Amanda Bridges Art

so i dyed my batiks. the first batch came out beautifully. i didn't want to toss out dye, so i reused the blue. the second batch came out lighter, but still very nice. here are some close ups:

Well so much for updating every day - so here's my shot at once a week! The tapestry is coming along nicely. It's going a little faster than I anticipated, but I'm much too nervous about my time limitation to think I may be 'ahead.' Here's how far I got after the Holiday weekend and a close-up of the bottom left corner. I didn't have any tapestry bobbins (and the ones I ordered won't be in for another week). I HATE working with yarn butterflies, so what to do.... Out of curiosity, I dug out my knitting yarn bobbins. They work beautifully, and they're CHEAP! When the tapestry bobbins finally come in, I'm curious to see if I like them as much. New Yummy Yarns!!! Trips to the yarn store are dangerous! Some of these are being worked into the tapestry.

My first commissioned piece of art. My first stab at a big tapestry. And I've got 6 weeks from start to finish! The size is 30"x45". I don't have a 'name' for the piece yet, but the theme is mother earth goddess. I've almost got the loom dressed. The goal for today is to finish tying on the warp and get the header woven.