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Maestro

WOVEN BY ALLISON

March 2017

Great Competition of Weavers entry, April 2017

 

When I first heard of the competition theme for the Great Competition of Weavers (Spring 2017), I immediately thought of Keyboard Cat.  But really, a meme? There was no way that would work, right? I kept trying to think of other ideas, but couldn’t shake how fun it would be, so I decided to go with it. I figured if it did not work out at all, then the meme was entirely appropriate. Play me off, Keyboard Cat.

It was a challenge to design and executing a beautiful wrap inspired by a silly internet meme, but it presented a unique opportunity to create something beautiful from a rather unconventional idea of beauty.

 

Maestro is a OOAK wrap woven in a crackle weave with sections in the structure resembling claw marks, featuring a hand-dyed weft that gives texture and balances the warp colors.

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Hand dyed warp chains
Woven wrap, loosely draped
Woven wrap, close up, draped pleats
Inspiration photo, keyboard cat
Woven wrap, flat
Woven wrap, gently gathered
Woven wrap, twisted
Woven wrap, accordion folded
Woven wrap, accordion folded
Woven wrap, accordion folded
Woven wrap, accordion folded
Woven wrap draped pleats, close up
Woven wrap, close up
Woven wrap, knotted
Woven wrap, knotted
Candy cane chest belt
Chest pass, side view
Chest pass, side view
Woven wrap, rolled
Woven wrap, close up
Chest pass with freshwater finish
Woven wrap, accordion folded
Woven wrap, loosely gathered
Woven wrap, close up