Carol brought in an interesting garment that was given to her son while he was working in Indonesia. The garment takes a month of weaving and all of the detail design is woven, not embroidered as it may appear. Carol said that the guy that gave it to her son had received it as a wedding piece and that they were made for special occasions. Carol's son protested that he couldn't take a wedding piece, but the guy said "no problem". The garment is called an Ulu and they aren't worn because the climate it too hot, but they are used for decoration in the home.
Carol also brought in some great hot pads she wove in rep weave. Don't these color just pop off the page? The pieces themselves are even better than in the photo.
Our group recently ordered yarns from Henry's Attic and Carol ordered a cone of pigtail. It comes in two sizes and the one pictured is the smaller grist. This yarn makes wonderful baby blankets and Carol brought in a blanket she wove 10 years ago for a grandson. It is still in use (probably not the same grandson) and in excellent condition after many, many launderings. The warp for the blanket is Henry's Attic Alpine Petite sett at 10epi and the pigtail is the weft yarn. The surface of the blanket is like a really high quality terry cloth towel.
There's more show and tell, so stay tuned for the next post.
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