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Christine Homer
Studio
Weaving & Spinning |
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Weaving
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Christine weaves each
scarf on her "counter balanced" loom. The length wise threads,
known as the "warp", which have been threaded through metal "heddles"
mounted on wooden "shafts" are lifted by pressing on "treadles" that
enable her to run a "shuttle" holding a spool of yarn, known as the
"weft" through the space.
Every scarf illustrates her concern for the unique
combination of colors used in both the "warp" and "weft" of each piece.
The "warp" is clearly visible in the fringe, while the "weft" is more
clearly shown in the dominant colors of the body of the scarf and in the
accent stripes.
Great care has been
made to make each photograph show the actual color. While every
computer monitor shows color differently, verbal descriptions accompany
the photos, to help describe the actual colors. |
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Spinning
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Christine's love of textiles started at a young
age, her first encounter with an historic "Walking Wheel"
(see her
at left in the red coat) was as a youngster in the early 1950's. Many
years later and after spinning thousands of feet of wool, silk and flax,
have not dampened her enthusiasm for spinning. While Christine weaves for
a living and certainly enjoys the process of weaving, spinning is her
recreation which she does on one of the three spinning wheels in the studio. |
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Biography
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After graduating from Philadelphia College of Art in 1973,
Christine embarked upon a period of self discovery.
Earning a Masters
Degree in Education at Columbia Teachers College, she put her skills to work as site manager of Philipsburg Manor
Living History Museum in Tarrytown, New York.
For five years
she was responsible for the operation of this wonderful 18th century
attraction.
Using her interest in history and education,
she milked cows, cooked on the open hearth, ran a water powered grist
mill, demonstrated and taught spinning and weaving. |
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Biography
The clothing worn my the interpretive staff at the museum
reflected lots of research into the historical dress
from the early 1700's. |
Since 1984 she has been
a self employed weaver, producing her own line of scarves
and shawls. Her strong sense of design stands out in her creative
application of colors used in the warp and weft of each piece. Her
early work was woven in wool, cotton & silk and she often used her
handspun yarns.
As they years passed she slowly transitioned to
using rayon chenille in her scarves & shawls.
In addition to her own work, she manages the showroom at
the pottery, is web master for this site and does the graphic design work for
all of Robert & Christine's art & business literature.
During the summer months she
organizes meals for summer workshops held at the pottery, greets visitors to the
showroom, and cares for the extensive gardens.
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Christine displays an Alpaca Scarf. |
05/14/13
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