For the Body: Handwoven Wearable Art

Tablet Woven Garments and Accessories

Curvature of Chords (front);
photo by Martin Schweig Jr.; "She weaves designs as intricate as the molecular structures she studies in her work as a chemistry researcher....[her] full-length skirt...is made up of hundreds of patterned strips of ribbo — Curvature of Chords (front); photo by Martin Schweig Jr.; "She weaves designs as intricate as the molecular structures she studies in her work as a chemistry researcher....[her] full-length skirt...is made up of hundreds of patterned strips of ribbon she wove and pieced into a fabric." Becky Homan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 16, 1983.

Curvature of Chords (back);
photo by Martin Schweig, Jr.; Click the photo to learn more about Tablet Woven Garments and Accessories. — Curvature of Chords (back); photo by Martin Schweig, Jr.; Click the photo to learn more about Tablet Woven Garments and Accessories.

Untitled Vest; "...an exquisite haltered woman's vest....Working on small tablets...she has used coloration and pattern design to achieve an Oriental, specifically Turkish, kind of beauty...Columned geometric abstractions suggest pyramids and tiny fl — Untitled Vest; "...an exquisite haltered woman's vest....Working on small tablets...she has used coloration and pattern design to achieve an Oriental, specifically Turkish, kind of beauty...Columned geometric abstractions suggest pyramids and tiny flowers..." Howard Derrickson, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 13,14, 1985

Envestment in Gold I; photo by E. Rachel Holtzer;
"The artistry of woven garments is evident in this evening vest by Marilyn Emerson Holtzer... who won first prize for accessories." Bonnie Rubin, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, June 13, 1984 — Envestment in Gold I; photo by E. Rachel Holtzer; "The artistry of woven garments is evident in this evening vest by Marilyn Emerson Holtzer... who won first prize for accessories." Bonnie Rubin, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, June 13, 1984

Tablet Woven Evening Bag and Sash

Blouse of Cards; Click the photo to learn more about Blouse of Cards

Inside panel of Blouse of Cards; Known only to the wearer and her intimates

Blouse of Cards, detail

Tablet woven evening bag

tablet woven sashes

triple pleat

tablet woven origami bag

Sash created from hem trimmings of Curvature of Chords

Chazak, Chazak, v’nit’chazak

Be Strong, Be Strong, Let Us Strengthen Each Other

“I had these words woven into the neckband of my Tallis, lovingly, by a relative. I will be wearing strength and love…every time I put on my Tallis.” Hannah

Atarah for Hannah"s Tallit

"Be Strong, Be Strong, Let Us Strengthen Each Other" (t, m) Hebrew; (b) Japanese

Loom Woven Garments, Fabric, and Accessories

Burnoose; Photo by Martin Schweig Jr.

Burnoose; Photo by Martin Schweig, Jr.

Cape and Briefcase; 2/2 warp-emphasis twill patterning informed by tablet weaving pattern.

Cape and Briefcase detail

parallel-threaded, advancing twill yardage; alpaca/silk

skirt fabric

silk jacket detail

silk jacket detail

Tencel (TM) and silk fabric; 8-shaft rosepath

blouse fabric detail

The silk yarn in this sampler is too soft and the colors too close in value.

various treadlings on silk sampler

"The Envelop, Please" Origami Bag created from Handloom Woven Fulled Fabric and Tablet Woven Band; adorned with Sashiko Stitching.