Ellen Shipley
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  • Santa Clarita, CA
  • United States
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cave unicorn tapestry for tina

"Hi Ellen, as a weaver for over 30 years I appreciate tapestry work and yours is wonderful. Did you use a loom or a cloth base? Since the edges look so nice, it's hard to tell!"
Aug 27, 2009

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What textiles are you interested in?
weaving: tapestry, scarves, double weave, tablet weave, woven shibori, needle-weaving; spinning: wool, silk, cotton, novelty; knitting: caps, socks (sort of);felting: scarves mostly; other fiber arts: whatever crosses my path 8-]
Where did you learn your textile skills?
Southern California, but more specifically in the SCA. I learned to spin and weave and just branched out from there.
Is there anything else you'd like other members of Stitchin' Fingers to know about you? Please feel free to tell us a little bit about yourself by way of introduction.
I paint with threads, but I do other art as well. Printmaking: woodcut, monoprint, intaglio.
Blog:
http://wefttomyowndevices.blogspot.com
Website:
http://ellenshipley.com
Second Website or blog
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95472896@N00/

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At 12:25 on July 12, 2008, Ellen Shipley said…
Thanx! 8-] This was my signature scarf for a decade. I wore it 'til I wore it out! It was such a serendipity -- a hand-painted warp -- I painted it with primary colors because I knew nothing about colors then, and it turned out to be the best experiment I ever did. It went with absolutely everything I owned!

Thanx for taking a look.
At 8:49 on July 12, 2008, Annica Lindsten said…
Hi Ellen,
Thanks for commenting!
Your work is beautiful! Love #15 :-)
At 3:07 on July 10, 2008, Mrs Thimble said…
Hi Ellen. thanks for inviting me to be a friend. As you could probably see I am rather lacking in them ; ) I only have basic knowledge on computers and sometimes I find it all a little confusing and frustrating. I am very interested in your 'sprang caps', what is the history of these?
At 7:54 on July 8, 2008, vwozniak said…
Thanks for your comment, I am out of town but will post some pics when I get home, I have posted them in the felting thread. Your pics are great, as is your work!
At 7:52 on July 8, 2008, Ilse Mitchell said…
thanks for your comment, it's a collage made with dyed artist tissue and other handmade papers on a layered watercolor background. I wrote the words with white ink. the whole thing was made shortly after my granddaughter was born.
Now that I'm "dipping my toes" (or rather my fingers)into fiber arts, I realize that I my first love will allways be collage/mixed media. I'm just now finding out what can all be done including fiber into art. The pieces showing on your pictures are wondeful. Have you been doing this long? I'll try to get some of my art onto the web so you can see it. Now I better get to work ...sigh..would much rather be in my studio having fun .
At 13:55 on July 7, 2008, ktj said…
Hi Ellen, Figured out how to put some photos on my page. Thanks for the nudge. Your work is great. Weaving is so cool, and yours is really wonderful. I love the one with the vase. Also the one with the greenish bluish twill and the band along the edge! Nice to get to know you.
ktj
At 13:46 on July 7, 2008, Sandra Wyman said…
Hi Ellen and thankyou for your comment on my blog. Have been enjoying reading yours - am fascinated by weaving and by your catfluff yarn! (I am owned by three cats!)
At 5:00 on July 7, 2008, Mrs Thimble said…
Oh you must do your hair again, at the moment mine is just black ( yeh, to cover up the grey too) and I keep on thinking I must do something to make it more exciting. Sometimes I like to do things just to shock people. My neighbours are very 'staid' and I can feel the curtains twitching when I walk the dog, so I like to give them something to look at ; ) I followed your blog and was so amazed at your weavings and the catfluff yarn. My husband has a very long beard that is always shedding hair perhaps I will start saving it ! Looking at your indigo dying I did wonder if perhaps you had used that on your hair, I have often thought I would try that , got to be more natural than the dyes I use.
At 3:36 on July 6, 2008, Mrs Thimble said…
Hi Ellen, thankyou so much for your comment. It came just at a moment when I was considering closing down my blog account, you have inspired me to update it. I don,t really make dolls, I just seem to be at a point in my life when I am trying to find my 'mojo', so I just do whatever inspires me at the moment and dolls it seems to be. I am loving your hair, I too have often had blue hair , although it frustrates me how easily it washes out. I am working on a 'person' at this moment and coincidently her hair is exactly like yours ( I am using curly wensleydale locks). I will try and post some photos. Lovely to meet you.
At 10:59 on July 5, 2008, Anna said…
Thanks for your comment. I then went and looked at your work and was amazed at such beautiful weaving. I never knew weaving could such fun.
Anna
 
 
 

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