Category: DVD
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Saying Yes
When I became a weaver, it was because I said ‘yes’ to something that was so far fetched, so anachronistic, that any other person would have automatically said ‘no’. A handweaver? In the 20th century? Come on! Seriously? But I said ‘yes’. When I changed my life so dramatically, I had little inkling of…
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Options
With the pandemic continuing, especially in some parts of the world, things like classes or other gatherings are being put on hold. It is very upsetting for a lot of people as their course of study, be it elementary/high school or college/university or other avenues of learning are so completely up in the air. Many…
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Covid Challenges
My You Tube Channel Workshop via Handwoven (Long Thread Media) With the stay at home orders and businesses being closed, many people are experiencing hardship in terms of income. Events are being cancelled. People are disappointed that their long awaited chance to meet with others is being thwarted or that they can’t afford to purchase…
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Covid Challenges
My You Tube Channel Workshop via Handwoven (Long Thread Media) With the stay at home orders and businesses being closed, many people are experiencing hardship in terms of income. Events are being cancelled. People are disappointed that their long awaited chance to meet with others is being thwarted or that they can’t afford to purchase…
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Fibre Events
Our conference wrapped up last year, but there are fibre events all over the continent that are having to cancel, some of them at extremely short notice. Fibres West got the news on Thusday afternoon just as vendors were putting finishing touches on their booths that the show was not going to open Friday morning.…
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Shoulders of Giants
Wall of Troy (or extended point progression) Had another weaver phone this morning with a question. She wanted to pick my brain, and it was a lovely conversation as we examined a technical question about a weave structure. Or rather, an approach to creating designs based on a weave structure. It is the kind of…
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A Little Knowledge
In English there are a couple of sayings that I think about at times: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Or: I know just enough to be dangerous. When it comes to learning a new skill, there are levels of knowledge. When you don’t know what you don’t know, you don’t know that you…
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A Single Step
Progress. It’s ephemeral, at times. When working on a ‘big’ project, or even just living a life, each day can seem endless. Progress can seem incredibly slow. At times, not noticeable. When I was writing The Intentional Weaver, life interfered on numerous occasions. It seemed like I would never get it done. And every time…
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Ways We Learn
With the rise of the internet, more and more people are turning to on line venues to learn things. All sorts of things. I was an early adopter of the internet (dial up hand shakes – yikes) and posted video clips to You Tube. Now I’m not a professional and my video camera was as…
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Wet Finishing
On page 1, paragraph one, in J. T. Marsh’s book An Introduction to Textile Finishing, Marsh states “The term ‘finishing’ in its widest sense has been held to cover all the processes which fabrics undergo after leaving the loom or knitting machine; from this standpoint, finishing would include bleaching and dyeing, which, indeed, are sometimes…