished with a 1/4″ bias binding, armholes finished with a bias tape facing, serged 3 thread rolled hem. All seam allowances are serged and pressed open or to one side.
Lining: N/A
Special Features:
Pattern: Foxglove Slip Dress by Studio Sadoe on Etsy. With a few modification including, additional seam across the front and back hip, self drafted bottom skirt because I wanted a change in fullness, exclusion of flutter sleeves.
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