The Stardust Collection combines my love for weaving with my fascination for the universe. A binary star consists of two stars that orbit a shared center of gravity. Just like the sun, a binary star can be the center of a planetary system. Binary stars form when a star-to-be breaks into two pieces and both develop into a star. The pattern of this shawl is inspired by a binary star, as the complete shawl contains just two repeats of a large star motif.

The Stardust Collection combines my love for weaving with my fascination for the universe. For millions of years, a star obtains a balance between two forces: an outward-directed force due to nuclear fusion and the inward-directed gravitational force. At the end of a star’s life, there is no fuel left for nuclear fusion and the star cannot counteract the gravitational force any longer. The star collapses and explodes into a supernova. This shawl with its large star patterns symbolises the major extent of a supernova.

When experimenting with new yarn, you have no guarantee that the end-result will meet your expectations. Sometimes you need a little outside encouragement to try something you doubt will work, only to find out that the end-result is far better than you could ever expect.