windows
Posted: Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
or woolly windows as my friend calls them, the inspiration for this design came from a window I saw in a house in St. John’s Wood, London where I worked, it was June, they employed a gardener and there was a beautiful display of colourful flowers and shrubs, in the main room (living room, lounge, sitting room, etc.) there is an opaque leaded window, so imagine seeing the colourful garden through the opaque leaded window, I had to jiggle the design a bit to fit the Harris tweed idea but I liked the way it turned out and I am happy other people do too.
Summer window was the first one I made and the only one in this design I still have, the quartet I showed in are from left to right, Autumn Window, Spring window, Heather window (this one is purple but the photo has come out blue) and Aqua window, then I had a request for a blue one slightly smaller so I made Ocean window.
a detail of Ocean window so you can better see the Harris tweed.
Summer window was the first one I made and the only one in this design I still have, the quartet I showed in are from left to right, Autumn Window, Spring window, Heather window (this one is purple but the photo has come out blue) and Aqua window, then I had a request for a blue one slightly smaller so I made Ocean window.
a detail of Ocean window so you can better see the Harris tweed.
Comments
These are just amazing, IT. The close-up was particularly interesting. I see from your website that the pieces are stitched on to the backing. Do you have to dye some of the fabric specially? I understood Harris Tweed was mostly produced in "natural" colours, like the ones forming the frame part. And do you buy your tweed in lengths or are you able to get remnants etc? You must use quite a lot.
Jill from EK
sae reply as to annie b!! do you know tws or anyone who knows him?? am worried about his last blog please let me know if someone has news from him,thanks
carol from france
is it a rag rug type idea?
scallowawife from shetland library
Wonderful. I must admit that I like Ocean Window the best, perhaps because I can see the details (close ups). The contrast between the border colors and the main ocean colors is "just right" (words fail me - not for the first time).
mjc from NM,USA
thanks for the nice comments, no I do not dye any tweed, I got big bags of tweed pieces from Shawbost mill in 2000/2001, so much that I am still using it although not a lot left, there were lots of narrow ribbons of tweed which prompted the first ragrug for me, but so many people liked it I decided to make some to sell and I hung them to display better but people then bought them as wall hangings,
island threads from lewis
carol, no I do not know any of the Lewis bloggers not even Annie B and Calumannabel who live somewhere near me in Ness, I expect you have now read Tws blog and see he is ok,
island threads from lewis
OMG sorry soaplady I do know you, so I do know one Lewis blogger, apologies for momentarily forgetting, its my age…..
island threads from lewis
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