20 kilo’s of made to order spun cotton yarn. Shipped from Bhubaneswar City (Known as the Temple City of India), India.
Made to Order, New Delivery of Cotton Yarn from India.
From Sari Threads to a Loom Woven Silk Blanket. On the Loom
This is sari silk waste. It is virgin silk threads that are not suitable for reeling and throwing due to technological constraints. Silk reeling uses continuous fibers, and any silk fibers that are not long enough for silk filament is considered residual. The silk waste is gather and hand spun into yarn.
Christmas in July, Preview Two.
Organic Textured Cotton Blankets
Earthy · Organic · Natural
Next weaving’s for the Austin Flea Event. July 16th Austin Flea at Still Austin Whiskey in Austin, Texas.
Organic cotton, grown and spun in India. Mud dyed (stained) with organic earth mineral oxides. The mud dyeing gives the cloth a soft earthly color. The “green” clay is from Italy and the “red” clay is from France. Handwoven on a 50+ year old wooden loom, in the Texas Hill Country.
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Christmas in July, Preview One.
Natural Cotton Blanket
Cozy · Home· Simple · Comfort
Just finished up a loom woven throw for the next vendors event. July 16th Austin Flea at Still Austin Whiskey in Austin, Texas. American cotton, grown and milled in Georgia. Handwoven in the Texas Hill Country with a different texture on both sides. Approx. size 39″ x 92″
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5 Kilo’s of New Yarn
Organic Gaddi Wool
Desi (Indigenous) Himalayan Gaddi Sheep
Desi Oon (Indigenous Wool)
Gaddi is a Himalayan Desi sheep breed local to Himachal Pradesh, India. Desi means local or indigenous to India. The Gaddis are a semi-nomadic tribe. Each year, in February or March, they leave their winter pastures on the Himalayan foothills, and climb towards the nutritious grass of the Lahul and Spiti plains, arriving by the mid-summer nights. With the first sign of the autumn chill, they again head south.
I would like to thank, Gunjan Satija with the Centre for Pastoralism (CfP), a nonprofit organization. Centre for Pastoralism is an initiative by Gujarat-based Sahjeevan Trust with an objective to promote understanding on Indian Pastoralism. With her help she was able to put me in contact with individuals and co-op’s in acquiring desi wool yarns.
The handspun wool also has Ayurvedic healing properties, as the sheep feed on natural herbs found in the organic alpine meadows of the Himalayan mountains.
When it Rains, it Pours.
Another new shipment. This time from Mumbai, India.
This shipment is 5 kilo’s of Charkha Handspun Cotton Yarn.
The floor charkha is one of the oldest known forms of the spinning wheel. The charkha works similarly to the great wheel, with a drive wheel being turned by one hand, while the yarn is spun off the tip of the spindle with the other.
The word charkha, which has links with Persian (Romanized:”charkh”), wheel, is related to the Sanskrit word for “circle” (cakra). The charkha was both a tool and a symbol of the Indian independence movement .
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The story behind my shipments from India. Before the lock down here and across the world, I started to form some friendship with individuals in India. I wanted to import yarns that were crafted tradition ways using indigenous fibers.
2+ years later.
When I place an order, they go to the villages and give them the funds to buy the raw materials to spin the yarns. Since all yarns are made to order, it might take two months for me to receive the yarns.
Color
It has been a while since I have dyed with some color. The earthy feel from this textured organic cotton yarn from India, I decided to use some organic earth pigments for my color. I am mud dyeing (staining) with mineral oxides, the green is from Italy and the red is from France. Now the curing phase begins for about two weeks outdoors.
Earth · Organic · Natural
Repurposed
I just received a new package last night from Bihar, India.
5 Kilo’s each of Cotton Fesua, Cotton Salvage & Sari Silk.
The cotton fesua yarn (also known as throwster yarn) is the cotton waste from the carding of the cotton for spinning. The local villagers gather the waste and hand spin it into yarn.
The cotton salvage is the edges of the woven bulks of fabric that is cut off and discarded.
And the sari silk is the non usable threads from making silk saris. It also is hand spun into yarn.
All these “yarn” will be repurposed into new blankets and throws.
“Wherever you go … go with all your heart.”
Today is the Super Strawberry Moon and a Sagittarius one, making tonight a great evening for a road trip. A time to enjoy · kindred spirits, the fruits of our labor and the calling of adventure. What if just looking up to the moon gave us answers, guidance, wisdom?
“Focus on what you desire, and watch that manifest”
Security Blankets for the Children, cotton from Georgia and organic cotton from India.
African Krobo Beads, recycled glass from Ghana and repurpose cloth from India.
On the Loom
Texture Weave
I wanted to add more texture to the draft I had on the loom. By doubling up on some of my floating wefts, it gave it a mocked loop pile look.
Texture · Pattern
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