Maggie, The basting stitches are just big running stitches that are taken through to the cartoon at the back to hold it near the top edge of the weaving. I stitch close to the top to be able to see the cartoon more easily by holding it near the edge I'm weaving. These are clipped out as I proceed--none are included in the finished tapestry.
...(I) have come to the conculsion that tapestry can indeed be an art form in its own right with its own specific mode of expression if the craft of weaving is allowed to influence the art of tapestry. In order to be meaningful, tapestry must find its own identity. It must not be a woven painting, but rather a composition that could only have been woven, not painted.
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you've really set yourself a task there Tommye
Tommye, what are the basting stitches for?
Maggie,
The basting stitches are just big running stitches that are taken through to the cartoon at the back to hold it near the top edge of the weaving. I stitch close to the top to be able to see the cartoon more easily by holding it near the edge I'm weaving. These are clipped out as I proceed--none are included in the finished tapestry.
Ah, thank you for the info on the basting stitches.
I'm amazed at how much you've gotten done since you've been back. It looks well, growthy! :-)
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