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[ken watson <watsok@frii.com>]

I am intrigued....

But to view a 3 X 5 at six feet is a problem. Now if one could make a 11 X
14 or so this would be a nice view at six feet.

So this would only take 28 hours of weaving?

Time to break out the scanner and the "loom" driver software. Get a thread
density / color plot for photo shop and press the weave button on my
desktop.  This is great because now we could make king size sheet images
that can be seen from six meters!

Are there looms that weave better than others?


How is their user interface and option selection?

Can they auto-recover from thread jams or is this just a newsgroup issue?

Can I specify a finished product weight?

Can I merge this with AutoCAD to weave an image just to the size and contour
of a specific object?

Can I buy a computer and get a loom free?

Are there alternative thread suppliers that can supply thread other than the
manufacture's product?

Am I stuck with cotton or is  silk thread an option?

Which is more expensive, the thread or the loom?

I have heard of an Alt process called embroidery, is this a real textile or
not?

I have to agree the digital process can drive one crazy.

That's my story, and I am sticking to it!

..-----Original Message-----
..From: Emaraude@aol.com [mailto:Emaraude@aol.com]
..Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:55 PM
..To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
..Subject: Re: UV thread and other threads
..
..
..It seems that the use of textiles in the reproduction of photographs is
..somewhat unlimited as well as untapped.  As a former (trying hard
..to let go
..of the looms and not doing well........hi, my name is Ceri and
..I'm a fiber
..addict) weaver, I had a week-long seminar with a woman who taught and
..skillfully used a doubleweave technique that reproduced photographs in a
..woven 3X5 ft format that made them difficult to tell from the
..original at 6
..feet.  Absolutely amazing as well as texturally seductive............of
..course, it took an hour to weave 1/4 of an inch, but hey......they are
..beautiful!!!
..
..Ceri
..
..
..
..> I've got to say that Richard's posted site is really interesting.
..>  Though I have not done it as of yet, I have found sources for
..embroidered
..>  baseball caps and shirts etc. here in the San Francisco area
..and one could
..>  have a photograph embroidered in a size approximating 9" x 12"
..for around
..>  $300 in many colors (I think about 13+) and repeats would be
..around $60.
..>
..>  Then, a couple of years back I discovered through a friend a
..place in Hong
..>  Kong that would tie a photographic rug from silk.
..>
..>
..>  Other than the effect and costs, one would need to carefully
..choose what
..>  photograph needs that touch. My feeling is that they would be
..>  extraordinarily beautiful done with right image.
..>
..>  Jack
..>
..>
..>  > Now here's an alt material that I don't think anybody has
..used yet.  All
..> you
..>  > need
..>  > is a computer controlled sewing machine instead of a printer.
..>  >
..>  > http://www.texturatrading.com/yarn.html#UV
..>
..>
..