Escher was a master of designing tessellations as evidenced by a couple of examples of his work below. What sparked my desire to rave about men’s silk ties and how inspiring they can be is the fact that many are excellent examples of a tessellation.Ī tessellation is the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps. however, that’s not what this latest “favorite things” is about. Yes, men’s ties are some of my favorite things to play around with. which means one must take a little time using good light to appreciate some of these works of art. The actual pattern itself may be elusive because of its scale, complexity, or both. The design complexity of a man’s tie should be appreciated since many of the design elements are layered producing subtle patterns of distinction. but, better than that are the designs that go into the weaving of the fabric, the print design on the fabric, or both. First, the silk fabric is often of the highest quality and the hand-sewn craftsmanship is inspiring. Many of them are exceptional works of art. What do I find so fascinating about men’s ties? (No, not the ones from the leisure suit era). I’m a textile and fashion stalker! I suppose this means naked people hold less fascination for me compared with the folks garbed in a unique textile. Hey, when this gal’s on a layover in an airport, I start watching people and have sought out many of them to study what they were wearing. On more than one occasion I’ve asked a complete stranger if I could take a closer look at his tie. however, there are still some men out there wearing ties and I salute each and every one of them. Unfortunately, the number of men wearing ties continues to decline. These are a few of my favorite things: #24 – Tessellations To appreciate Paul’s work, check out the 128-page catalog from his 2006 retrospective exhibitĪlso, check out some of Paul’s web-based resources on double weaveĭouble Weave Workshop Notes: Taking the Mystery out of Double Weave Tieups – ĭouble Weave Workshop Notes: Double Weave with a Four-Shaft Loom – ĭouble Weave Workshop Notes: Double Weave with a Eight-Shaft Loom – ĭouble Weave Workshop Notes: Basket Weaves in Double Weave – ĭouble Weave Workshop Notes: Twill Weaves in Double Weave – His legacy will live through the lives of those he touched and his generosity with his knowledge and experience. He was a brilliant weaver and a kind man. Once again, I prevailed and came home the proud owner of Paul’s Eager Weaver baseball hat (never underestimate my determination to achieve a goal), which has a place of honor on the wall in my studio. I ultimately ended up bidding against Bob Keats (aka Fiberworks Bob). and thank goodness someone told him to autograph it. At a conference, he was persuaded to donate the hat to the auction to raise money. Anyone that has been around weaving for a while may have seen Paul wearing his Eager Weaver baseball hat. in particular his wife.Īnother artifact I own is Paul’s baseball hat. so excited that he asked to borrow it to show others. I was thrilled when I showed the project to Paul and he got excited with the results. After weaving, the muff was wet-finished and the inside tube shrank and felted, which caused the outside tube to pucker and create a dimensional cloqué effect (this was the plan). The image below is a look through the muff. Two years later I was able to share the results of my tubular stitched double cloth with Paul. That comment helped me finish wrapping my head around what has been my biggest weaving-related mind bender. it was a quadruple weave (four layers of cloth woven simultaneously on the loom). He also went on to mention a critical component. Instead Paul replied with enthusiasm for my project and told me he had never seen anything like I described. I was hoping he could point out flaws in my plan and where I may go wrong. As I described what I was planning to do, Paul listened intently. tubular stitched double cloth (a tube woven within a tube and the two tubes would be connected together during the weaving process). While in Boulder, CO in 2004, I’ll never forget how patient he was as I chatted away about a project I had in mind. While working on this study, Paul was one of the few people that could keep up with my ramblings about how I was pushing this weave structure to achieve different effects. Paul’s work was significant to my master weaver study on loom-controlled stitched double cloth (a subset of double weave). Paul was extremely generous with his knowledge and produced numerous publications to assist weavers learn about double weave. As painful as this news was to hear, I know I can celebrate his life and help carry his work forward to other weavers.
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