Harvest Moon Cloak

Harvest Moon Fall warmth  Years ago I saw a beautiful handwoven cloak from Morocco that was covered in large pile fringe for extra winter warmth; ever since then I've dreamt of creating a cloak using some of those elements. I wove piles of organic cotton-linen fringe into this piece imparting warmth, weight and movement. This is the first of what I hope will be many works in this vein. This cloak was sewn using fabric that was entirely handwoven by me in my home/studio in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.  The fabric was woven on a warp of organic cotton-linen with a weft of naturally dyed raw silk.  The raw silk was dyed using black walnuts that I harvested locally here in the mountains of Southern New Mexico. The pile-woven fringe woven into this piece are all remnants of past warps that I've saved over the years.  Each time, in the transition from one warp ending to a new warp beginning, each end of thread is tied together and pulled though the loom to begin anew.   During this pr