Helianthus Shifting in the Sun: Sunflowers in yellow, red, and orange

Helianthus Shifting in the Sun detail, woven 2022.05-07

Suggested use: Wear it as a wide warming scarf or spread it on your lap or over your shoulders on a wintry evening.

Materials: 100% worsted wool in Daffodil, Marigold, Tangerine, and Cayenne (woven May-July 2022)

Dimensions: 13.75”x66” (70×168 cm), not including fringe

Care: Hand wash cool with no or minimal agitation ~ lay flat to dry.

Handwoven on: 4-shaft floor loom

Special weaving technique: “Borea Sunflower” pattern, from Marguerite Porter Davidson’s A Handweaver’s Pattern Book (ninth printing, 1971)

Finishing touches: Hemstitching and a metal ‘handmade’ hand charm

Weaving awards: Won 1st place, Class Champion, and Sheepherder in Paradise Theme Award at the 2022 Tanana Valley State Fair, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Warping Helianthus Shifting in the Sun, woven 2022.05-07
Helianthus Shifting in the Sun, on the loom, woven 2022.05-07
A single bloom of Borea Sunflower on the Helianthus Shifting in the Sun shawl, woven 2022.05-07
Helianthus Shifting in the Sun on the loom, woven 2022.05-07
Helianthus Shifting in the Sun: color gradation, woven 2022.05-07
Helianthus Shifting in the Sun, with 2022 Tanana Valley State Fair awards, woven 2022.05-07

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