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We had great fun making this tapestry fish at a workshop
recently. It was created using cotton
warp yarn, Hand-dyed
Cocoon Wool Yarn and dyed Cotton
Cobble Yarn. |
1. You will need a flexible twig approximately 75cm
long. Bend the twig to create the fish shape 'frame',
overlapping the ends into a 'v'. Bind the ends together
where they cross over using your warp yarn.
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2. Take the warp yarn from edge
to edge, knotting it in place as you go, leaving a 1cm space
in between each. This is quite fiddly and will need a little
patience!
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| 3. When the whole of the fish is strung,
weave your Cocoon Wool Yarn around the 'frame' and in
between each of the wrap threads to cover the loop of
the fish shape (see image below). Now you are ready
to begin the fun and relaxing tapestry weaving. |
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4. Secure your yarn to the frame near the
first warp thread (don't worry about ends, these can be tucked
in later) and begin to weave under the first and over the
next. When you get to the end, take the yarn around the last
warp thread and begin weaving back again ensuring that the
yarn goes under where it previously went over (see below)
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| 5. Push each line of weaving up tight
against the previous to hide the warp and ensure there
are no holes. Continue until all of the warp has been
covered. The weaving will get tight near the bottom
and you will have to push the threads through with your
fingers. Finish off at the base of the tail by wrapping
the yarn tightly around it. |
| 7. Finally, a tuft of fine dyed wool
top was pushed through the centre of the fish to create
it's fluffy fin! |
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6. To create the tail, we used a contrasting
yarn. The Cotton Cobble can be dyed readily with Procion MX
dyes or, for a 'quick fix' use Jacquard Dye-na-flow.
The yarn was twisted around the tail in a figure of 8 until
it was completely covered.
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