Category: road trip
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Bridled Optimism
corrected bookmark and some small progress Reality hit me upside the head this afternoon. I’m down to the last half yard for the rayon sample and I started thinking about what I needed to do before I leave – on this coming Thursday. Which means I have just 3 days left to get ready, a…
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Putting It All Together
Sometimes when I’m working on a new project I feel sort of like I’m assembling a glitter ball (mirror ball, disco ball). Each project has many, many facets to be considered. Each facet needs to be chosen with care (epi, weave structure, colours, dimensions) and arranged to produce the desired effect. Producing a publication with…
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Rainy Day
Continued to hem the towels I brought with me and wet finished the ones I wove at John C. Campbell Folk School. My friend started sewing a top with some of her hand woven fabric with silk she had dyed for trim. It was a pretty typical spring day for the Seattle area – rain,…
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Back in the Pacific Northwest
Had a lovely day today – this morning Barb took me to the Southern Highlands Guild craft shop in Asheville on the way to the airport. Saw some fantastic things, one of which was a lovely jacket woven by a weaver I know. I’m thinking I may have to buy it. 🙂 My flights went…
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Last Day in NC
Having a nice slow introduction to the day – feels good to have a leisurely morning. Hoping for no travel delays so that I can arrive in Seattle on time (5:30 pm). Will have several days to veg and decompress before heading north – and hopefully it will not be ‘still winter’. 🙂
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Asheville
Small but enthusiastic class today in a lovely location – Sutherland Weaving Studio in the River Arts District. The building is an Old Cotton Mill and it is filled with all sorts of craftspeople making gorgeous things. If you are in the area it’s a great place to visit and maybe find some treasures. 🙂…
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Sarasota, Day Two
Spent the day talking about issues of efficiency and what that might mean to each of the participants. Then demo’d how I dress the loom. Some of the people tried out what I do (threading) and tomorrow we’ll finish up with how to wind a warp on a board, wind pirns/quills/bobbins. There are two looms…
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Sunny Sarasota
Well, not at the minute as it’s after sun down, but as we landed the skies were pretty much clear and my hostess is promising some nice warm weather. Before I left NC my hostess drove me around so I could see Chapel Hill and we had a lovely lunch before moseying over to the…
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Sunny Sarasota
Well, not at the minute as it’s after sun down, but as we landed the skies were pretty much clear and my hostess is promising some nice warm weather. Before I left NC my hostess drove me around so I could see Chapel Hill and we had a lovely lunch before moseying over to the…
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Arrived
No pictures – just a note that I am here with my friends, south of Seattle. There were some ‘adventures’ along the way, but other than a little hair raising, all is well. Except I can’t find my hair brush. :} I will have to run out tomorrow and buy a new one. Actually I couldn’t…