Jason Gagnon Designs

I've recently begun learning to weave on a rigid heddle loom. The process has been exciting and an interesting learning curve.

Using color changing yarn spools to create shapes while weaving.

It's always fun to see how thick the final roll gets before coming off the loom.

Creating patterns via specifically placed warp yarns.

Experimenting with different warp and weft yarns.

This print was created by using a textile medium paint on cotton gauze fabric. It was then sewn into a top for my senior fashion collection.

This Palmistry/Palm Reading print was made by sketching and painting using a textile medium paint. It was sewn into a shift dress for my senior fashion collection.

This was the yarn sample project for my independent study on natural dyes. All the yarns are wool and were soaked in an alum mordant first. The dyes featured are logwood, osage orange, madder root, brazilwood, marigold, yellow onion, and black walnut. Logwood and onion were used as after dyes to create various additional colors.

These silk scarves were dyed using brazilwood and logwood.