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Thank you for all the comments! Loved hearing from you. A bonanza day and a good start to the new decade.
Commented Jan 4, 2020 on An Anniversary at Weaverly
An Anniversary
For my first post of 2020 I'm taking a look back, way back. I began this blog twelve years ago, and have been posting more or less regularly, sometimes daily, sometimes weekly, for all that time, during good times and bad. It's interesting to see that my first post mentions a walk around the F...
Makes sense.
Commented Nov 18, 2018 on Two More Wefts at Weaverly
Two More Wefts
These will be fingertip towels; did I mention that? Such a quaint word. Who ever dries just their fingertips anyway? Maybe they will wind up as table napkins. Mine are never square, so the family is accustomed to rectangular napkins. Sometimes even trapezoidal napkins. But that's another story. ...
Valerie,
I don't think there is anything currently written about it, beyond what is in Masson & Roussel's "Shaft Weaving & Graph Design". I'm working on publishing something eventually.
Short version: it's a way of spreading out the threading & treadling by scattering it on a satin base. It doubles the apparent number of shafts on the loom.
Commented Nov 18, 2018 on End of Warp? at Weaverly
End of Warp?
It's getting close. These may be the last 2 pieces on the amalgamation warp. I'm calling it warp #1, as there will be a lot of amalgamation to follow. The more I explore this structure, the more it intrigues me. I seem to have circled around to my beginnings in network drafting. The big weaving ...
It's interesting that all versions got votes, except for #1, which was the way it was woven. I finally decided to hang it as version 4. Thanks all for your comments.
Commented Nov 18, 2018 on A Gallery Talk and a Tapestry Decision at Weaverly
A Gallery Talk and a Tapestry Decision
This past Tuesday I gave a short gallery talk about some of my work at GCCA. I started out with my usual 30-second definition of weaving and went on from there. Here's a picture Bruce took while I was talking about the Lampas diaries. Why was I dragging my purse around? Only the queen and I know...
OMG. I have no idea what that might be! No purely narrative content intended.
Commented Nov 18, 2018 on A Gallery Talk and a Tapestry Decision at Weaverly
A Gallery Talk and a Tapestry Decision
This past Tuesday I gave a short gallery talk about some of my work at GCCA. I started out with my usual 30-second definition of weaving and went on from there. Here's a picture Bruce took while I was talking about the Lampas diaries. Why was I dragging my purse around? Only the queen and I know...
You're right, I should go to the library. But I've really grown to love dialing up the font size. Nice to have a choice.
Commented Oct 30, 2018 on Tail End at Weaverly
Tail End
There's not enough of this warp left for a scarf, but I'll just keep on going until it's used up, this time with an adobe-colored weft. It'll go into the basket of odds & ends, maybe to be part of a collaged garment or ? And here's what I've just finished reading. I bought it on a whim abou...
Well, I believe we’re both deluded. The conventional wisdom is that it takes 7 spinners to keep one weaver supplied with yarn. In my experience, it’s the other way around.
Commented Oct 12, 2018 on Stashbusting at Weaverly
Stashbusting
Completed this morning. A small step in the reduction of my stash of handspun yarn. Woven on a a rigid heddle loom. At this rate I should have the yarn all used up by 2059, at which time I will be 120 years old. That is, assuming I don't buy any more fiber or yarn. Assuming. Pattern credit: ...
Tammy,
I wish I had an easy answer for you. I have not been successful in providing a way for people to subscribe to my blog. For the time being, the best thing to do would be to bookmark it in your browser and just check in once in a while. I usually post a couple of times a week.
I’ll continue to work on this issue! Thanks for your interest.
Alice
Commented Sep 10, 2018 on Of Apples and Tabby at Weaverly
Of Apples and Tabby
A couple of days ago we had the pleasure of going apple picking with friends. An orchard high in the mountains of South Carolina is a magical place to be on a brilliantly sunny day. And sharing the experience with friends makes it twice as good. Here Patti and I are making a selection of Honey C...
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