Category: The Intentional Weaver. Teaching
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Expectations
Image of two different yarns. Long time readers will recognize the image as being of two yarns spun to the same number of yards per pound from cotton. Obviously quite different. Obviously will not behave the same. But because they have the same number of yards per pound, the expectation is that they will behave…
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Milestones
cover of Magic cover of The Intentional Weaver cover of Handwoven (one of two covers my work has graced) Just got the galley proofs for the next article scheduled for the end of this year. One thing about turning a significant zero birthday and entering the world of the ‘elderly’ is the time spent remembering.…
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Celebrations
So… I have a ‘significant’ birthday coming up soon. In years past, I would run a ‘birthday bash’ special sale and I have been trying to think of what I should do this year – if anything, given the state of the world. What kind of sale? What should I offer? How long should I…
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Rabbit Holes
Over the weekend, six people attended the Introduction to Weaving class at the local guild. I began by explaining that we would discuss language, equipment, fibres and then I would demonstrate how to dress a loom. One warp and loom had been reserved for the demo. I talked about the depth and breadth of information…
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Fast or Slow
Efficiency and ergonomics are integral to any ‘slow’ craft, like textiles. When I discovered weaving, I was not expecting it to be so physical. I was not expecting to enjoy the physicality of it as much as I have done. Once I fine tuned my processes and developed good working methods, the end result of…
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Of Toolboxes
A weaver’s toolbox will reflect the quality of the cloth they routinely weave. A weaver who frequently weaves rag rugs will have tools/processes different from one who routinely weaves damask in fine linen. Unless s/he does both, of course. Because we are not stuck in doing just one kind or quality of cloth, but anything…
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Next?
While I was out of town, total page views of this blog rolled over the 1.5M mark. Several friends have asked me that, now I’m ‘officially’ semi-retired (if I keep saying it often enough, I might actually come to believe it?) what’s next? Well, frankly, I don’t know. So, what does ‘semi-retired’ actually look like…
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Next?
While I was out of town, total page views of this blog rolled over the 1.5M mark. Several friends have asked me that, now I’m ‘officially’ semi-retired (if I keep saying it often enough, I might actually come to believe it?) what’s next? Well, frankly, I don’t know. So, what does ‘semi-retired’ actually look like…
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Recalculating
Last table runner warp – colours are actually darker than shown Life is full of unexpected things cropping up. I’ve had a bunch of them the past month, but all have been dealt with and hopefully things will now proceed in a much smoother fashion. My astrological sign is Cancer. Cancer is a water sign. …
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Hurdles
One of the biggest hurdles I’ve ever faced was producing this massive missive. It went on for literally years. First I worked on obtaining the master weaver certificate from the Guild of Canadian Weavers. I thought that goal was the biggest hurdle I’d ever attempt. It was just the prelude to first writing, then illustrating…