weaving finlander

I am back working and blogging!

2008-10-07T16:40:00.005+03:00

Hi! I have many news to tell you today!

I am back working and blogging! Like you many know i was long time away from here. During this break i started my new blog textile experiences. I will continue it because it will be part of my artistical final work for my studies. You are welcome to visit and comment there!

You get used to know me here by name Elsa Eriika. I started my weaving finlander blog without knowing so much about blogosphere and i was shy to present my first name. After good experiences about this blog i am ready and willing to continue blogging and working by my first name Kaisu.

My working blog is now in new place and it is called Suika laboratorio. You will see my ideas, design, plays with yarns, weavings and other work there. New blog is called Suika Laboratorio because i was called Suika by mom in my childhood. I am happy about all your feedback and comments there! I am also making my new portfolio and i will let you know when it is done.

Many things are going on with my studies and i will stay busy. Anyway i am happy to be able to communicate with you here in blogosphere. It gives me so much inspiration and new viewpoints to look at my own working! Thank you everyone!

And welcome to follow my working process on my laboratorio.

Inspiration colours

2008-09-26T10:35:00.003+03:00

This fall is most beautiful in Lapland and gives so much inspirations of colour. Thank you everyone for nice and uplifting feedback! I am still waiting to have loom to continue weaving!

Do you want see old rug on my other blog

2008-08-23T21:11:00.001+03:00

click to textile experiences.

Palttina - Plain weave

2008-08-20T13:00:00.002+03:00

Maybe you remember this picture. I am sure you know it is plain weave. It is simpliest weave. In Finnish we call it palttina. I like a word 'palttina' and it is reason why my blog address is http://palttina.blogspot.com

Rags for my next weaving work

2008-07-04T21:27:00.006+03:00

Favorites and questions

2008-05-26T15:27:00.006+03:00

Hi, i am sorry i have not been here posting anything in long time. I have not loom right now to use. But i came now for asking couple questions?

The Blogging has been nice experience me. I have enjoyed to read comments and see how blog friends around world are visiting here. I have enjoyed to show my weaving works also i have enjoyed to see what people are weaving and doing with textiles around world. I still would like to hear more comments? What you think that blogging means for your weaving or some other creative process? What you think about this weaving blog? What has it been bringing or giving for you? What makes you enjoy weaving blog?

Please, send me email or leave comment! Thanks for visiting!

Contrast

2008-04-28T17:59:00.003+03:00

My loom is empty now. I made these stripes today and i enjoyed about colours.

The weaving is relaxing

2008-04-26T18:15:00.005+03:00

My pattern right now, green is starting stripes for other side. The green is like waiting for spring. There is still snow in northen Finland. But many birds are singing already and days are long and sunny.

Weaving today

2008-04-25T16:38:00.006+03:00

Last night i had a dream about the red. There was many red mice somewhere trying hide each other. Colours really comes to my dreams. But today i am feeling much better with red! I am using 20 years old yarns. They are originally my grandma's.

Long fringes

2008-04-24T18:53:00.004+03:00

What i am going to do with these pieces, you are probably wondering. What you think?

I like long fringes and shape like a cushion. I will fill them. I want to do something that looks like woven but it is ín different use than usually. Somethink that is like traditional but not. These are piece of textile art. The process is still going on.

I like also idea of mobile.

The red

2008-04-24T18:51:00.002+03:00

I tried again.

The red is difficult and makes me slow

2008-04-21T19:05:00.005+03:00

How it is possible that i can't use red very easily. I would like to weave piece of red but maybe i have to wait still. I don't know what i have against it. I want to find it. Maybe it is just too strong for me. Or should i just change to weave red lines to lila.

Weaving painting

2008-04-21T13:31:00.016+03:00

These will be my next colours - red, brown, lila, light green. I will paint something with them - two different side again.

Colours today

2008-04-15T14:53:00.007+03:00

Two different pattern. I felt i need colours today, felt so fun to do this last one.

Play with piece and camera

2008-04-14T19:12:00.009+03:00

I had a nice play with this piece. This is my first piece of my new textile art work serie. Tomorrow i will have new colours and patterns but same size to weave. I love it.

Two different

2008-04-14T18:37:00.004+03:00

I am thinking idea of two different sides. I have woven yellow side and stripe side. Will see how i play with them.

Weaving yellow and grey

2008-04-12T17:36:00.005+03:00

It is quite slow to weave. Couple centimeters in hour.

Thinking

2008-04-12T17:33:00.005+03:00

Making my loom ready

2008-04-11T17:47:00.007+03:00

There is 59 yarns in my warp. It was nice to make loom ready again. There is many part of process that makes me enjoy so much. And i tried to weave little bit, it is always so exciting.

Stripes on my way

2008-04-11T10:16:00.008+03:00

The sun was shining this morning. I enjoyed stripe shadows. I am going to make my new warp today.

Colour variations

2008-04-06T12:25:00.018+03:00

Unravelled yarns, old yarns, find yarns and the sunday morning light. I am surprised that i like also yellow. It has been sometimes in my work but often i have much difficulties to use it.

Traditional old woven piece

2008-04-05T16:44:00.002+03:00

Unravelled yarn

2008-04-03T19:58:00.003+03:00

Traditional weave "ruusukas"

2008-04-02T15:21:00.002+03:00

I am interested in this traditional weave. We call it "ruusukas" in finnish. When you use this weave it supposes to weave so that your warp will we be covered whole in weft yarns. In this piece there is two colours for weft, yellow and grey. But those ways how to use pedals are very versatile.

Finds from flea market

2008-04-01T18:48:00.012+03:00

I went for shopping to the flea market and i found pieces of textile that i can unravel.

It is very traditional weave that i used for rug, my last weaving work. I will continue this theme of traditional weaves but now i will use smaller size. I think i will do collection of minitextiles. I will use unrevelled yarns.

I miss very much my granma when i look these pictures. She loved yarns and cloths. I think my woven minitextiles could be memories for my wonderful granma.

Old, new idea

2008-03-29T20:13:00.004+02:00

I know now i will continue theme of unraveling. I have done before some textileart works by unraveling old sheets yarn by yarn. I think this time i will unravel something old stuff and i will use those yarns then for weaving. A warp should be something more durable yarn. I am excited about going to find some stuff from second hand store and from mom's storage.

Warping dance

2008-03-29T14:28:00.005+02:00

These are some of my older photos of warping.

Rag rug

2008-03-29T13:58:00.007+02:00

I supposed it is done. I need to find some idea to ends. Same time i am thinking my next weaving process. I love weaving i just need much time for it. It is lovely techique because it makes me so relax. How about you my weaving friends around world?

160 cm done

2008-03-19T21:20:00.006+02:00

I woved about 160 cm surface for rug. I think i want to put some wooden pearls to warp yarns when i am done with weaving. I feel i want to develop my ideas still more and weave more. Anyway it was much fun to just weave today.

Jeans aesthetic

2008-03-19T12:22:00.002+02:00

50 cm done

2008-03-19T09:41:00.004+02:00

I have woven about 50 cm and it is fun to see how different colours of jeans make stripes little bit.

Rhythm

2008-03-16T22:41:00.002+02:00

Sketches

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Other test with jeans rag

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Jeans test

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My loom and material from jeans

2008-03-15T13:13:00.011+02:00

I cut five pairs old jeans for rag today. It is very good material actually. Different blues look good together.

Beautiful weaving

2008-03-12T10:02:00.001+02:00

Somebody brought me to see this weaving video in You tube.

Traditional textiles and materials

2008-03-08T11:45:00.004+02:00

My head is thinking all traditional finn materials and textiles. My head is mixing all those thoughts.

Red flowered sheet

2008-03-07T21:57:00.004+02:00

Test for traditional weave

2008-03-07T20:29:00.006+02:00

I tested this traditional weave and it looks quite nice. I will continue designing. Will se what i want to do with that warp.

Very traditional weave for rag rug

2008-03-07T20:28:00.003+02:00

Handwoven stripes

2008-03-07T18:23:00.007+02:00

I found interesting weaving stuff from Sri Lanka here. These are Barefoot products. Sometimes it is so good to see just traditional stripes.

More material for rug

2008-03-05T17:18:00.008+02:00

Some rags, woolen wefts and tricot. In the wintern colours.

Traditional weft for finn rag rug!

2008-03-05T17:10:00.004+02:00

It is very traditional way in Scandinavia to make rag rugs. Those all old sheets and clothes are good and ecologial materials for rug. I love that idea! I have some rags waiting to find place in my weavings.

Plain weave

2008-03-05T11:06:00.004+02:00

Plain weave (palttina) looks always beautiful. Just that a simple ancient idea at beginning in my weaving.

Weaving is beautiful process

2008-03-04T12:20:00.003+02:00

I am so happy to start my blog about weaving. I am writing this in english because i am hoping to get communicate with you everyone. My native language is Finnish and i know i probably do many mistakes when i write english. But we all are learning. This is my second blog ever and my first one that everyone can visit here. I am finlander who loves weaving and ideas of weaving!

I am making my loom ready today. I got 20 meter long warp for rug. Will see what i will do for it. Today i try figure out my weave, i think i will set four pedals...

There is still much room and needs in this life for hand weaving and looms. There is so many ideas about weaving around us everywhere. I love looms and sometimes just that weaving process makes me enjoy so much!

I am hoping to be here online almost every day. You are more than welcome to visit and comment here!