tiny weave : number two, loose remnant

Here is the second of my Tiny weave project that I'm creating for The Sketchbook Project. I've been saving remnants from packages received and my artwork and I use these as weft threads.

02. Loose Remnant, 2010. 2"x2", paper thread and remnant thread. For The Sketchbook Project.

The warp thread in this case is paper string. I love the color and the strength of it.

tiny weave : number one, red remnant

Finally I can share the first of several tiny weaves I'm working on for The Sketchbook Project.

1. tiny weave : red remnant. 1 1/2" x 2" handwoven tassar silk and red linen thread.

I've been saving materials leftover from larger pieces I've made as well as leftover parts of packaging from other artists (Etsy artists often have beautiful packing materials). This red thread is from a new linen I purchased recently. You know all those incredibly annoying threads left over after you wash unhemmed fabric? I think I finally have a use for them. Alas, tying into the given sketchbook theme And then there was none.

In case you missed the earlier post, here's how I'm making these. I found the perfect size wood block and started nailing in brads.

And here's red remnant in process. 

I'm still experimenting with how to display these in the sketchbook. It will begin to make sense after I've made a few but I've already dissasembled the provided sketchbook. We'll see how it comes back together. I have until January to finish these and I expect to make about ten. Since they're so small, it's been easy to take them along with me when I'm out and have a few moments of free time.

The Sketchbook Project

As if I don't have enough on my plate, I couldn't resist signing up for the latest Sketchbook Project. I have this crazy idea to do 'weave sketches'. My mother was a weaver and I remember sitting near her giant loom and listening to the soft and quiet sounds above me as she pushed and pulled the shuttle through.

My little loom!

I just built a teeny, tiny loom and have started practicing on it. I've had a few little woven pieces that I've integrated into my work lately so this is a way of honing in on my weaving skills without breaking down and lugging my mom's loom all the way out to California from Florida. I feel as if I'm continuing a tradition. It's also been a wonderfully positive way to remember my mom since she passed away twenty-two years ago. Now, how to put these into the provided sketchbook!?