Author: Laura Fry
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Sally Pointer
Sally Pointer is an archeologist specializing in experimental – or perhaps I could say experiential – archeology. Today when I finally started tackling my silk scarves to get them closer to ready for the guild sale at the end of this month, I grabbed my ipad and checked in the Podcast app for what the…
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Light Duties
I had hoped to get the current warp off the loom today, but we had a double dose of vaccines booked at midday (Covid and flu) and instead of weaving I’m making a pan of oat squares (because I ran out) and tomorrow will also be a light duty day because I have more ‘therapy’,…
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Little ‘Tricks’
The current warp is coming down to the end so I’ve been thinking more seriously about the next warp. I know which yarns I want to use, but I still need to cobble together a draft. It must be flexible because my first priority is to use up the linen yarn in the photo, but…
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Season Change
This summer has been very dry. Our area has been teetering on the brink of drought for the past few years and this year saw that continue. As such I have been keeping a closer eye on the relative humidity than usual because yarns – and looms – respond to the relative humidity in the…
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Tooting My Horn
In just the past few days I have seen quite a few questions about wet finishing on the internet. I try to answer the very specific question, but the issue of wet finishing is…complex. (I know, I know.) Magic in the Water is still available as a ‘magazine’ or PDF download from Blurb (link on…
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Training Wheels
I love to see a ‘new’ weaver learning to fly. Some people get SO excited, they want to leap into the deep end. Not something I want to discourage, but here’s the thing: I want people about to leap into the deep end to be wearing a life jacket. Or, at the very least, water…
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Website
Depending on how you access my blog, you my find that my website has been tweaked. If you follow the link I provide on various social sites, you may not be aware of the resources on my website. Yesterday my web wizard updated features for the blog. It now has a search button on the…
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Mistakes. Learning.
I had a mentor who would greet weavers with the question “What mistakes have you made recently?” Somehow I could never make myself take that approach. There are too many people who are ‘afraid’ of making mistakes, even though that is the ‘best’ way to learn anything. Mess it up. Fix it. Record Note To…
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Weaving A Life
This morning I spent another hour or so with my physiotherapist. We discussed my progress (inchworm rate) and she walked me through more exercises to assess that progress for herself. Because a patient doesn’t always have a good handle what is happening to their bodies. I understand, and appreciate the ‘back up’. She remains encouraging,…
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Repairing The Loom
I had high hopes for today. Nothing else booked, the day spread out before me with an invitation to get to the loom twice to weave. Life had other plans. Just as I was starting to judge if I had woven to the end of the sweet spot so I could stop for the first…