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  Autumn colours I began this blog just over 15 years ago. In that span of time, much has changed.   In 2008 there were lots of blogs.  In fact there was a ‘web ring’ so that if you found one of the blogs that belonged to the ‘ring’ you could follow the ring to discover…

  fibre to yarn to cloth… All things, in our reality, begin then…at some point, end. This seems a simple enough concept but one that some people find difficult.  Especially the endings part. In weaving I suggest to students that they get really proficient at all the steps involved in getting yarn into cloth so…

  Today is one of ‘those’ days.  I donwanna.   I donwanna do…anything…frankly.  At least nothing that ‘needs’ doing, right this minute.  I just…donwanna. My life has always been driven by deadlines.  As a kid in school, I would start writing the essay due on Monday on *maybe* Friday night.  Then, feeling the pressure all weekend…

  Today is the day!  I don’t remember when I put this warp into the loom, but the enforced hiatus, then reduced work capacity means that it has taken ‘forever’ to weave it off.  Well, not really, but it feels like forever. I used up all of the red and wove the last towels in…

  Once again I was reminded of how cosseted we are by our reality bubbles.  Even though I have worked consistently to break mine down, I still bump into a preconception that makes me realize that I really have no personal experience about what people from a less privileged group *in my society* wind up…

  ‘mad mouse’ When I was 18 I was invited to an amusement park and my ‘date’ suggested we go on the Mad Mouse roller coaster. Now, I’m not a big fan of roller coasters in the first place but this one didn’t have big ‘mountains’ or loops.  It was fairly close to the ground,…

  These are the latest (wet finished) towels.  During my ‘light duties’ time I have been slowly catching up on some of my ‘donwanna’ tasks – and hemming has been one of them, in part because sitting in my preferred chair to do the hemming has been painful.  My back was not happy about sitting…

  craft fair So, why am I talking about being in business?  Again? Seems like a lot of people are feeling the pinch and thinking of ‘monetizing’ their hobby. But here’s the thing.  A business is not a hobby.  If your hobby is to run a business, you are doing it for a whole lot…

  my first book my second book my third book I didn’t set out to become a book publisher and yet… So, what kind of business sense did it make for me to write and publish books? Not a lot, in fact.  But when you are writing a niche topic for an already tiny market,…

 Goals. I use this graphic a lot because it is so true. It is also a reminder to keep an eye on the end goal, but celebrate the little successes along the way. So, what was my ‘goal’ when I decided to become a professional weaver? It was pretty vague. Work creatively every day.  Set…