Snow queen
Snow queen is a ring sling piece woven on a Tenderness white cotton warp that was prepared for the Czech and Slovakian Competition of weavers 2019. It’s creation has not been precisely planned. It was organic. An idea lead to another idea and they were slowly woven into a reality. First I decided to keep the white and complement it with natural merino wool I had kept in my yarn stash becouse I want to respect the season and the weather outside. The pattern I created for the wrap seen from the side reminds of the clouds and a snow falling from them. The other edge of the warp resembles the soil it falls on and can also symbolize the ups and downs of a long journey. I decided to emphasise th movement and feel of a snowstorm by adding inlays in contrasting wider bamboo-cotton blend yarn. This stronger yarn…