While Madeleine at #amitieashland has been creating beautiful works of art, like The Spirited Child, I (Donna) have been slowly plodding through my own projects here at #amitieredding. Here are some process shots from this yet-to-be-named full custom piece. Inspiration photos are in the collage. Keep an eye out for winding onto the loom #processshots #slowweaver #nosuperslowweaver #workathomeparent #lovewhatyoumake #handdyedyarn #dyedayfun #tobenamed #fiberart
Some shots of the semi custom baby wrap that I just cut off of the loom after fringing and wet finishing. There is a draw open till tomorrow at 8pm in the Amitié Handwovens Facebook Chatter Group for a semi custom sister to this wrap! #healingtears #amitieredding #handwovenbabywrap
Cutting off this semi custom baby wrap from Healing Tears... This is probably the most satisfying part of the weaving process for me. #healingtears #cuttingoffthefinishedpiece #handwovenbabywrap #amitieredding #lovewhatyoumake #behindthescenes
This semi-custom baby wrap is just lovely. I love how the gold blends into the greens and navy. This hand dyed weft looks so great in the skeins and it is even prettier woven. ❤️ #lovewhatyoumake #colorpooling #handdyed #handwoven #dyedyarntohandwovenfabric #fiberart #amitieredding #healingtears
Some more weft testing for the next semi custom baby wrap on Healing Tears. This navy, blue green and gold weft is 👌🏻 #amitieredding #healingtears #handwovenbabywrap #handdyed #textileart #lovewhatyoumake
I sampled a couple more weft colors on Healing Tears and opened the draw for a semi-custom baby wrap in our Facebook Chatter Group! These weft colors are purple, powder pink and brown speckled. #amitieredding #healingtears #babywrap #textileart #lovewhatyoumake #nofilter
I hope that everyone is doing something that they love on this Mother’s Day, especially those for whom this day is a sad day. I can’t wait for these weft samples to dry so I can try them on the Healing Tears warp! #amitieredding #handdyedyarn #speckles #colorexperiments #textileart #lovewhatyoumake #happymothersday #rememberselfcare
I got some better pictures of Healing Tears! Thanks, Madeleine, for bringing me some more weft colors to sample while I’m waiting for my dyed yarn to batch! This is gold, white, navy with yellow, green, and blue and grey with purple speckles. #tryallthecolors #healingtears #amitieredding #handdyed #handwoven #slowart #fiberart #lovewhatyoumake #staytunedforevenmore
Weft testing time here at #amitieredding This is gold tencel and natural colored cotton. Now to dye some blues and purples to try! I’ll post a draw in our Facebook Chatter Group for a semi custom baby wrap once I have a few weft samples on. What would you like to see me try? #healingtears #handwoven #babywrap #fiberart #textileart #slowart #healingthroughart
I’m excited to introduce “Healing Tears.” This piece is deeply personal for me and has been part of my own healing process. It is based on a painting called “Mother and Child,” by Dorian Flórez Zuleta and the following poem by blogger Annie Reneau: Sometimes I cry for you, little one. Sometimes I cry because the world is so big and you’re so small, and I worry—Oh, do I worry—about your smallness in this big world. Sometimes I cry because you’re so big and I’m so small, and the bigger you get to me, the smaller I get to you, and I worry—Lord, how I worry—about my smallness in your big world. Sometimes I cry because this love is too big and my heart is too small, and a bursting heart feels—strangely, painfully—an awful lot like a breaking one. Sometimes I cry because I’m overwhelmed by the beauty of you. Sometimes I cry because I’m overwhelmed by the weight of you. Sometimes I cry because in the process of gaining you, I gave up a version of me, and though I wouldn’t change that even if I could, sometimes I miss me desperately. Sometimes I cry because your skin is so soft, and your eyes are so bright, and your soul is so new, and your heart is so open, and I’m sad. I’m sad that your innocence will crumble from experiences brutal and necessary, because you are as painfully human as the rest of us. Sometimes I cry because you need help in ways that I can’t help you, and helplessness as a parent feels—strangely, surprisingly—an awful lot like sheer terror. Sometimes I cry because as a mother I have no choice but to put on my big-girl panties every day, and both of those things—having no choice and big-girl panties—can be really, really uncomfortable. Sometimes I cry because I am so unbelievably tired—not sleepy, but tired—that I can’t do anything else. Sometimes I cry because I hear God in your giggles. Sometimes I cry because your very existence evokes a joy so profound that smiles and laughter can’t quite reach it. **The end is in the comments** #amitieredding #slowart #fiberart #textileart #handwoven #babywrap #inspiration #healingtears
I’m done threading and sleying and ready to tie on and start weft testing! I’ll be posting the inspiration for this piece later today and posting a draw for a semi-custom slot (you pick the weft) in the next couple of days in our Facebook chatter group! If you are interested in a piece stay tuned! #soclose #slowart #fiberart #amitieredding #lovewhatyoumake #sneakpeak #moretocome #somuchthreading
I’ve only got the darks beamed for my next piece, but I’m already crushing on these colors. Keep your eyes out for this one! There should be at least one semi custom slot available! #amitieredding #sneakpeak #moretocome #fadetonatty
I’ve been quiet here at #amitieredding. I’ve been working on a #supersecretproject (keep your eyes out for that!), but I cut it off the loom today and I’m super excited to use my new #avlwarpingwheel and get a project on the loom that I can share! #backandreadyforaction #loomofdoom #slowweaver #slowart #goodthingscoming #staytuned