Category: webinar
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Numbers Game
Keeping track of numbers is how we access our progress. I guess I’m a little OCD because I count stuff. I count picks, steps (especially now I have Fitbit!), scarves woven, fringed, wet finished. Today I wove scarf #161 since May. The dyer has three more warps to return in addition to the three I…
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My Friend, Fear
In our society we are taught to be afraid of feeling fear. Fear is not something to be afraid of. It is just an emotion. Fear is actually good for us – to a certain extent. Fear is what keeps us from doing foolish things – like crossing the street without looking right and left.…
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Feel the Fear
and do it anyway. That’s the title of a book I’ve never read, but the title resonates throughout my being. I have lived much of my life afraid. Afraid of failure. Afraid that people won’t like me. Afraid that I will make huge mistakes. Or even just tiny ones. The secret to living is to…
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Official!
It’s official. The webinar is written, tweaked, proof read (thanks Cindy!) and the technology tested. Thankfully, the technology is fairly intuitive and I didn’t have any problems downloading the program or understanding how to use the control panel. The headphones (thanks Allan!) worked beautifully and Laura Esposito from Interweave said the sound quality was good.…
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Out On A Limb
Antheraea polyphemus, a.k.a., a “giant silk moth.“ I am going to go out on a limb here and give a little more information about the webinar I am scheduled to do for Weaving Today later in August. The topic is A Good Yarn and it will present information on fibre and yarn characteristics. It is…
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‘Cheap’ Yarn – Another Soapbox
There is a poster on Facebook that says “Life is too short to (knit, weave, crochet) with cheap yarn.” I agree. But define ‘cheap’? One of the main complaints of new weavers is that weaving is so expensive – the yarn costs so much. OTOH, when I look at yarns for knitting, my thought is…