Selfless Plugs Link your Weave Blog or Site...

Oh boy...this warped bitch has got lots on her plate. With so much to do, what the hell can I write about?

So I thought that it would be fabulous to turn this weeks post to you, my fellow warped bitches in crime...weavers have something about them that is very eccentric. I am not sure if it is a biological thing or not. We all seem to have that special something that makes us a little bit more "warped" then others.

Anyway, here is the deal. If you blog about weaving, have a site about weaving, have a shop online that sells your handwoven items or a Flickr site or group that pertains to weaving... please make a comment and post a link to your site or sites. Part of promoting weaving is passing on information that someone may find interesting.

I know there are lots of you out there, lets act like a crazed tribe of weavers on the web and bombard the net with links to our amazing art and craft...handweaving!


Thank you,
Wefty Woman
One Warped Bitch

Name Drafting-Warning Dirty Nasty Horrible Words! Use Caution When Viewing!

Slide Show of Dirty Nasty Horrible Words used as inspiration in Name Drafting


I got something special to show you, are you ready? Alright then...So you have someone who is a real jackass in your life? They could be a family member, friend, enemy...You could love them lots...or hate them with a passion. Then I have the perfect gift, a lovely handwoven scarf, blanket, or towel that utilizes words and phrases you would really love to say to these assholes...

These Name Drafts are very fun to do, and there is an endless variety of patterns that can be made.
I will explain how I did these drafts here and then you can use them however you like...If you are a nice and loving person you can create some beautiful things with children's names and birth dates, or a wedding throw for a happy new couple...I have done these in the past and it has been very satisfying. But this is a warped bitch blog, hence the nasty ass tone that I am using with these drafts.

As I wrote in my post of yesterday:

I was really into Name Drafting in 2000 and 2001...I made some lovely things, baby blankets mostly, that were woven using Name Drafting. I did not have any weave programs, this was done the old fashioned way on graft paper with color pencils. I remember riding the train into Manhattan from the station near my home in Newtown, Connecticut (Bethel Station). It was 11/2 hours at least to get into Grand Central one way. I would bring my big heavy pattern book, weave notebook, and grafting paper...with pencils and crayons...and work on patterns using names, dates, and loving terms of endearment. I would weave these patterns with love and give them as gifts to friends and family. It is such a beautiful thing to give something so personal and special to those you adore...But now things have changed, I have become jaded and pissed off...so with this new found angst (well it was always there but I had more control over it back then) I am off to see what lovely patterns can come of nasty words...Imagine giving a gift to someone you can't stand, like your mother-in-law who has always been a bitch to you. It is woven so carefully and a beauty to behold. Little does she know that the pattern you designed just for her is based on words that are coded and drafted to produce an ultimate insult...

Okay, so if you look here and here and here you will find some fabulous information about Name Drafting, these are serious and beautiful links. But I will go ahead and give you a quickie right here and right now...

I will use the first nasty expression for this example, because it is something I say to my husband on a daily basis. I love the bastard to pieces but he is a real idiot at times...

So I used the phrase "Fucking Asshole Shithead" "Damn You" as the "name" in my weave draft.

On a 8 harness loom with 8 treadles: Write out the alphabet then count to 8 and put this number beside letter, like so:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789
123456781234567812345678123456781234

These do not line up just perfect but I think you catch my drift...yes?

So If you have a 6 harness loom with 6 treadles then you would count to 6 and put this number beside the letter, like so:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789
123456123456123456123456123456123456

I guess you could really come up with your own code if you want, it is all in fun anyway so why be a stickler for perfection...



The above picture is one repeat of this pattern below, I have color coded the words and numbers to the thread colors above.

This is the top series of numbers in the picture, the threading sequence.

Anyway, I took the phrase FuckingAssholeShithead and translated it into this: 6533167133874538148514
I then added a number before and after these core numbers to help balance the pattern out, so that 2 warp threads are equal to one letter, you got it? So the threading pattern became: 67452334815678 12342381673456 2378813478561245


This is the right side series of numbers in the picture, the treadle sequence.

So then I took the phrase DamnYou and translated it into this:
4156175
I then added a number before and after these core numbers so that two weft threads are equal to one letter. So the treadling pattern became: 34124567 817845

I had the tie up on this particular draft set up as a plain weave...so there it is.

The patterns I have done are as follows:

First nasty expression, "fuckingassholeshithead" used as warp threading, "damnyou" used as treadle pattern in a plain weave tie up.

Second Nasty Expression- Inspired by origanidog.blogspot.com "feralcvntass" used as warp threading, "fuckyoubitch" used as treadle pattern in a basketweave tie up.
(And as a side note, I have edited the c-word to use a v were the u should be...because this word may be so vulgar that even a warped bitch would wence when saying it...well...actually... no I wouldn't, but for the sake of those who would be offended...)

Third Nasty Expression For Mrs. Warp: Using "fuckyoubitch" for both warp threading and treadle pattern, in a 2-2 Left Twill...I know just how much Mrs. Warp loves these twills

Again the link to the Flickr pictures is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paintedbull/sets/72157613941288286/detail/

I also want to link up the demo I used for the pictures, I loved this program and have to add it to my wish list:
WEAVEITPRO6

Thank you,
Wefty Woman
One Warped Bitch

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I added a new pattern...Give it a look see---> http://www.flickr.com/photos/paintedbull/3287139881/in/set-72157613941288286/

The Ultimate Insult: Coming Soon!

WeftyWoman.com is taking on Name Drafting...
So be sure to check back this week, for some interesting weave drafts and a new blog entry that should tickle your fancy. I am working on a new blog post: Name Drafting, Insult Someone With Weave Patterns That Are So Nasty, But Look So Good!

I was really into Name Drafting in 2000 and 2001...I made some lovely things, baby blankets mostly, that were woven using Name Drafting. I did not have any weave programs, this was done the old fashioned way on graft paper with color pencils. I remember riding the train into Manhattan from the station near my home in Newtown, Connecticut (Bethel Station). It was 11/2 hours at least to get into Grand Central one way. I would bring my big heavy pattern book, weave notebook, and grafting paper...with pencils and crayons...and work on patterns using names, dates, and loving terms of endearment. I would weave these patterns with love and give them as gifts to friends and family. It is such a beautiful thing to give something so personal and special to those you adore...

But now things have changed, I have become jaded and pissed off...so with this new found angst (well it was always there but I had more control over it back then) I am off to see what lovely patterns can come of nasty words...

Imagine giving a gift to someone you can't stand, like your mother-in-law who has always been a bitch to you. It is woven so carefully and a beauty to behold. Little does she know that the pattern you designed just for her is based on words that are coded and drafted to produce an ultimate insult...


Thank you,
Wefty Woman
One Warped Bitch

Attention Master Weavers! Your expertise is required!

Attention Master Weavers! Your expertise is required!
For a New Study Group on ComplexWeavers.org!

Hello, I have been working on a Study Challenge for weavers interested in Complex Weave Structures on Simple Looms
and it seems to be taking a new direction.

I am starting a new study group on Complex Weavers.org
http://www.complex-weavers.org/index.htm

These study groups on ComplexWeavers are a serious endeavor...as you can
see from the requirements and policies they have regarding setting up
a new group.

http://www.complex-weavers.org/newgroup.htm

Attention ya'll....

So this is a call out to all you weavers out there...I am in search of
your expertise in complex weave structures on simple looms, like
Backstraps, Inkles, or Rigid Heddles...

These complex weave structures include double and triple cloth,
various supplementary and complementary warp and weft woven structures
using pick-up technique and finger manipulation and multi-loop
heddles, as described in depth by Adele Cahlander in Double Woven
Treasures from Old Peru. As this book will be the text used to study these woven structures.

http://www.amazon.com/Double-Woven-Treasures-Old-Peru/dp/0932394051/r...

I will be the administrative and study group chair, but I need a
mentor to be the go to person and help with any questions or issues
that may arise in the study group regarding the actual weave
structures.

Please contact me if you are interested volunteering a little time to
promote the craft of weaving.

If you are a member of a weave list or guild that may have someone who
would like to participate as the study groups mentor please pass on
the information on to them. In other words...shout out this request
to all that will listen....Master Weaver, please share your knowledge!

My email is jj@weftywoman.com

Thank you,
Wefty Woman
One Warped Bitch

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I would like to edit this post and add some new information. See the email correspondence between the ComplexWeavers.org Study Group coordinator, Sara von Tresckow and myself regarding the new study group...I am very excited. I will be completing the questionnaire shortly and keep you posted on the progress of the new group. So, let the games begin!!!!!!!!!


Sara:

I am writing you regarding the organization of a new study group for Complex Weavers. Sheila Carey suggested I contact you about a Simple Looms Study Group of Complex Weave Structures.

These complex weave structures include double and triple cloth,
various supplementary and complementary warp and weft woven structures using pick-up technique and finger manipulation and multi-loop heddles, as described in depth by Adele Cahlander in Double Woven Treasures from Old Peru. As this book will be one of the text used to study these woven structures.

Other examples of these complex woven structures on simple looms, such as Rigid Heddles, Inkles, Ground and Backstrap looms will be those discussed by Peter Collingwood in The Techniques of Rug Weaving. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1968. Pg 449-451. And also various finnweave pickup techniques.

I have a few members of ComplexWeavers.org who have already expressed an interest in joining a study group as this.

Please let me know if this study group seems like a viable and acceptable new study group for ComplexWeavers.org, so that I can continue with the process of setting it up. I realize study groups on ComplexWeavers are a serious endeavor...as I can see from the requirements and policies you have regarding setting up a new group.

Thank you, JJ Walts

JJ,
Now that sounds like a concept. While I weave on everything from an Inkle to the TC-1, I am also very aware of the complexities of weaving on simple looms.
In my eye, the richest as well as the simplest weaves can be made on a set of strings attached to cross members - tabby, tapestry and knotted pile. Add the Peruvian double weaves in there - and there is a concept - one that can even be enhanced by the use of design software to quantify complex patterning before it is woven.
You would be a wonderful antidote to the "I have 40 shafts and don't know what to weave" crowd.
Please go out on the CW web site, fill out the questionnaire, and we can begin. Publicity will be a bit of an issue as the Feb. Journal has already gone to press. The next one is due out in June.
Oh, you'll also need to join Complex Weavers if you have not already done so.
Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Sara and Hans von Tresckow
The Woolgatherers
Fond du Lac, WI

Visit us on the web: www.woolgatherers.com

Warp’s up? What’s News in Weaving?

I love the web, and by this I mean the internet…Just look at the interesting things you can find regarding weaving in the news around the world.

I have Google Alerts set up to send me links to sites that have recently posted news articles regarding weaving, so I thought I would post a few links that perhaps might be of interest to you.

Thoughts on the importance of keeping the traditional weaving arts alive….

This group of links are a combination of news articles, opinions and blog post that discuss the current conditions of weaving tradition, and the steps that some are taking to make sure the craft does not become a forgotten art. Some discuss the economic and financial conditions that also affect those weavers of cloth in various textile production industries and countries.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/feb/06/yehey/opinion/20090206opi4.html

http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/North-By-Northeast-Wabanaki-Akwesasne-Mohawk-and-Tuscarora-Traditional-Arts/12907/

http://spoonfeedin.blogspot.com/2009/02/india-as-looms-go-silent-in-benaras.html

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090202-186873/Symposium-on-traditional-textiles

http://www.modernghana.com/news/201291/1/mercys-reflection-of-how-ghana-could-emulate-tunis.html

http://www.canada.com/zeal+Zealand/1249054/story.html

Weaving as a business and passing on the weaving culture to the young generation….

A few tidbits of news that examines the art of weaving as a business, and passing on the craft to other generations as a source of income and celebration of heritage.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/02/06/weaving-a-colorful-business.html

http://feetin2worlds.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/immigrant-family-keeps-the-art-of-rug-weaving-alive-in-detroit-martina-guzman-on-wdet/

http://educationandmore.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/back-across-lake-atitlan/

http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/677380.html

Weaving and Textile Exhibitions and new ideas regarding textiles and cloth…

A couple exhibitions that may be of interest for not only traditional weaving and textiles, but new uses of the textiles to convey an idea or incorporate technology.

http://www.dubaichronicle.com/hh-sheikh-majid-bin-mohammed-tours-carpet-oasis/

http://www.lyonswierortt.com/Narrative_Thread/index.html

http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/02/04/interactive-fashion-lets-costumers-wear-devices-on-their-sleeves/

These are just a few of the current and new findings on the internet, so if you have a link to a news article or exhibition announcement post it here in the comments.

-Wefty Woman

One Warped Bitch