Category: GCW Master weavers
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Mastery
GCW Master Weaver Certificate holders and their monograph topics: 1955 Mary Black: Tartans and Mary Sandin: Linen 1958 Nell Steedsman: Two Frame weaving 1959 Grace McDowell: Box Loom Weaving 1973 Adrienne Whitelaw: Ceinture Fleché 1975 Mary Andrews: Fundamentals of Weaving 1976 Sandra Feenstra: Double Weaves and Dini Moes: …
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Journey
dolphin at the aquarium On a trip to Florida a few years ago we visited one of the aquariums. They stressed that their primary mission was to care for those creatures who had been injured – they treat their injuries, provide as good a quality of life as could be managed, given they would not…
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Stubborn
Stubborn, my mother called me. As if that was a bad thing. Which I suppose from her perspective it was. Personally? I prefer persistent… But it can also be negative. Especially when I stubbornly procrastinate about doing something that needs to be done, putting it off longer and longer until I really don’t want to…
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Challenges
When I achieved the master weaver certification from the Guild of Canadian Weavers, Doug made me two cups with a copy of the certificate printed on them. One facing me, one facing away from me. One was to remind me that I had risen to the challenge and done it. The other was to remind…
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Each One, Teach One
Interest in weaving as a craft waxes and wanes. I started weaving in the mid-70s when weaving was in an upsurge. I found myself in the midst of a group of (mostly) women who were intrigued by the craft and the unexpected nuances that could be discovered in the exploration of the craft. I quickly…
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Each One, Teach One
Interest in weaving as a craft waxes and wanes. I started weaving in the mid-70s when weaving was in an upsurge. I found myself in the midst of a group of (mostly) women who were intrigued by the craft and the unexpected nuances that could be discovered in the exploration of the craft. I quickly…
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Hurdles
One of the biggest hurdles I’ve ever faced was producing this massive missive. It went on for literally years. First I worked on obtaining the master weaver certificate from the Guild of Canadian Weavers. I thought that goal was the biggest hurdle I’d ever attempt. It was just the prelude to first writing, then illustrating…
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Multi-pronged
There has been conversation on one of the internet groups I belong to about what it takes to be a professional in the leisure/hobby textile profession. An oxymoron, of sorts, but not really. Because there are many people who follow the profession of teaching or producing textiles to a greater or lesser extent. There…
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Olds College vs Guild of Canadian (Master) Weavers
One of the samples woven for the GCW Master Weaver certificate program, with photo of finished jacket. I am frequently asked about the difference between the two programs – Guild of Canadian Weavers and Olds College master weaving certificates. Essentially the GCW program is a self-directed testing program while the Olds College program has in…
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Testing, Testing
After taking the year long (two semester) class in weaving at the local college, I knew I had merely scratched the surface of what could be learned about cloth construction. Now there is no need to delve into the depths, as it were, but like an iceberg what you see initially is only the tip!…