March’s Program — Zoom and in-person
March 9 @ 10:00 a.m.
Deflected Double Weave presented by Natalie Drummond
She learned to weave from a Fort Wayne Weaver’s Guild instructor 2017. Fine Arts instruction in Craftmanship and Design from Purdue (Fort Wayne) University followed in 2015. She expanded her weaving knowledge with classes at the John C Campbell Folk School, The Mannings, Red Stone Glen, Island Fiberwork Retreats, Midwest, MAFA, and Convergence conferences.
She was awarded a MAFA fellowship in 2019 and has been studying and working with Deflected Doubleweave ever since. She was featured in Handwoven magazine in November/December 2021. Her work has been featured in area exhibitions in Indiana.
Her handwovens have been exhibited in the Orchard Gallery of Fine Arts in Fort Wayne as part of the Georgia: Color: Classic to Contemporary Exhibit, as well as at First Gallery, the History Center, and Crestwoods Gallery.
Natalie will be presenting a talk with slides of her work to illustrate her use of color and weave structure. These were developed within her weaving journey; and, may hopefully give us insights into her process for mixing fibers and colors with the Deflected Doubleweave weave structure.
Natalie weaves on an 8-shaft Macomber loom. She has effectively proven that wonderful designs are possible with four or eight shafts by good use of color, fiber, and block arrangements. She also writes a blog with excellent photos and commentary on color pooling – see https://www.nataliewoven.com/blog
Decades of travel to over 30 countries has given me a deep appreciation for textiles and their history.