Category: books
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A Little Advice
This little book arrived yesterday. Written by Jamie Hurlburt and Kim McCollum it is not your ‘usual’ weaving book. While I haven’t finished it yet – quite – I have read enough to know that I want to share it with others. The authors are upfront about the fact it is not a how-to-weave…
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Dynamic
In my desire to use up as much of my stash as possible, I uncovered the singles 6 cotton cones. I’d worked with it years ago and had fun playing with ‘energized’ yarn and all the possibilities that could be played with in terms of developing texture. Over the summer I started reading Michelle…
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Marketing
A few days ago I saw an ISO post looking for The Intentional Weaver. I hesitated to say anything because not all such queries are looking for a ‘new’ purchase. Maybe they specifically wanted a used one. So, if you see someone looking for one of my books, they are still available on blurb…
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Teaching
wet finished loom state Since it appears to be the season in my life where I reflect on my life, I have been thinking a lot about teaching. I started teaching almost as soon as I started weaving. Teaching spinning, which might surprise, but I knew two cents worth of spinning and was willing…
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Check Your Sources
Let me be clear – I loath LLM/AI. Like, with a passion. There are a number of reasons for that, but mostly? I hate how LLM/AI is designed to be a ‘lying machine’. A person asks a question – in good faith – and expects a semblance of the truth to be delivered. Instead…
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Time Passes
I am taking a bit of a break from writing for WEFT. Not that I’m not interested, but right now? Most of my ideas are consuming a whole lot more time and energy than I have available. I did suggest a couple of ideas, but have not heard back – yet – and frankly…
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Weaving With Intention
“Why did you call your book The Intentional Weaver; how to weave better?” Well, that’s a bit of a story. I had transitioned from teaching beginning classes to workshops for beyond beginners. And it became clear as I taught various groups that there were some…holes…in the foundations of some weavers. Not just wet finishing,…
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Try, Try, Try Again
samples prepped to be cut apart One of the best ways to learn is to weave samples. I know, I know. Folk want to cut to the good part – making perfect textiles. Heh. At times people will express frustration. Things go wrong. Things don’t turn out. Their best laid plans don’t end up…
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Making Plans
If there is one thing that has finally lodged in my brain, it is that…I need to be aware of my ‘stuff’ and deal with it. I have helped distribute the weaving studios (and more) of 3 or 4 other weavers, over the years. And it is difficult to think about, but I need…
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It Depends (honestly!)
Me, here, again reminding people that the only correct ‘short’ answer when it comes to weaving is…it depends. If you are a long time reader of this blog, I’m quite sure I’ve posted this before (and will, no doubt, post it again). * So, here we have two yarns, both rated to 3360 yards…