Category: The Intentional Weaver
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Birthing a Book – the back story…
Magic in the Water Kerstin Fro:berg’s Weave a V, which I published in English I am – and have known – a number of people who have written and published books, either via more traditional publishers or by self-publishing. Personally I have done the self-publishing route for a number of reasons. For Magic, it was…
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After the Party…
…comes the clean up. And the return to reality… In one way writing The Book was a trip down memory lane as we mined my sample collections for textiles to serve as illustrations for the weave structures I chose to write about. Partly it was an exercise in a certain level of anguish – what…
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Minefield
patina from hundreds of hours of weaving As I work on the final(?) edits for the book, it feels like picking my way through a minefield. What to say? What to leave out as being redundant (because this isn’t the only book on weaving and there are plenty of other resources available). How much information…
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Minefield
patina from hundreds of hours of weaving As I work on the final(?) edits for the book, it feels like picking my way through a minefield. What to say? What to leave out as being redundant (because this isn’t the only book on weaving and there are plenty of other resources available). How much information…
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Still Not Perfect
Once again weaving has administered a reality check – nope, still not perfect. After working on The Book for so many (cumulative) months, I am just about at the point where I am so *done* with it. If it weren’t for the fact Ruth is here, right now, polishing, polishing, polishing, it would be so…
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In Progress
In my initial thinking about how to illustrate The Book, I had naturally(?) assumed that all of the textiles ought to be brand spanking new. To this end several friends stepped forward to contribute projects, winning my undying gratitude! But as I thought about the whole project I realized that I didn’t have to make…
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Over Thinking
Bronson Lace framed heart motif With such a complex project, the tendency to over think takes on new and over whelming dimensions. In my desire to share All The Things, I have tried to think of All The Things I want to share. At some point, it is necessary to say…enough. No one person will…
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Hubris
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary, hubris is defined as “Insolent pride or presumption”. I think of that often as I struggle to complete The Book. I also think about all the authors out there who have also had the hubris to think someone – anyone – is interested in what they have to write. Truth…
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Hubris
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary, hubris is defined as “Insolent pride or presumption”. I think of that often as I struggle to complete The Book. I also think about all the authors out there who have also had the hubris to think someone – anyone – is interested in what they have to write. Truth…
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Vision
Is it possible for eyes to breathe a sigh of relief? It felt like mine did when I put my new glasses on! I have been feeling so tired that I’ve been trying to rule out the things that cause ‘tired’ and I was reminded my glasses were two years old. Usually that means I…