Mug Rug

Today I sat around with a bunch of weavers. I grabbed one of the cardboard looms we'd put together for the kids and a skein of yarn and made a mug rug! I like the goldenrod color next to the gray-blue.

Basketry: Update I

So, I've been working on the basket-making. I decided to make one for my mother for Mother's Day. Didn't quite get it finished, though. :/ I decided to try and put a turtle and wave design on it. Whew! Switching between that many colors is kinda hard. I'm using two colors together to make the blue water--one fluffy to give it some fun texture and the other a plain yarn so it's not teeny tiny. I'm also using two different colors together for the shell--the green I'm using for the turtle skin, plus some bright green floss (I hope I don't run out of it!). As you can see, I'm about halfway done. Interrupted by papers and finals....

Here's the almost complete first basket. I didn't know how to finish the top, so I made up a weaving method to make long straps. Perhaps they'll go together to make a loop? I haven't quite decided. You can see the wave pattern I decided on. It made a good intro to switching colors. 

Also, this type of basket weaving technique is called "twining."

Basketry

So in my Native American Art History class, we learned how to make baskets! I opted to learn to make.....this kind, I don't remember what it's called, instead of a coil basket. You don't really need anything but the string and your fingers. Well, scissors to cut the strings, but that's it. I'm just learning, but this is what I have so far! It'll end up pretty small, but I'm okay with that. I wonder if it will stay that closed? Maybe I should weave it looser? *shrug* She explained basically how to do a pattern and add colors, so we'll see how that goes. I'm going to try and make a wave pattern around the middle. The process is very nicely repetitive. It would be fun to make a bunch of little ones as presents!