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Rain sashRain sash
 
My art career began with a curiosity about weaving.  With time and experimentation, I found a process for belt weaving.  This sash is woven from cotton and is a challenging piece to weave. It is a plain and balanced weave which demands focus and concentration because any error will show.  This type of sash has many uses in Hopi ceremonies. 












Silver embellished pouch

My weavings often explore the ways that traditional textiles can be adapted and enhanced through integration with other art forms.  The rain sash cloth and fringing used technique used above is merged here with silverwork in a way that I hope extends both art forms.

Fringed pouch with silver embellishment
Fringed pouch with silver embellishment
Courtesy of Addision Doty



Yei Belt

This 94"x4" belt is made from wool which was hand-dyed with 13 different shades of natural color.  It is in the Joe Ben Wheat Collection at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  



Navajo Manta

The manta is a textile made for wearing as a shoulder covering and they are very seldom woven today.  I finished this piece in the center, just as  these garments were woven in the past. This manta is 33.5"x30" and is woven of Navajo Churro wool acid-dyed by hand.   It is available for sale and the price is available upon request. 
Fringed pouch with silver embellishment
Courtesy of Addision Doty
Fringed pouch with silver embellishment
Courtesy of Addision Doty



Peruvian Belt

The weavers of Peru have produced intricate patterns using simple looms for over 2000 years. This 125"x4.5" belt is executed in a technique called pebble weave which produces a complex pattern as yarns are picked up to create each row of the design. The yarns were dyed with madder root and indigo.  The belt is in a private collection.  



Ravenstail Weaving

Ravenstail weaving predates Chilkat and Tlingit technqiues among the people of what is now British Columbia and existed only in museums until it was revived by Cheryl Samuels in the 1980's.  In my Ravenstail piece, I used cotton background yarns and the patterning is done in black and yellow wool.  This is piece is in the Joe Ben Wheat Collection at the University of Colorado.
Ravenstaiil Weaving
Courtesy of Addision Doty

Updated on 11/14/2007
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