Red Cedar
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Category: Textiles
Post #3052: Recognizing the countermarch!
I have to confess something here and now: When I bought my floor loom last February I had no idea what I was buying. I mean, I thought I did, but really I didn’t. For months now, I have been circling this loom and… Continue Reading “Post #3052: Recognizing the countermarch!”
Post #3049: Colour theory in weaving
This here (above) is my most recent project on the loom. A wool-silk scarf with multiple twill patterns, threaded at 24 ends per inch. I did not choose the colours or the draft, it is entirely a project straight from a book (Next Steps… Continue Reading “Post #3049: Colour theory in weaving”
Post 3046: My looming problem (resolved)
Moving away from the topic of zen for a moment (or not, because what is weaving if not a zen practice?) – I have an announcement to make: I am finally in possession of a working, functionally set-up loom. Remember awhile back when I… Continue Reading “Post 3046: My looming problem (resolved)”
Post #3031: Knitting in New York
This holiday is a visiting-oriented trip, so there is much sitting around and socializing. First in Croton-on-Hudson (where the above photo was taken), and now in Huntington Long Island where my brother-in-law lives. Basically, I’m hanging out in suburbia and it’s giving me lots… Continue Reading “Post #3031: Knitting in New York”
Post #3029: Almost ready to turn on the fall projects.
It very suddenly feels like fall here – the leaves have been turning for the last couple of weeks, and this morning some much needed rain falls on my yard outside the studio (the sunrise photo above was taken last week during a sunnier commute). And… Continue Reading “Post #3029: Almost ready to turn on the fall projects.”
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