Day of Thanks

In my pre-holiday mental stew I lost track of what I am thankful for (heard this before?) Well, I took loathsome self involvement to a new level and didn’t call my Mom on her birthday. What I know is that I

Off to a huck lace sampler and a blended draft (that I didn’t do - uh oh). I will move two of my workshop looms back home today and set them up for hands-on demo at my open studios. Then

A woods walk made all the difference. I might have to admit that my less then “merry” mood was more related to a missed daughter’s missed (and impossible to re-reserve) train/combined with some kind of record amount of homework for

I am trying desperately to reset to Holiday Cheer from my current state of holiday bitter stress and grumpitude. As I age I feel like the Holidays need to come around every 3-5 years instead of what seems like 3-5

[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] This is my current weaving-related to do list. I am trying to finally finish embroidering the Maya Angelou excerpt on the Zephyr Twill throw for a classmate of my son. I am in the middle of weaving a

Tomorrow is my Youth Weaving Class, and I wanted to write a little about it. I have six students ranging in age from 8 - almost 13 and I am amazed at the joy, verve and focus they bring to

I spent the day working on a deflected double weave commission. It is such an addictive structure - it looks very geometric on the loom, but after it is washed the juxtaposition of the plain weave and floats makes beautiful

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2" orderby="title"] When I mentioned class at Hill I was talking about Hill Institute in Florence, MA http://www.hillinstitute.com/ The photo is a photo of the Master Weavers’ Program studio. Looms, looms and more looms. We had Norma Smayda at guild

I have included a photo of Becky demonstrating dressing the loom - amazingly efficient, graceful and SPEEDY. Today I am rushing off to my class at Hill. I should finish my tapestry/rugs sampler today after 2 months. Guild is a

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2" orderby="title"] After my chores this morning I am going to see a demonstration of warping with a trapeze at Vav Stuga in Shelburne Falls. Becky Ashenden has a beautiful shop and Swedish Weaving School about six miles

My first blog entry - I spent today getting my 2nd “Weave with Sock Yarn” project on my 16-shaft loom. It is a 4-block double weave design with 8 colors of sock yarn in the warp and 2 shades of