Category: books
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Nearly Done!
Selling sets, only, of these two titles There are two more copies of Allen Fannin’s book Handloom Weaving Technology. I’m just waiting for a few days to see if the one copy sells or if I look elsewhere to sell those. There are a few more gems in the last batch of books I’ve…
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The Light in the Tunnel
There are some ‘treasures’ in amongst Allison’s books. Like this little handbook. While I am not really a spinner, even *I* know about Mabel Ross and the contributions she made to the world of hand spinning. This little coil back book is in good condition and if I were so inclined to take spinning…
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More Books
If you love books and you love fine textiles, you will absolutely *love* this book. Plus it was signed by Mr. Larsen to Allison when he was in town for the ANWG conference in 1997. I was given a copy in celebration of achieving the master certificate from the Guild of Canadian Weavers by…
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Knowing Our History
Going through Allison’s books has been a bit heart wrenching, to be honest. As I thumb through each one, assessing condition, trying to think about what value I am holding in my hands, I can’t help but think about my own library. And all libraries, really. If we don’t remember our history, we don’t…
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eBay Books
I have just finished listing the next books for the guild auction, including this one by Allen Fannin. It is the first edition of the book and there are 3 copies. The new listings should appear in a few hours. One copy was Allison’s personal copy, and as I was examining the book prior…
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When the Muse Calls
Yesterday I received the contract for the first of the articles I agreed to write for School of Sweet Georgia. I had been mulling over what I wanted to say for a couple of weeks without coming to any conclusions, but the night before I thought I’d found a good opening. Generally my opening…
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Twinkle Stars
After a week of delay I finally got to the loom this morning. I discovered a ‘problem’ with the threading, but nothing dire enough to scrap the warp and re-thread it, especially when I’m using a colour that isn’t going to show off the design all that much. There are some angles where the…
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Sunny Day
Ah, spring! After a winter with too warm temps and grey dreary days, we have entered spring. The days are warming, spouts are beginning to appear, and the sun is warming up the earth – and us. With climate change becoming undeniable, (although not to some, no of course not to some) I look…