Category: The Intentional Weaver
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No Silver Bullet
Most people have no idea what a cotton fibre looks like. Or linen, silk, rayon, wool. They don’t know about the properties of the fibre, therefore fail to understand the nature of their materials. I’ve been in the position of helping ‘new’ textile folk, some of whom are so focused on their internal ‘dream’…
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Spring Has Sprung
Spring seems to have arrived. We had a small ‘flock’ of American robins in our back yard this morning. The woodpecker arrived last week, claiming his territory by rattling away at the metal vents in the roof. With climate change advancing relentlessly, it is hard to know what the future holds. We’re old, we’ve…
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Painful
Minimum input, maximum output. Coming to weaving with a background in movement (ballet, hap ki do, aerobics, track and field, etc.) weaving became an exercise in figuring how to do it with the least possible wear and tear on my body. Over the years I fine tuned my movements, checked with professionals (physio, massage,…
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Learning Opportunities
There has been a bit of upheaval in the weaving community since Olds College decided to terminate their master weaver and spinner programs. I hesitated to comment, but now that the dust has settled somewhat, I thought it might be time to review what is available for teaching/testing programs. Olds College offered a college…
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Learning Opportunities
There has been a bit of upheaval in the weaving community since Olds College decided to terminate their master weaver and spinner programs. I hesitated to comment, but now that the dust has settled somewhat, I thought it might be time to review what is available for teaching/testing programs. Olds College offered a college…
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Learning Opportunities
There has been a bit of upheaval in the weaving community since Olds College decided to terminate their master weaver and spinner programs. I hesitated to comment, but now that the dust has settled somewhat, I thought it might be time to review what is available for teaching/testing programs. Olds College offered a college…
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Hunkering Down
This photo is from a few years ago, but shows some of the accumulation that we can expect as ‘normal’. The weather forecast for the next few days is…snow. I’m not particularly bothered by it because I don’t really need to leave the house for the next few days. After a flurry of activity…
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Broken Record
Yesterday I commented that two different cotton yarns listed as being the ‘same’ size (ie same number of yarns per pound) were NOT the same quality of yarn. That ONLY paying attention to the ‘count’ does not address the qualities of the yarns, which are very different. Someone pointed out that Tencel spun to…
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Closed
are these the same yarns? If you keep a closed mind, you can’t take in new information. There are many aspects of weaving (and no doubt other crafts) where the subtleties of the craft are such that it becomes a lifetime of learning. Because change one thing and everything can change. Let’s say a…
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Inflation…
…is a thing Yup. Inflation is definitely a ‘thing’. Recently I had to increase the price of The Intentional Weaver to $72.00 Canadian. I have left the prices for the pdf the same, and have not increased the prices on Magic, either format. Just as for any other industry, the printing industry is dealing with…