Twill or Be Twilled
Hi weavers - I am working on a new pattern for a series of swellegant pillow covers in twill, and serendipitously, while working on the "twillow" pattern, I have been reviewing Becky Ashenden's video series in which she recreates her
I Never Met a Meta(weave) I Didn’t Like
If you are a hand weaver, and you have jumped into the river of winding, beaming, threading, sleying, tying on and tying up in order to swim to the shore of cloth, then I cannot imagine that the notion of
Incorrigible-corrigenda
I have to confess that the inspiration for this post may be a little self serving, but I have been wrestling with the idea of errors lately. This is mostly due to the humiliating necessity of sending out corrections (often
A Big Question
I recently read a IG post by a super accomplished and voluble young weaver lamenting the loss of emphasis on technique in the teaching of weaving in the US. It is implied that this loss of emphasis has been in
What I Am Thankful for . . . Many Things . . . Among Them . . . the Color Red
I wanted to write a short post to say thanks. There are so many things I am thankful for that it would be a pretty long and tedious post if I listed them all. Of course, you - my weaving
A Start
Hello Friends, I hope you all are enduring in health and relative sanity. For me, weaving has been been wonderfully helpful in finding a rhythm and meaning when all familiar patterns and paths have been disrupted. That said, my sister and I
Weaving My Way Back • Guest Post by Vishal Vivek
Hello Long Neglected Weaving Pals, I am re-entering the blogosphere after an extended absence with a guest post by Vishal Vivek co-founder of the Hemp foundation. Vishal has asked me to post a very interesting article he wrote about hemp yarn
Lost in America
Hello Friends, Remember the days when you would be invited to a friend's house for a dinner party, gladly accept the invitation, and then have to "sing for your supper" by viewing their vacation slides? Well, I'm sorry to say that
In Memory: William Devereux Klapp, my dad
I have been neglecting my blog again under a big cloud of sadness. After a crazy scramble, I got into San Antonio late Monday, April 16 and my dear, beautiful, talented and kind Papa died the following day. I miss him