Category: efficiency
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Bottom Line
Stack of warps waiting to be woven One of the things that makes me sad is seeing photos on the internet of people sitting at looms with poor posture/position. Why does that make me sad? Because I know these people are inviting injury to their bodies. It is one reason I really like teaching brand…
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Not Written in Stone
I’m old enough that I remember when the convention for writing a straight progression (aka twill) was from the rear most shaft to the front most shaft. Somewhere along the line, the convention got turned around and pretty much all ‘new’ publications show the progression beginning on shaft one going towards the last shaft. I…
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Showing Up
So many people comment on how productive I am and wonder if I sleep at night. Well, not as much or as well as I would like, but yes, I do sleep! One of my secrets – other than honing my skills and becoming as efficient as possible – is that I show up. I…
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Showing Up
So many people comment on how productive I am and wonder if I sleep at night. Well, not as much or as well as I would like, but yes, I do sleep! One of my secrets – other than honing my skills and becoming as efficient as possible – is that I show up. I…
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Considerations
Starting to wind the warp for a special order of place mats, thinking about how far ‘behind’ I am where I had hoped to be nearly half way through February and from there the thought squirrels jumped to working efficiently. And that any creative practice is not a contest with anyone but ones self. …
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Watching Paint Dry
Weaving rhythm Watching someone weave is a whole lot like watching paint dry. The same thing, over and over and over again with the occasional ‘break’ to replace an empty bobbin with a full one or advance the warp. And that is exactly how it should be. Developing a weaving rhythm means working with the…
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Time Off
Time away from the loom means muscle loses it’s tone. Therefore when coming back to the loom, muscles need to be exercised and built up. After being away from weaving for nearly six weeks, it is taking me a while to get back into the swing of things. It takes about 65 minutes to weave…
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Don’t Despair
So many new weavers get discouraged by how long it takes to dress the loom. I just want to give them a hug and assure them that it will get better. Honest. Weaving is a skilled activity. By that I mean that the practitioner must learn how to operate the equipment, understand their materials and…
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Don’t Despair
So many new weavers get discouraged by how long it takes to dress the loom. I just want to give them a hug and assure them that it will get better. Honest. Weaving is a skilled activity. By that I mean that the practitioner must learn how to operate the equipment, understand their materials and…
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Don’t Despair
So many new weavers get discouraged by how long it takes to dress the loom. I just want to give them a hug and assure them that it will get better. Honest. Weaving is a skilled activity. By that I mean that the practitioner must learn how to operate the equipment, understand their materials and…