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  yarn order – still not used up, but getting there… One of the things I’ve been needing to do is start thinking about – and planning – using yarns that I don’t have in my store room.  Now that I appear to be (mostly) weaving to illustrate articles I’m planning on writing, I need…

  This ‘meme’ crossed my Facebook feed this  morning.  It is labelled as ‘Old Proverb’ without saying which culture, although with the incredible tile work, I’m assuming Islamic. But it reminded me that working with some thread crosses every culture, in some format.  And it reminds me that creative energy is a positive one (by…

  Today turned into a ‘pause’ day.   I had been ‘pushing’ myself harder last week, trying to build up muscle, but I finally figured out I was having an adverse reaction to the ‘new’ pain meds I was taking.  Just trying to get the loom dressed over the weekend was…not much fun. But I talked…

  Today turned into a ‘pause’ day.   I had been ‘pushing’ myself harder last week, trying to build up muscle, but I finally figured out I was having an adverse reaction to the ‘new’ pain meds I was taking.  Just trying to get the loom dressed over the weekend was…not much fun. But I talked…

  set up for sectional beaming The above is an old photo because I didn’t take a photo of the current warp.  So imagine the loom looking ready to go with a beige warp instead of this blue/grey one. I cut the previous warp off earlier than expected due to a brain fart during beaming. …

  Snow! Winter is settling in today.  So far we haven’t been hit *too* hard, but it is winter and I’m so grateful that I no longer have to do those long winter road trips, just to sell my stuff. (Speaking of which, the postal strike is still on.) I am working on my attitude…

  For most of my life I have lived with inclusivity.  I choose to help people, as much as I can.  Sometimes I have the resources to help more, sometimes less.   If that makes me ‘woke’, then I will wear that label.  But I don’t declare that I am an ally because I feel the…

  Like pretty much every other craft out there, just because you have been accepted as having a high level of mastery in said craft, doesn’t mean you never make mistakes.   Shocking, I know! So I designed a warp for sampling for an article, then once the samples were woven I cut them off, wet…

  I wove some full-sized samples, then wet finished them.  Yesterday I pressed them, and was relatively pleased.  Decided I needed to try one of the versions on a 30 epi density, and then carried the ‘samples’ upstairs to hem them. While I was taking a closer look to determine exactly how much of the…

  Samples from Magic in the Water, before and after wet finishing Yesterday I saw someone asking in a group how one goes about designing the ‘perfect’ textile (I paraphrase.) I wasn’t in a particularly good mood and since sarcasm coated my tongue, I elected to say nothing.  The question, after all, had been asked…