A Beautiful Rug in the Making

1st panel, hand-woven, hand-dyed wool, 15"x64"

Detail, end of the first panel, 15"x64"

Hello lovely people.

Well, I've done it.  Panel number 1 is finally complete, and I've found that after so much practice, after so much work, I am still a very slow weaver.  I have about two weeks left to get the next two panels done in time for critique, and I am ready to have an anxiety attack over it.  Seeing the first one completed is helpful; it offers me some inspiration towards my next pieces.

Overall, I am immensely pleased with this first panel; I am getting excited to seeing the two complete and all three together.  I feel a little sad that the photograph above doesn't exactly do the piece justice thus far (in addition to it being pixelated after I tried adjusting the exposure).  I put so much time and consideration into perfecting my group of colors; in reality, they are much richer and darker than in the photo.  The color changes are all very subtle and rich, with pops of the orange here and there.  As I weave, my heart races a little with each stripe of color.  They're so beautiful, and I've found that my love for the red and green complementary colors, as those in my rug, are becoming somewhat of an obsession.  For goodness sake, I dyed my hair red and like to wear green to complement it.  Enough said.

And on that note, dear readers, I bid you all ado.  As always, thank you for reading and have yourselves a pleasant day.  

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