Category: teaching
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Passing the Torch
Today I am marking one more box of student work. It’s a bittersweet time, given how much I have enjoyed teaching the Olds program, and that I officially ‘retired’ after last year’s class and am now marking the last student boxes that I will ever do. So far the ‘return’ has been pretty good,…
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Age is ‘Just’ a Number
I come from the generation that coined the phrase ‘never trust anyone over 30’. Heh. Oh yes, I was once young. And invincible. Or so I thought. Younger me could be heard saying things like ‘Age is just a number; you are only as old as you think you are!’ Current me laughs, uproariously.…
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Age is ‘Just’ a Number
I come from the generation that coined the phrase ‘never trust anyone over 30’. Heh. Oh yes, I was once young. And invincible. Or so I thought. Younger me could be heard saying things like ‘Age is just a number; you are only as old as you think you are!’ Current me laughs, uproariously.…
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Making Weavers
Today is the last day of class. It snowed heavily overnight so I’m not sure all three will be able to make it into town. In which case, I may suggest meeting next week at the Sunday guild drop in. We covered a lot of ground, and while they have a long way to…
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Possibilities
The view from the back of the loom, poised to begin weaving the new warp, is quite satisfying. I once did a seminar on weaving drafts, explaining how a threading draft can be manipulated, how I have made co-ordinating fabrics all on the same warp by changing the weave structure, changing the tie up,…
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Possibilities
The view from the back of the loom, poised to begin weaving the new warp, is quite satisfying. I once did a seminar on weaving drafts, explaining how a threading draft can be manipulated, how I have made co-ordinating fabrics all on the same warp by changing the weave structure, changing the tie up,…
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Possibilities
The view from the back of the loom, poised to begin weaving the new warp, is quite satisfying. I once did a seminar on weaving drafts, explaining how a threading draft can be manipulated, how I have made co-ordinating fabrics all on the same warp by changing the weave structure, changing the tie up,…
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Not Done – Yet
I’m in my 70s now. What can I say? It’s been a trip. Remembering my dad because it was Remembrance Day, a day to remember those who died in war, who gave the ultimate for the concept of freedom and democracy, I have also stirred up a lot of memories of my dad, who…
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After the Zoom
Last evening I did a Zoom presentation for a guild in Ontario. This morning I need to put my things away, get the laptop set up with the loom again, and ponder what I do going forward. The big local craft fair was successful, but we still have sales events to do including a…
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After the Zoom
Last evening I did a Zoom presentation for a guild in Ontario. This morning I need to put my things away, get the laptop set up with the loom again, and ponder what I do going forward. The big local craft fair was successful, but we still have sales events to do including a…