tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post5062847605453474472..comments2024-03-27T12:23:10.093-04:00Comments on Judy's Journal: memory clothJudy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-86621717452078879142013-05-27T22:38:30.664-04:002013-05-27T22:38:30.664-04:00I have always been moved by this piece I have a pi...I have always been moved by this piece I have a piece in my sewing room where I am trying to reproduce the look thanks for the reminder.smarcouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012561747930610427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-44201964889599461782013-03-12T00:41:02.407-04:002013-03-12T00:41:02.407-04:00i enjoy imagining what each shape symbolizes . . ....i enjoy imagining what each shape symbolizes . . . and maybe the shapes don't symbolize or tally or mark anything at all. but still, there are stories upon stories upon stories.jeanne hewell-chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968723702291208185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-25063116893061198852013-03-10T14:30:35.026-04:002013-03-10T14:30:35.026-04:00Love to see that ripple structure of the tieing .....Love to see that ripple structure of the tieing ...Elshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599607935285683167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-48325301575155741202013-03-10T09:29:45.696-04:002013-03-10T09:29:45.696-04:00This from the label placed beside the item:
skirt...This from the label placed beside the item:<br /><br />skirt<br />Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Lakota<br />late 19th-20th Century<br />Dida<br />Raffia, plant roots off loom tubular oblique interlacing resist-dyed<br />Opeka/Webster collection T94.3016<br /><br /><br />This tubular skirt is made by Dida women, from raffia of the viana fera palm tree. The outer surface of the leaf is stripped off, and the inner layer is dried in the sun and then shredded into fires.<br />The set of raffia fibres - the total number can reach as many as 1500 - is tied together and attached to a vertical tree trunk, and then divided into a set of warp threads and a set of weft threads. <br />Working on the diagonal the maker weaves each warp thread over and under a weft thread until she has reached the end. <br />The patterns are achieed by means of tied resists and dyed with natural colours.<br />Without the size limitations of loom-wevaing, this direct interlacing process makes it possible to create magnificent large pieces of oblique interlacing. <br /> Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-35488128507372364272013-03-10T08:37:43.479-04:002013-03-10T08:37:43.479-04:00I love the earthiness.I love the earthiness.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-83852019101430423922013-03-10T07:38:32.827-04:002013-03-10T07:38:32.827-04:00this is indeed something to remember. thanks for s...this is indeed something to remember. thanks for sharing it. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-71413596605747861212013-03-09T21:41:45.258-05:002013-03-09T21:41:45.258-05:00Gorgeous and earthy.Gorgeous and earthy.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-22544720295513103872013-03-09T11:05:58.227-05:002013-03-09T11:05:58.227-05:00depths and layers, opening and closing and yes, wo...depths and layers, opening and closing and yes, wow...henrietta (aka ani aka zani)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07233449217099900553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-82416278276836589082013-03-09T10:36:59.642-05:002013-03-09T10:36:59.642-05:00It feels alive. In rhythmic motion. Lovely. It feels alive. In rhythmic motion. Lovely. mansuetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805383049085040581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-38990844744764008112013-03-09T09:14:54.130-05:002013-03-09T09:14:54.130-05:00Hard for me to imagine woven raffia.. must be very...Hard for me to imagine woven raffia.. must be very small fibers? Beautiful. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-27201343608458750462013-03-09T08:17:51.097-05:002013-03-09T08:17:51.097-05:00Love the patterns.Love the patterns.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013261733996949731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-4348783728230656182013-03-09T06:06:46.025-05:002013-03-09T06:06:46.025-05:00Wow! Not a highly intelligent comment, but...well,...Wow! Not a highly intelligent comment, but...well, wow!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-54349609414606175402013-03-09T03:03:42.679-05:002013-03-09T03:03:42.679-05:00Well worth remembering.Well worth remembering.Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.com