Category: Another Big a Project
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In Spite of Everything
I use this blog as a diary. A place to work through my thoughts – which can oftentimes be quite scattered and need to be corralled. A way to sort through the emotions of a situation to discover what I actually think about something. This summer has been…challenging. In addition to the general stress of…
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Value/Worth
One skein of Corriedale, commercially dyed, carded on a drum carder to make this blend, hand spun and plied. What is it worth? How much do I value the time and expense of making it? The question of worth versus value is tricky. It is a question that confronts me all the time…
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Definitive Answers
New weavers want definitive answers. Unfortunately, usually the correct answer is…it depends. Making cloth is not a straight forward linear process. The factors that go into making suitable cloth for the intended purpose are varied and interdependent on each other. For example, drape is dependent upon the fibre choice, how it has been prepared and…
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Sample, Sample, Sample
For many years I have been wanting to explore a particular aspect of weaving and something always seemed to get in the way. Now I have all the materials I could want in order to explore this technique. Since we are hoping to publish our results I won’t give details except to say that…
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Sample, Sample, Sample
For many years I have been wanting to explore a particular aspect of weaving and something always seemed to get in the way. Now I have all the materials I could want in order to explore this technique. Since we are hoping to publish our results I won’t give details except to say that…