Our Twins, Part Two

As promised.....the second twin.... This I wove a couple of years ago, if that.  I had just started participating in a monthly gathering of fiber aficionados in Santa Ysabel.  Beryl Warnes, of Julian Weaving Works fame, was our host.
Most people were weaving or spinning yarn or knitting.  I brought Cleveland sage branches and a spool of golden thread to wrap around the branches.  Needless to say, everyone was curious.
Why are you doing that?  What's that going to be?  I honestly had no answer for them, other than that I like to weave botanical weavings, and recounted my history of weaving plants.
But "why are you wrapping the branches with the thread?" they insisted.  And I explained: "I just have this idea that it's a good thing."
My environment, our environment, is precious to me.  That is why I weave what I weave, besides it being interesting and fun -- to enliven the preciousness of the teeming life that abounds all around us. As my friend Valerie noted: it's a matter of reverence.
So here's the twin, with a bit more flamboyance than her fraternal predecessor, as you will no doubt notice.  I've include a close-up so you can enjoy the details more easily.

Our Twins

It's interesting to notice the twists and turns creativity takes as we journey through our artistic endeavors.
A few years ago I wove a piece that was very fine in detail.  You really have to get quite close to appreciate the subtleties. It is narrow (12 inches at its widest point) and long (51 inches including hanger cord and fringe). It has a simple weave structure, called tabby or plain weave, and I wove it using shades of brown and burgundy and mauve yarns, Cleveland sage branches, and a metallic thread of silver green and red. A few metallic beads at top and bottom also adorn the piece.  Here's a photo.  Stay tuned.....tomorrow I will post its twin.