| Elena Tobin Weaving Time |
The orderliness of weaving has
always soothed me. I love the way
the threads line up. I love the march
of time as the shuttle passes back
and forth and inches stretch into
yards. Weaving provides me with a
tangible measure of minutes and
hours, sometimes of days and weeks.
Color propels my work. Often it’s a
reflection of the world around me;
sometimes it just wells up inside me.
“Living in Crayola Land” describes
how I feel in my studio, surrounded
by cones and skeins of all the colors I
love that make working at the loom
a never-ending story.
Shawls and scarves are my mainstay,
usually in
rayon chenille but I also weave with
bamboo. Both yield a lustrous,
luxurious fabric with a beautiful
hand. Finely turned edges and hand-
knotted fringes are hallmarks of my
work. I weave one-of-a-kind items
and also do limited production of
scarves and bamboo table runners.
Please let me know if you would like
to order something special!