Tien Chiu

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This handwoven wall hanging is a tribute to my mother, who passed away in October 2015. She was such a sparky person that I could not imagine her as a washed-out angel, so I wove a joyous phoenix rising from her ashes.

Writing

Master Your Craft - Strategies for Designing, Making, and Selling Artisan Work

Reborn in Fire: Phoenix Rising

photo of Reborn in Fire: Phoenix Rising

Wedding Dress

Tien's handwoven wedding dress

Kodachrome Jacket

Kodachrome, photographed by Joe Decker

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Information resources

  • Dye samples
    • Procion MX fiber-reactive dye samples on cotton
    • How to "read" the dye sample sets
    • Dye sample strategy - the "Cube" method
  • How-Tos
    • Dyeing and surface design
    • Weaving
    • Designing handwoven cloth
    • Sewing

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Photos from my travels

  • Dye samples
    • Procion MX fiber-reactive dye samples on cotton
    • How to "read" the dye sample sets
    • Dye sample strategy - the "Cube" method
  • Travels
    • Thailand
    • Cambodia
    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • India
    • Ghana
    • China

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Entertaining miscellanies

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