When I do a show, it’s important (to me, at least) that I have something small, something that doesn’t cost a lot and that people can pick up at the checkout stand. My bookmarks are a must-have for that purpose. I’ve made mug rugs before and may make some again, but the ones I’ve […]
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This time of year I find my morning walks particularly enjoyable, listening to the ‘dawn chorus’ and doing my best to identify each new bird that arrives. Yesterday I heard my first rufous-sided towhees of the season, with their easily-identifiable “drink your tea” song. (Apparently their official name has been changed to Eastern towhee, but […] The title of this post does not refer to the book by William Goldman. Nor is it about the song by the Mamas and the Papas You guessed it — it’s about weaving! Specifically, weaving baby wraps. Although there is some similarity in the colors the moms choose, each new baby wrap […] Going from the threads in my last post to fabric — it’s sort of magic, isn’t it? This morning I cut WL & JC’s wraps off the loom. Here they are ready to be hemmed & wet finished. I’m ready to get right to it while I have good daylight, even if it is […] New weavers pretty universally hate the process of warping the loom. I used to, too, but no more. In fact, doing all the planning, calculating, measuring, beaming, and threading is the most creative part of the weaving process. At least for many weavers. Those who do saori or other more freeform types of weaving […] |
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