Sarah H. Jackson, Textile Artist: Handwoven Vest & Recycled Sari Silk

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Handwoven Vest & Recycled Sari Silk

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here. I'm passionate about weaving, color, and texture. I also love to knit, dye silk fabrics, and have recently begun designing reconstructed clothing.

I belong to a local weaving guild, South Coast Weavers & Spinners Guild, www.scwsg.org and one thing I like best about the guild (in addition to it's variety of wonderful people) is the Show-and-Tell portion of our monthly meetings. I plan to expand that concept here by showing some of my weaving projects as they happen. Currently, I'm working on fabric for a long vest. The warp is a combination of rayon baby rikrak and a cotton, rayon, flax blend that is quite slubby (is that a word?). The weft is the same with the addition of yarn accents that are recycled sari silk.

Here are a couple photos of the warping and weaving process:

Now back to the loom!

2 comments:

UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 2:26 PM
WOW, very impressive - so glad you have joined the blogging world!
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JaneNovember 11, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Your comment about "texture" hits home...gotta feel it, touch it and see something other than a flat plane... Love it!
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Welcome!

Artist Statement:
Handweaving, simple or elaborate; it all begins with one thread. To sit at  my loom and throw the shuttle while witnessing the interplay of color,  pattern, and texture as it develops into cloth is endlessly fascinating.
My design process often centers on color as I work within the limitations  of the loom to stretch and explore the possibilities of color interaction.
At other times I focus on the combination of structure and fiber, using  only one or two colors, to create the desired cloth.
Whether designing for the home or one-of-a-kind garments, my weaving  reflects a passion for marrying structure, fiber, and color to produce  cloth that is unique, practical, beautiful, and just right for my intended  purpose.

About Me

An early interest in art and textiles led me to the University of Kansas where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in textile design. I started weaving again in 2005 after an almost twenty year hiatus. Some of the things I did during that time include working for a publishing company designing and writing pattern instruction for knitwear, quilting, home schooling my son, and volunteering as a Stephen minister in my church. I am passionate about weaving (everyday, if possible!), color, and texture. When not weaving, I enjoy reading, gardening, and bike riding.

I have had numerous designs published in Handwoven magazine. In January, 2012, I joined their editorial team as a technical editor, and in January, 2015, I was offered the job of weaving editor.