One tissue silk scarf was the result of wanting to use some of Camilo's fleece (brown alpaca) which had been dyed green. The purple circles were created by using purple tissue silk as an overlay with silk thread spots in the centre. Then the green Camilo patches and purple connecting lines were added along with a border. The tissue silk was already dyed various colours and named "Tribal". Then the thrust was to use the same "Tribal" fabric to create a different look.
This time the principal colours are blue and terracotta. The circles are from merino wool and the terracotta lines are made of tissue silk.
I wanted to follow up from my weekend workshop where I made a dress and use the same technique for a scarf.
The front is paj silk and light green merio and silk were laid on the back.
Finally it was time to use the silk laps I had bought at the workshop. It is like working with a giant cobweb, but the challenge presented itself and my second largest piece - a shawl - was created using sheep wool which I had prefelted and cut into 1cm strips. I found this wool very rough compared to alpaca (and won't use it again). The design was inspired by an Art Deco gate. It is very luxurious to wear - and took 7 hours non stop to become a reality.
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