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Contrasts

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 19, 2008
I’m sitting in Brainwash, an ingenious laundromat-cafe, sipping a latte and playing with Photoshop while reading my email and incidentally laundering a comforter that the Fuzz did something unpleasant to last night (you really don’t need the details!).  Only in San Francisco…but hey, it’s a pleasant way to pass the time if you need to [...]
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Back to weaving

By Tien Chiu | Published: June 18, 2008
A long, LONG time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… …I put on a painted warp of 20/2 tencel, sett at 60 epi, with the intent of doing some sort of 5-end networked satin draft. Now I’m back to debating what to do with it. I definitely want to make some sort of clothing out [...]
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Finished, beaded garnet shawl

By Tien Chiu | Published: March 25, 2008
I took a few quick shots before preparing to launch it into the Great Unknown of CNCH:   The first shows most of the shawl, the second shows the beaded fringe. I’m very pleased with it – the gold foil sets off the tan/gold warp and the overall effect is of antique gold and rubies.  The big [...]
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The painted-warp project

By Tien Chiu | Published: January 21, 2008
Since I can’t start weaving again for at least another week, and there’s only so much staring-at-a-computer-screen one can do at a time, I’ve started planning my next project.  This will be some painted-warp yardage for an AIDS Lifecycle outfit, with colors inspired by Sara Lamb’s “Special Trims for a Silk Kimono” article out of [...]
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