Category: Big Project
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April Showers
Another rainy day on the wet coast. I’m not a big fan of driving in the rain, but all my stops are in a fairly small radius and so far I’ve found off street parking. Not an insubstantial savings in a big city! Had a successful meeting with the designer I’ve been working with…
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Of Lipstick and Pigs
My studio is a working studio. As such I’m not terribly concerned about how it looks, but what comes out of it. Being a ‘starving artist’ I could not afford much in the way of ‘decorating’ when the studio was built as I was much more concerned with moving in and being able to weave.…
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Of Lipstick and Pigs
My studio is a working studio. As such I’m not terribly concerned about how it looks, but what comes out of it. Being a ‘starving artist’ I could not afford much in the way of ‘decorating’ when the studio was built as I was much more concerned with moving in and being able to weave.…
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Neglected No More
Finished the worsted sample for the Big Project this morning and then got back to the sadly neglected AVL. For the ‘last’ sample for the BP I want to use the AVL – for a number of reasons. While I can beam a 2/16 cotton warp on the small loom, it’s the case where I…
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Go Ahead – Leap!
I’m sure you’ve heard the meme – Leap and the net will appear. It is scary looking into that chasm. It seems like a long way down. What if that net doesn’t miraculously appear to at least break the fall if not out right save you from the consequences of that risky decision? So it…
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Dream to Reality
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. attributed to Goethe I met Mary Underwood a few years ago now, and she had a dream. She had been researching Oscar Beriau – a Canadian I knew very little about. She was looking for weavers to…
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Static
This morning I went back to the warping board to start winding warps for the Big Project. Unfortunately the long spell of cold weather (from -20 to -30C) means that the relative humidity has plummeted. When the cotton developed static electricity during winding I carried on, gritting my teeth. Thankfully I was able to get…
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Tired, Not Bored
I can’t say I get bored, but I do get tired. Bottom line is, I’m tired of doing these towels. The first couple warps were interesting as I pursued a new design, but I’m anxious to get cracking on the Big Project samples and these last few warps are becoming a bit of a roadblock…
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Mulling
I pulled this combination of yarns before I left in January and am still undecided about whether or not I really like them. The spools are 2/16 cotton, the orange cone is 2/20 merc. cotton from Lynn’s stash. I keep going back to see if they sit any better than they did the time before.…
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Opportunities
Really happy with this rose (mostly) towel warp. I only have enough of the rose slub to weave four towels so the rest of the warp will be woven with natural white. It is just day 3 of the new year and already it’s looking very promising. 🙂 This morning I had a long conversation…