Art-a-fact
Art-a-fact This small, whimsical light green/beige/gold pouch was a first attempt at weaving in the SCA. And, yes, a fun, energizing moment of “Ooh—I made a thing!” Very little idea of what I was doing. Boldly made an attempt at making a small thing, fighting the innate desire for instant perfection and the built in avoidance of failure. Thanks Web, for providing access to people who post to teach what they learn! Had no loom so made a single-use cardboard one (cut up to release the object d’art). The colors were what was available at hand in modern, inexpensive fibers (all I’d used at that point in attempts at knitting). Read I needed strong fibers for the warp that wouldn’t break so had some strong black thread I figured made sense to use. Didn’t consider these would be visible later…live and learn. Threw in some loose dangly bits to give it some playfulness and joy, not considering medieval samples. Weaving it in the round to make the pouch instead of flat a