100% merino warp, 50% merino/50% merino weft
Original Twill-based draft
2005
As I wove "München Opera House Park" I saw a field of polished paua (abalone) shells before me. Paua is often used in New Zealand in jewelries and as ornamentation on wood and stone carvings. I immediately made up a draft, and this shawl came to life within days.
This piece received the First Time Entrant Award at the Nelson/Marlborough/Buller Area (of the New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society) exhibition in 2006; it was shown at "Sea, Sand and Sky", then at "Re:Fine" in Wellington, and now resides in Scotland.
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