Linen Hem Finishing
For technical specs, see my <a href="https://www.weavolution.com/project/jahanara/linen-hem-lining">Weavolution Project Page.</a>
Portfolio
Damask Trim
185 warp threads
Wound separate waste warp of various cotton yarns to ensure I could weave as much of the silk warp as possible. This technique worked really well, I had very little waste of the silk yarn!
Handwoven Persian Robe
I set out to weave cloth to make a 7th C Persian Robe based on several extant robes I have found online and seen depicted on many Sasanian Silverworks. When I began my costuming research I found a number of images of Sasanian women in a variety of sources.
Damask cowl
8 meters 21"
Pattern Notes Rose pattern from Spies 7th C Egyptian pg. 131.
30/2 gemstone silk
36-40 epi
First sample 40 epi in 15 dent reed 2-3-3, see reed substitution chart
Second sample 20 epi reed 2-3-3
177 units of 8
Samite Sleeve Cuffs 1
Warp Yarn:
Organic Cotton
Sett:
24epi
Picks:
105ppi
Weft yarn:
30/2 Gemstone Silk
Width on Loom:
8 inches
Notes:
Tapestry Roundel
I have been wanting to tapestry weave a roundel for years. Weaving a circle is one of the most difficult tapestry weaving techniques and it has taken me a while to build up to attempting a roundel. I have woven this roundel using my SCA heraldry.
Mistress Margaret's Aumiere
Photos in Google Doc need to be restored
10/2 Cotton
Sett:
32epi
Picks:
30ppi
Weft yarn:
10/2 Cotton
Width on Loom:
7 inches
Notes:
Damask Apprentice Belt
Warp Yarn:
30/2 Gemstone Silk Forest Green
Sett:
36epi
Picks:
36ppi
Weft yarn:
30/2 Gemstone Silk Light Green
Length on Loom:
7Yards
Width on Loom:
6 inches
Extant Textile Inspiration:
Syrian silk damask
Taquete Pillow
Warp Yarn:
Organic Cotton
Sett:
10epi
Picks:
20ppi
Weft yarn:
2/11 wool
Notes:
Historical information
Royal Artisan Collar Liner
I am making this to line the Drachenwald Royal Artisan Collar, so it can be pinned to costumes and so as not to chafe if worn next to the skin.This is based on a piece of damask I studied at the Clothworker's Centre London.
2/1 Diamond Twill Hood
11th Century Scandinavian Hood
Handwoven Fabric for 11th C Scandinavian Hoods
By: Jahanarabanu Vivana (EM Jones)
Materials
Wool-
o JC Rennie Shetland 11/2 S-spun
Colours: Blue and Grey- this blue can be achieved using indigo (Regia Colour
Taquete thank you gift bags
Warp Yarn:
Organic Cotton
Sett:
8epi
Weft yarn:
2/11 wool
Width:
9inches
Length:
6
Width on Loom:
10 inches
Length:
6inches
Extant Textile Inspiration:
Akhim green taquete
Notes:
Taquete Sample 1
These are my first taquete samples. These samples were woven on my drawloom as part of an experiment to see how weaving taquete would work on a drawloom. There is much debate as to whether there sumptous fabrics were woven on the drawloom or using heddle rods.
Damask Samples
These are the first samples I have produced on my drawloom. It took me ages to get my drawloom set up, but now that it is ready to go I'm cruising along and having a lot of fun! Here are my samples so far. I will come back and write more about each one soon!
Linen Blanket
Width: 32inches
Length: 36
Notes:
This was woven in 2010 for Baroness Suibhan's first daughter. They have gotten much use of it. :)
This blanket is linen woven in twill, though now I know that nearly all linen finds from the Middle Ages were woven in plain weave.
Family Hoods
The woven fabric has been used to create a pair hoods my husband, myself, and incidentally our son who often ends up wearing the unlined hood. The hood design is based on the Skjoldehamn hood (Løvlid, 2009). This hood was carbon dated to 995-1029 AD (Løvlid, 2009).
Diamond Twill Fabric
This diamond twill fabric will be made into garb for our family. I started by warping the loom with a solid blue warp, threaded as a broken point twill. I then wove a sample using every colour wool I own in the same size, so everyone in the family could choose their preferred weft.
