The Scramble

So, Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short. Thoreau I hate to fall into the trap of beginning every blog post with an apology for my neglect  . . .

I have been planning to post something since I got back from teaching at Arrowmont in mid-April, and am just getting to it.  I am sorry to be late because it was a truly wonderful experience.  While New England was still

I recently returned from a teaching (learning) trip to the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild in Denver, CO.  What a joy!  Despite the usual ordeal/discomfort of air travel the trip was invigorating and inspiring.  I was met and transported to and from

I have been worrying about a teaching trip to Denver.  I have been teaching at quite a few Guilds and Conferences, but other than a lecture class in Long Beach, I have driven every time which has allowed me to

Avedic Text: "As all of the universe is woven warp and woof in the waters in what then are the waters woven? The Wind!"   Brhadaranyaka Upanisad Weaving is, even at its most efficient, a slow methodical process. This can be a great relief from the

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.' Alfred Lord Tennyson I love this quote because even if one faces the same stresses and challenges in the coming year, it is a pleasure simply to envision 2015

I have had the good fortune lately to encounter two really efficient weavers - one in person and one via video.  As you know (if you read my blog) I have been working with Becky Ashenden of Vav Stuga Weaving School. She

 Beautiful Celeste - 2 weeks from her wedding and weaving as fast as light. Lovely cloth piling up! Happy weavers . . . Happy weavers . . . Happy weavers . . . Happy weavers . . . More cloth - color choices continue to awe

I have been spending long days at Vav Stuga the last couple of weeks doing preparation for my upcoming "Masters of Deflection" class. It has been a steep learning curve scrambling to translate all my weaving/warping and drafting skills into the

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller I had the opportunity to join my niece in Peru in early August. She had a grant to study and write about the collection of Machu