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Every year I do my best to get accepted into a show at Chautauqua Institution. The grounds are spectacular, the shoppers pleasant and appreciative, the organizers marvelous. What more could you ask for?

Well, what I DIDN’T ask for but and very grateful for is this more-than-quarter page piece in The Chautauquan Daily. I think […]

Set Up

Kelly, a weaver in Iowa, is considering starting to do shows in her area, so asked about my booth setup. I promised her I’d do my next post on that topic.

I also told Kelly that this is an old shot – probably about 4 years – and indoors. My booth layout evolves and changes […]

Small Piece Exhibition

I’ve been reading Meg’s weaving blog for some time. We are extremely different in temperament, weaving style, and locale, but none of that matters. We are both weavers.

Meg typically organizes one online weaving exhibition per year, and this is the first time I’ve been able to participate. This year it’s a Small Piece Exhibition, […]

Handwoven Silk Scaves

I’ve been weaving for six years. In weaverly terms, that’s really nothing. I read articles, blogs, and posts on Weavolution by women and men who’ve been at this craft/art for half a century. Heck, my first weaving class was taught by a man in his 80’s who learned to weave rag rugs as a boy […]

Huck Patterned Shawls

I know I’m really short on shawls for the coming show season. I also know that shawls take more than twice as long to wind the warp, twice as long to thread the heddles and reed, twice as long to do the hemming. Still, I felt like I needed to weave more shawls. So I […]