Trying out the clasped weft technique for the first time on a loom made from a repurposed picture frame. The clasped weft technique is the "clasping" or interlocking of two pieces of weft (horizontal pieces or yarn or string) in the warp (vertical string). The jagged horizontal patterns created by this way of working remind me of the patterns made by sound waves, and instruments like seismographs and EKG machines. Really looking forward to exploring this further and perhaps incorporating actual data into some weavings. Is it a coincidence that waves, the reason we are able to see light, hear sound, measure our heartbeats and the pulses of the earth, are pleasing to the eye as well? Looks like I've got lot to ponder here while working at the loom.
