Category: creativity
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Interdependent
‘linen tester’ showing .25, .50 and 1 inch dimensions (got it from Jane Stafford) New weavers don’t get the connection between the various factors in the development of a cloth. That is not a ‘failing’, just a lack of knowledge. It is only after they weave enough cloth, pay attention to the results, that…
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Interdependent
‘linen tester’ showing .25, .50 and 1 inch dimensions (got it from Jane Stafford) New weavers don’t get the connection between the various factors in the development of a cloth. That is not a ‘failing’, just a lack of knowledge. It is only after they weave enough cloth, pay attention to the results, that…
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Interdependent
‘linen tester’ showing .25, .50 and 1 inch dimensions (got it from Jane Stafford) New weavers don’t get the connection between the various factors in the development of a cloth. That is not a ‘failing’, just a lack of knowledge. It is only after they weave enough cloth, pay attention to the results, that…
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Books (sort of)
baby rattle carved by my father 75 years ago for me, his eldest child I have begun reading more regularly again. My brain feels less…porous…more able to contain a thought for more than a minute or two. My reading tastes have always been eclectic. I not only loved stories, especially ones that helped explain…
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International Women’s Day
I wouldn’t call myself a ‘public speaker’ – mostly I talked to weavers, about weaving. Nothing like having a sympathetic audience! But one year, I was contacted by the local organizers for International Women’s Day and asked if I would talk to the attendees about being an artist/creativity. I was pretty desperate for some…
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Proof of Concept
Even though I have been weaving for 40+ years, I still ‘sample’. The way in which I sample will vary because I now have a rather large foundation of knowledge I can reference. The current warp (long delayed by Other Things) is now finally weaving. To recap – when I ‘retired’ I thought I…