Category: Magic in the Water

  • Soap Boxes

    Soap Boxes

      bins of warps, not chained but just dropped into a bin Bet you would be surprised at just how many ‘soap boxes’ I will leap onto at the drop of a comment.  Or, maybe not, if you are a long time reader of this blog… My top 2 are – of course – ergonomics…

  • Memories

    Memories

      In doing a clear out of the office, I found this notice of my father’s death in 1975. This time of year has become a bit of a memory hole.  My father’s birthday was Nov. 21.  My brother’s birthday was Dec. 2.  And while I rarely remember death dates, I always remember birth dates.…

  • Magic in the Water

    Magic in the Water

      Having been in the field of weaving (doing it, teaching it, writing about it) I’ve gotten to know quite a few weavers.  Some have been friends.  One of them died a few months ago, after years of health problems, and the other day her daughter began listing some of her weaving books for sale. …

  • Light Duties

    Light Duties

      blurb web site  One of the social media sites I belong to has a thread about weaving while sick/injured/disabled. I have hesitated to say much because every person’s journey is different.  And mine has certainly been filled with times where I was ‘confined’ to ‘light duties’.  Now, being one of them. I had such…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…

  • Soap Box

    Soap Box

      wet finished loom state Heading into my 51st year as a weaver, I have been constantly amazed – and intrigued – by the transformation of the loom state web into the finished cloth. It has been a constant learning experience as I worked with different yarns, in different weave structures, and experimented with the…