The Swirling Pendulum is quite large, about 28 cm high. The object has been under construction for quite some time, while I was trying to figure out how to make an acceptable finish near the two tops. The base of the weaving is the abdominal belt where the arms are fixed. From here you weave the…
This Large Balloon #008 with Triangles is cut and woven in the same way as explained for the smaller #008 Balloon. You may weave and make identical balloons in all patterns explained. The difference is that the balloons from the templates included in this post will be about 24 cm high. Because the balloon…
One, two, three, or more of these 3-d twirled circle shapes make a vivid and puzzling mobile. The two types of main pieces required to make the Circles are alike, but one has to be cut open to make the twirl. The two pattern pages include pieces enough to make one circle structure. As…
Heart #055 is a heart prepared using the triaxial weaving technique. The heart is made using the principles explained for the “Triaxial Heart” #047; first you weave the heart from two layers, then you insert the strips of the third. To generate the star pattern every third (yellow) strip has been replaced with one in…
The small Ghost Heart #054 is another variation of the swirling Heart #003. If you are familiar with weaving #003, preparing the Ghost Heart is simple. The heart is much like #003, but not quite the same and we include detailed instructions. Cut out and fold the two parts along their line…
The ongoing Yayoi KUSAMA exhibition IN INFINITY at the Danish museum of modern art Louisiana has inspired Anna to design another spiral heart. Heart #053 is made from two parts each prepared from two layered pieces of the same shape. += += You weave the heart just as explained and illustrated for…
The arms for the Cone #025 with Triangles and Squares are made following principles like those used for Heart #052 with Triangles and Squares. For the Cone you first prepare two assemblies with each 6 arms from four pieces of different colour and then you weave the two assemblies together like the simple Cone #001.…
Heart #052 is a variation of Heart #051 Triangles and Squares, designed to amplify a large checkered pattern. The heart is made from eight different colours. The pattern occurs because the strips of Piece 1 and 3 (as well as Piece 2 and 4) are mixed. In that way the combination…
Heart #051 has a pattern of squares and triangles in the style of one of the patterns of the marble floor in Basilica di San Marco, Venice. Each of the heart’s two parts consists of four layers. The pattern is easy to both cut and weave – weaving, however with…
The arms for the Cone with Triangles are made following the principle used for Heart #050 with Triangles. First you prepare two assemblies with 6 arms each from two pieces of different colour and then you weave the two assemblies together like you weave the simple Cone #001. You have three different options for…
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