Category: Olds Fibre Week
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Begin, Again
Now that the warp on the AVL is woven, it is time to get back to Olds class prep. I kept thinking I had three weeks. Wrong! I have (gulp) nine days! So it is back to warp winding, sample pulling, teaching aid deciding, equipment packing, papers photocopying, and CD burning. I can’t forget…
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Planning for the Future
With the first Olds satellite class about to begin here in Prince George thoughts are turning to the future – because once level one is successfully completed, provisions need to be made for level two, right? And because not everyone who is interested was able to take level one this year, but might be ready…
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Learning
One of the lessons in Level one of the Olds program is to look at colour value. As such, it is sometimes hard for people to distinguish the difference in value between shades of the same colour. One nifty way to help see value differences is to render them in black and white. I took…
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Reprieve
So the six month emotional roller coaster successfully crested another hill and I am coasting for another six months. Now that I know I’m good to go for a while longer I can start making some plans for the coming year. I am also delighted to be off the beta blocker which was causing way…