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Woven in sumptuous silk, this 8S Tied weave utilizes the Single Three-Tie weave structure. This creates areas of pattern cloth in twill on a plain weave ground. Variation on the tabby tie ups created vertical lines in the pattern sections. (Click on image for enlarged view)

Researching and experimenting in preparation for my upcoming book entitled “Understanding Rayon Chenille”, I designed and created this piece specifically to expand on the way Rayon Chenille yarns are generally believed to be usable. I was so happy with the result, I felt the need to add Celebration to the title!! (Click on image for enlarged view)

Same scarf as the first, but a better photo with truer color. Warp and Weft are rayon chenille.(Click on image to enlarge)

I wove these towels in cottolin and cotton for a very absorbant product! I embeded the words Exsiccating Tool into the towels as an attempt at humor. The word Exsiccate means “to dry”…. This is one of 6 sets I wove for gifts. Click on pic to enlarge. Copyright Su Butler 2010

I did this as a sampler for my Complex Weavers Tied Weaves Study group exchange in May 2002. Wanting to break slightly with tradition, I chose to use the pattern area as background in the design. I think the results very successful. Woven on a 24S loom of silk and Tencel. Click on photo to enlarge. Copyright, Su Butler 2001

by Su Butler Woven while working on a garden series this summer, I wanted to try a darker color scheme, which reminded me of the gardens at night. Woven in 100% silk in a Single Three-Tie weave of my own design. Copyright Su Butler 2002 (Click on Photo to enlarge)

This piece was woven as a set of 8 napkins for the 2002-2003 Internet Napkin Exchange, which I coordinated. My original design, woven in 10/2 cotton, the napkins are a picnic weight, very absorbant, and soft in hand. (Click on photo to enlarge) Copyright 2002, Su Butler

Woven on a Tencel warp, this spiderweb fine silk shimmers, creating a sublte pattern in the form of a stylized letters “S” and “Q”. This piece was designed to act as my personal logo. I have been called Suzi-Q all my life. (Click on image for enlarged view)

Woven to commemorate the souls lost in the tragedy of September 11, 2001. The leaves that face downward depict those who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the accompanying air crashes. The leaves facing upward represent those who survived. Each leaf has a nubmer of small dots on it, and if one took the time to actualy count all the dots on all the leaves, the number equals the number of presumed casualties as of the date the piece was designed. The piece was woven to be viewed lengthwise, symbolizing the WTC. (Click on photo to enlarge) Copyright, Su Butler 2001

Just finished this blanket for a baby born to a musician friend. Took a stylized image of a Fender guitar and used it as a liftplan design. This is a Single Two-Tie weave, woven in superwash wool, so mommy can wash the blanket easily. Since the babe was born in the Midwest, where winter will be upon us before we know it, wool was a great choice! Click on Photo to enlarge. Copyright Su Butler.

I designed this piece to experiment with curving designs on the rigid grid imposed upon us in handweaving. Woven on a 140/2 silk warp with a 60/2 pattern weft and a 140/2 tie down weft. This piece measures 2″ by 2″. (Click on image to enlarge)

The fourth in the series, shown folded for hanging. Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

View of fully open towel #5 Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

Folded view of Towel #2 Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (click on photo to enlarge)

Full open view of Towel #2 Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

The third in the series, showing how the towel looks open. Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

The third pattern in the series showing the towel folded for hanging. Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

Detailed view of Towel #4. Note how the color changes from the front to back of the towel. Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

Another pattern in the series of cotton and cottolin towels. This view shows the towels folded for hanging. Note the color difference from front to back. Copyright Su Butler, 2003 (Click on photo to enlarge)

A set of table mats and a table runner were designed and woven in my original pattern, based on a dish pattern from Villeroy and Bach. The leaf motif is a border found on all the dishes and the lattice is found on one piece of the set. Woven in cotton to facilitate washing, they came out soft yet firm enough to lie flat. Presented to my niece for her wedding in 2001. Click on photo to enlarge.