Author: Laura Fry
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Soap Box Time
upright posture (recommended) not upright (not recommended) Once again I see someone pictured online sitting in a way that isn’t ‘healthy’ or kind to their body. Generally they are sitting in an ordinary kitchen chair, too low, having to lift their shoulders in order to weave. Oftentimes they are weaving on a table top…
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Winding Warps
Warp winding station Close up of cross More angst on line about warp winding, warp beaming, general dissatisfaction with the whole warp dressing process. Warping is not difficult, but is *is* complex. It is a process fraught with invisible considerations – a combination of physics and well, what appears to be ‘magic’ when someone…
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The End of the Year
I must be a pagan from another age because the solstice as ‘end of year’ makes a lot more sense to me than Dec. 31. For decades I would arrive at the solstice completely exhausted. The bulk of my income for the year would be generated, one way or another, by the time of…
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GIVINGTUES25
From time to time Blurb will offer a discount on book purchases. Just now got an email saying that if someone uses the coupon code GIVINGTUES25 between now and Dec. 11 they will receive a 25% discount. Considering that they do NOT take the discount away from the authors, this is a very good…
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Best Gift
north wall south wall Doug and I don’t need much and if we need something we go buy it. So gifts generally amount to us saying ‘what do you want? OK, happy birthday. Or Christmas. Or whatever.’ My office is the smallest bedroom in the house and since there are a shit tonne of…
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Memories
In doing a clear out of the office, I found this notice of my father’s death in 1975. This time of year has become a bit of a memory hole. My father’s birthday was Nov. 21. My brother’s birthday was Dec. 2. And while I rarely remember death dates, I always remember birth dates.…
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Holiday Season
I suppose if I want to sell more books/classes I need to keep reminding people of how and where to find them? As usual, 3 of my books are available in either pdf or print versions at Blurb. I’m actually quite proud of this one, but it doesn’t seem to have gained much traction. …
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KISS
warping valet – notice the lease sticks position – high up near the ceiling. Pull the lease sticks through the warp, not the warp through the lease sticks; sticky warp can be assisted by turning the leading lease stick to create a ‘shed’ to open the threads up and prevent them from sticking to…
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Beatrix Potter and the Herdwick Sheep
Beatrix Potter and the Herdwick Sheep Last night we watched a program about Beatrix Potter and her deep connection to the Lake District. I had forgotten about the work she did to help the Herdwick Sheep thrive. As a child I knew about Beatrix Potter, but she wasn’t my favourite author. And largely I…
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Beatrix Potter and the Herdwick Sheep
Beatrix Potter and the Herdwick Sheep Last night we watched a program about Beatrix Potter and her deep connection to the Lake District. I had forgotten about the work she did to help the Herdwick Sheep thrive. As a child I knew about Beatrix Potter, but she wasn’t my favourite author. And largely I…