Spider Woman: Weaving

Today I am taking a break from ceramics! I installed a new show a couple of days ago and need a break, but unable to be idle, I am playing with my weaving supplies!!  Shown above are some skeins of rug wool that I dyed using plants that I collected.  I used a alum/tartar mordant to fix the colors into a natural rug wool that I purchased.  The plants used from left to right: Black Walnut nuts and hulls, Red Sumac fruit, Dandelion Root, Red Sumac leaves, Beets, Ragweed leaves, the original natural yarn, Goldenrod flowers, Blackeyed Susan flowers, Teabags, Tumeric and Curry powders.  The colors will turn out quite differently than you expect. It was a lot of fun, though messy to do.  This is best done in late summer/early fall when there are lots of plants blooming.  Search the internet for how to---I found a lot of good info. 

So the question now is what do I do with all of it??  I have my tapestry loom warped and just need to decide on a pattern.  I am considering a Navajo rug pattern.  First the yarn will have to be "unspun" because it curled and became tighter during the dyeing process so I will need to use my drop spindle to loosen the tension, then after I have a pattern decided I can get started!!!

Above is  photo of a long scarf I made on my small table loom. It was done in a fine silky rayon.  The pattern is an intricate double diamond twill.  The colors ended up being similar in tone so the pattern is subdued  but very elegant.  Spider woman has been busy!!