Hatband For Tomas´
This small band was woven on a children’s loom from Green Stamps. I tied the heddles to strings that looped over my toes so my feet became the treadles to open the shed. It took over an hour to weave an inch, every pass of the shuttle a labor of love.
In 1977, this hat band was recognized as Best of Conference, Best of Booth, by the Handweavers Guild of America at their Conference in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Title: “Hat Band For Tomas´”
Client: T. Long, Santa Barbara, CA
Date: 1973
Dimensions: woven band- 9/16″ x 27″ x 1/16″
Materials: rayon chainette, silk buttonhole twist, silver & clay beads, wampum
Photography: Suzanne Morey Lee