July 2012

[gallery link="file"] Since I got home from Convergence I have had a few hours to regroup and work in the studio. One of the first things I wanted to do was mess around with the knitted blanks from Nancy Robert’s class

[gallery link="file" columns="2"] The above photos are of the yardage exhibit displayed at the conference center. You can get a better sense of the scale and wonderfulness (excuse photo quality - no big camera - just phone). It is great to

[gallery link="file" columns="4"] Today was my first day at Convergence. I have been awed. First thing this morning I slowly examined all the pieces in the yardage exhibit. Remarkable - not only because some of the pieces were stunning, but because

I am sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to Long Beach for Convergence, but I feel like my therapist has been on vacation for a month. I have been away from my loom for over a week working

[gallery link="file"] The Witch Stocking blanket is finally done - seen above in the very murky witches-brew tub being fulled and then drying on the line - front and back. I wish I had put a border of the diamonds on

[gallery link="file"] I was so inspired by “Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves” by Ann Richards and “Magical Materials to Weave” by Lotte Dalgaard that I decided to play around a little bit with the Hand-spun & Linen warp. After I wove

I have been reading Anni Albers on design. I have been thinking a lot about design for my Complex Weavers study group. I just read the proofs for the Handwoven blurb based on my telephone interview with Anita Osterhaug .