About this Product
The Woven Cat
Meet the Maker
Meet Cat Tillotson, the creative force behind The Woven Cat. Cat's not your average textile artist - she's a time-traveling weaver with a loom in one hand and a history book in the other. Spinning tales (and yarn) from her studio, Cat crafts apparel and home textiles that would make both your great-grandma and your trendy neighbor swoon.
With a passion for all things natural and sustainable, Cat sources materials so local, they practically walk into her workshop themselves. She's been known to sweet-talk silk moths, negotiate with sheep, and whisper to cotton plants to create her luxurious, eco-friendly masterpieces.
When she's not recreating textile fragments that Indiana Jones might covet, Cat's dyeing with organic indigo. Her pieces blend historical inspiration with modern flair, resulting in wearable art that's part artifact, part fashion statement.
So whether you're looking to drape yourself in history or just want a kitchen towel that could pass as a museum piece, The Woven Cat has got you covered - literally!
How it’s Made
This scarf, and its sister the Peacock scarf, started with stickies i use in planning. Then i select just the right yarns for the drape and weight of the project. Next is measuring out hundreds of threads that will be the lengthwise structure of the scarf. Then each thread goes through several steps to get spaced out and wound onto the loom for weaving. Next, it’s the crosswise threads, which are wound onto bobbins and placed in shuttles. Finally, the treadles under the loom get tied up to the individual shafts to rise and fall, creating the textile. Then the weavin - that’s the quick fun part. At long last, there are the finishing steps, washing, pressing, and hand twisting fringe or sewing hems. And there you have it! One handwoven scarf (or towel, or whatever). I try to add pictures of the piece in progress in the listing pictures, for those who like to see.
