Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven

Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven

Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven          Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven          Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven           Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven          Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven        Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven

Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving woven

Lucy Slykerman cloth dyeing fiber fibre handmade handwoven textiles weaver weaving wovenFor me it’s all about the cloth! Beautiful things, practical things, things that we can use, touch and feel every day, made from handwoven cloth. I have been weaving for 25 years and still find that I derive joy from the process of making cloth -  the laying in, one thread at a time, on a foundation (warp) on my loom, watching the cloth grow as I throw my shuttle.

Over those 25 years I have added a strong colour sense to my weaving. This has been helped along by the use of a dyeing technique that allows me to "paint" fabric dyes on the threads before I weave with them. Using this method, I can make bold or subtle colour changes along the length of my cloth. The resulting kaleidoscope of colours, combined with a sophisticated approach to the structure of the cloth, gives my work its signature. This is especially true for my fine silk scarves and shawls.

I started weaving in 1980, as a creative break after seven years of university studies. Since then I have taken many weaving and fibre related courses, both in Canada and the United States. More importantly, I have honed my weaving and design skills by weaving miles of cloth. I consider myself a "production weaver". My studio is in my home and I can honestly say I love going to work!

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