{"id":4378,"date":"2021-10-12T21:18:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T01:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2021-10-12T21:18:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T01:18:36","slug":"final-weaving-reflection-lea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/final-weaving-reflection-lea\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Weaving Reflection – Lea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than having a specific image in mind that I wanted to create, I let the tools, fabric, and mood determine where my piece will go for the beginning of the weaving. I thought that if I had a goal in mind, it would restrict the creative process too much. I wouldn\u2019t be able to discover new techniques or interesting combinations. I also didn\u2019t want to force my weaving into something that I wasn\u2019t sure if I\u2019m technically able to do yet. Since this is my first weaving, I wanted to learn about what different techniques would look like and potentially use them in another project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I particularly like the look of having warps showing rather than hiding it. I wanted to learn more about ways that I can let the warps coexist in harmony with the weft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the exploration phase, I wanted to do something more regular and pattern-based. The beginning of the weaving looked very abstract and that represents the more creative side of me. The checker pattern represents the part of me that is very organized. I see myself as someone who needs routine and a plan or else I\u2019ll be too stressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What worked well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The checker pattern worked better than expected. I liked how it is also reversible: the back shows the same pattern in a different sequences. I also tried color combinations that I wouldn\u2019t have thought would go well with each other such as blue and pink. The color contrasted each other nicely and I was pleasantly surprised. I also enjoyed how the pattern is still visible even when I only used one color (yellow). The pattern created 3 different types of texture although I only used 2 techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I would improve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to be better at controlling the sides of the weaving. Some parts of the weaving were wide and some parts were tight. I was trying to make the width consistent throughout, but I was having difficulties with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I originally had very muted colors in the weaving. I didn\u2019t think it contrasted with each other or the warp well. After adding bolder colors, I feel like the weaving was more \u201cpowerful.\u201d It stood out much better than before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I learned through this project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Don\u2019t be afraid to use vibrant colors together. It could actually be complementary and make both colors stand out.<\/li>
  2. Even if you\u2019re only using one color, other elements can also make the piece interesting. <\/li>
  3. I enjoy doing things more experimental at first and learning the techniques. <\/li>
  4. Things may not turn out exactly as how you imagined, but you still might get something cool or at least learned a technique.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Five Directions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. I could use the same pickup stick technique throughout the weaving in order to create long rectangular stripes rather than checkers. <\/li>
    2. I could try bold colors for experimental and muted colors for the pattern.<\/li>
    3. I could braid the rya knots together so that they are not just dangling threads. This would also make it less chaotic. <\/li>
    4. I could make the contrast between regular and chaotic vertical instead of horizontal. (Left and right rather than top-down) <\/li>
    5. I could use varying lengths for each section of the pattern. (Instead of square shapes, maybe long rectangles with short rectangles.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Process Rather than having a specific image in mind that I wanted to create, I let the tools, fabric, and mood determine where my piece will go for the beginning of the weaving. I thought that if I had a goal in mind, it would restrict the creative process too much. I wouldn\u2019t be able […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4383,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4378\/revisions\/4383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/62-150\/f2021a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}