Category: Sample
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Collective Learning
“The life so short, the craft so long to learn” Recently someone posted this quote in reference to learning the craft of weaving (any craft really) amid a discussion of how one learns all the things there are to know about how to create a textile. New weavers are anxious for definitive answers when the…
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Preparation
Yesterday, not feeling that weaving would be in my best interests, I started working on the level four master weaver class. One of the things I have is a whole bunch of samples. Many of these were woven for my own information, for published articles, for class examples. Developing a class is time consuming. Even…
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Cha, Cha, Changes,
One of the things that one hopefully learns as they begin to master this craft is how things are likely to change when what you are doing changes. I know I’ve posted about this before, but that was after I did it ‘wrong’. This time, I’m hoping I will have done it ‘right’, right from…
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Labour Intensive
I got home late afternoon on Tuesday (leaving Richmond at 5 am). Yesterday was filled with appointments – including a change in the date of my dental surgery. It will take place on Monday, not a week from now. So things have to be changed around in order to leave me some time for recovery.…
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Nothing Ventured
So here is the initial sample I wove yesterday and wet finished. I gained valuable information from weaving and wet finishing it. For example, initially I liked the top most bit the best, but after wet finishing it had not softened and felt very plain weave ‘stiff’ while the lower plain weave bit woven with…
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Learning Curve
All this yarn is part II or maybe III. It is a research project with two other fibre people where we have each brought our skills, our knowledge, our expertise, to make something that is greater than the sum of it’s parts, insofar as we are all benefiting from the interaction of our various areas…
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A Deft Hand
deft deft/ adjective neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements. “a deft piece of footwork” demonstrating skill and cleverness. “the script was both deft and literate” synonyms: skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, handy; As I set about weaving the place mat warp this morning the phrase “a deft hand” suddenly popped into my head. I had been background thinking about…
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A Deft Hand
deft deft/ adjective neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements. “a deft piece of footwork” demonstrating skill and cleverness. “the script was both deft and literate” synonyms: skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, handy; As I set about weaving the place mat warp this morning the phrase “a deft hand” suddenly popped into my head. I had been background thinking about…
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Curiosity
Because I don’t have enough yarn. Or things to do. Or knowledge. Sometimes I see or hear comments about not using hand spun for weaving. Or, you can use it, but only plyed. Which is completely contradictory to the historical record. I have used both commercially and hand spun yarns for warp and weft. Some…
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Plan B
After deciding I was happy enough with the cloth I wet finished yesterday, today I started digging through the yarn boxes to choose colours for warps. And discovered that not all of the rayon yarn was the same grist. I couldn’t combine them without adjusting epi so I started looking at what else I had…