In 2021 Janis began hand painting textile dye onto the warp threads that run the length of her scarves. A shuttle carries a single color weft thread interlacing the dyed threads to create the cloth. Sometimes the pattern is a plain weave with the weft thread alternating over one and under one to feature the color on the scarf. Other times a more complex weft interlacement is woven over the changing colors of the warp creating a pattern. Janis says that watching the changes as the color and pattern interact with every throw of the shuttle is enthralling.
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Summer Garden scarf