... or: playing with little squares.
The patterns shown here belong to the family of squares. They are a special case of shadow weave.
| Nested squares | M or W | One M |
| Butterfly | Hearts | Little Ball of Wax |
| Diamonds | Pin Wheel | Two Balls |
These patterns were designed using a special program:
Some of the pattern have been published:
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Handwoven of May/June 2002 had an article called "Weaver's Potluck" describing a project of my guild, The Black Sheep Handweavers Guild. We created a handmade book, "A Book of Days", which has two pages for each month. The article shows a picture of the month of April which contains a woven sample of the pattern Butterfly |
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I also wove several silk scarves using combinations of two patterns.
Two of the scarves are featured in "Handwoven's Design Collection 19" by Interweave Press: Scarves and Shawls for All Seasons - Lavender Shadows Scarves - |