Ondulé

Ondulé is a rare technique that bends the typical right-angle grid of warp and weft into gently pulsing curves, expanding and contracting. I learned to weave waves this way, using a fan reed and fine adjustments, from Amy Putansu. In many small studies over the course of her workshop, I practiced and played with the effect, applying it to waffle, overshot, leno, and double weave, as well as devoré, warp painting, and disperse dyeing. At the end, I wove some subtly undulating linen yardage with a few green stripes, and made a shirt out of it, with more where that came from.