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My show last weekend at Chautauqua Institution was great! The weather was perfect, the location is marvelous, the crowds come and are respectful and pleasant. And interested in buying. Clearly this is the year of shawls. At the Roycroft show in June I sold 4 shawls – 1 rayon, 1 rayon chenille, and 2 […] You already saw the falling leaves shawls. Well, I decided to dress one of them up with some beaded fringe. I decided that the colors in the shawl lent themselves well to the use of some of my little gemstone beads, so used garnets, carnelians, and citrine. Plus some glass seed beads that mimic […] Aside from my baby wraps, all of which are custom orders, I sell the overwhelming majority of my hand weaving at juried art & craft shows. So far this year I’ve only had one show, in East Aurora with my fellow Roycroft Artisans. Although I didn’t sell many pieces, those that I did sell were […] Many people – weavers and non-weavers alike – think of weaving as a Zen-like experience. Throw the shuttle, beat, throw the shuttle, beat, throw the shuttle, beat. The rhythm and simplicity of the movements do have that potential. For me, a relatively small amount of time is in Zen mode. Because I tend to do […] Remember that old kid’s song about Michael Finnegan? There are lots YouTube versions; I chose this one to share with you. Why? I couldn’t stop it from running through my mind repeatedly today. Does that look familiar? I’m once again measuring the warp for KC & CW’s custom handwoven baby wraps. THIS time […] |
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