Every Tapestry Has a Story to Tell

I am getting a late start on this month’s tapestry diary, so I am selecting a smaller palette of colors and a narrower warp. This is doodling with yarn, using a few simple shapes and a handful of colors.

Tapestry frame with small monthly tapestry diary.
Tapestry frame hangs where we see it daily. Art in progress.

Here I go blending colors and making color gradations again–in miniature. Three strands of red, and then one of the reds is replaced with orange; next, another red is replaced, making it two oranges and one red; and finally, the last red says goodbye and now the three strands are all orange. And why not insert two rows of yellow blends between each two rows of the red-to-orange gradation? The whole thing is a wordless color story. It requires several colors to do this, each one having its part to play. Some colors work better together than others, but every color has a place. Each color strand is essential to the story.

Two picks of weft create a wavy line.
Two picks of a weft color (or blend) create a wavy line. A single pick of a color creates a dotted line.

You and I are not here to please and satisfy ourselves. We are here to tell a bigger story. We worship God by using our individual gifts to serve and to function in harmony with others. The resulting woven tapestry, when finished, will reveal the skill of ourĀ Grand Weaver.

May you blend well in your relationships, using your gifts.

Better together,
Karen

3 thoughts on “Every Tapestry Has a Story to Tell

    1. Hi Nancy,

      This is the Freja Tapestry Frame (15 1/4″ x 17 3/4″) by Glimakra. It’s a great little tapestry frame! I got mine from GlimakraUSA.com. I do have a smaller one, very similar to this one, that my husband made for me, that’s about the size of an iPad.

      Karen

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