Showing posts with label quilters selvedges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilters selvedges. Show all posts

Thursday, September 04, 2014

Transforming One Warp into Several Fair Entries

Sue R entered several items in the "Wool, Fibers and Textiles" Division of the County Fair - a bag, table runner and "recycled textile".  They were made from a long (8 yard) warp she wove using selvedges she got from other quilters. 
 
The Eight Yard Textile
 
The weft for the recycled textile was the instructions found at the edges of fabric for a cloth book.  Other quilters wanted the parts of the fabric with the pictures, leaving the printed words.  Sue used them to weave this cloth. 
 
Sue's Recycled Textile
 
 
The table runner used a bright red cloth with black and white accents as weft.
 
  
Sue's Table Runner
 
 
 
Sue sewed this bag using part of the long warp.  To her, it was reminiscent of the ocean.  This bag was lined and finished with a strap.  A nice second place finisher. 
 
Sue's Bag