Totsie Weaves Gallery

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I began weaving Saori-inspired textiles in 2013 when I retired from my web design business. My first loom was a Japanese Saori. When I decided to learn 4 shaft weaving I got a LeClerc Artistat loom and then I got a Louet David loom, then I enjoyed an 8 shaft Macomber loom that is 45" wide which gave me more options than I had time to investigate but each project is full of interest and learning. I was living in a small pueblo called Vilcabamba in the Southern Andes of Ecuador. I have since moved to Colombia and after selling all of my weaving equipment I began painting in 2025.

In my weaving I used wool and acrylic but I prefer to weave in cotton. Since there was not a good supply of commercial cotton yarn in my area I grew white and brown cotton in my garden. I also bought raw cotton from other locals. The cotton is spun by several different women in this region which used to have a cotton industry. I also dyed the threads to suit the project in indigo, natural dyes and commercial dyes.

multicolorshawl1.jpg whitebrowncottonshawl.jpg
greenyellowshawl.jpg purpleblueshawl.jpg
blueshawl.jpg paintedwarpscarf.jpg
elisabethtotsiepatricia.jpg totsielouannedorothy.jpg
anne.jpg dorothy.jpg
sisterjanet.jpg winn.jpg
val.jpg tura.jpg
suzan.jpg nancyk.jpg
marilyn.jpg roger.jpg
janeta.jpg amy.jpg
bateman.jpg scarves.jpg
greenblackponcho.jpg multiblueponcho.jpg
seaweedponcho.jpg salmonponcho.jpg
whitebouclenavyponchette.jpg bluewhite-vponchette.jpg
bluegoldvest.jpg blackwhitejacket.jpg
greenbouclejacket.jpg brownorangejacket.jpg
eveningwrap-front.jpg sweaterwrap-front.jpg
goldscarf-full.jpg sakiorishawl.jpg
cottonlinenlongscarf.jpg greensilklinenscarf.jpg
peachwhitedress.jpg bluegoldshawl.jpg
karensshawl.jpg greensalmonshawl.jpg
blackwhitediamondshawl.jpg quitojacketopen.jpg
fibonacishawl.jpg redrusticscarf.jpg
purpleblouse.jpeg blackvestkaren.jpeg
purplevest.jpg purpleshawl.jpg
greenshawl.jpg fiestajacket.png
conniefringefront.jpeg judy-cape.jpeg
squaredancejacket.jpg pinkcrpdvest.jpg
12ftscarf.jpg turquoisedress.jpg
reddressfront.jpg vest-winn-front.jpg
3shadesofgray.jpg fmyfront.jpg
johnnieruana.jpg beachshirtfront (1).jpg
peggyshawl.jpg
feria (1).jpg
mungbeanthreads (1).jpg
patriciasareyashawl.jpg
straps (2).jpg
wallart.jpg
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