Category: The Intentional Weaver

  • Value/Worth

    Value/Worth

    One skein of Corriedale, commercially dyed, carded on a drum carder to make this blend, hand spun and plied.   What is it worth?   How much do I value the time and expense of making it? The question of worth versus value is tricky.  It is a question that confronts me all the time…

  • Aspirations

    Aspirations

    This cold has really knocked the stuffing out of me.  Normally I will weave for 45 minutes before taking a break – not because I’m tired but because I know it is good for my body. The past few days I have been weaving on the AVL – just one towel at a time –…

  • Hibernation

    Hibernation

    February.  The darkest month, in spite of returning longer days.  The month when hibernation seems like a good strategy to get through the rest of the winter.   With both of us down for the count with colds, it has been a struggle to get up, get dressed, do anything more than just get through…