by StaceyW | Feb 21, 2021 | Art, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, textiles, Weaving
Are you a polymath or a butterfly brain? Firstly, what is a polymath? A dictionary definition has it that a polymath is a person of wide knowledge or learning and Wikipedia states “a polymath is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects,...
by StaceyW | Feb 14, 2021 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Publications, Teaching, Weaving
NAME: Marian Stubenitsky BACKSTORY: Marian had been on my radar for a number of years as an excellent weaving teacher before she brought out her book Echo & Iris. Then I took a workshop with her in the Dordogne, France, along with a few friends and fellow weavers...
by StaceyW | Jan 31, 2021 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Wendy Morris BACKSTORY: I can’t remember when Wendy and I first met, but I can tell you, as can many others, that Wendy has had a huge impact on me as a weaver, and as a friend! Her common sense approach, her willingness to be always learning, her...
by StaceyW | Jan 24, 2021 | Education, Life, Nature, Publications, textiles, Travel
It’s not often that I can bring you news from French woollen textiles companies. This article is drawn from a piece in The Connexion, a monthly English-language subscription paper in France which keeps us updated with all the details of the ever-changing...
by StaceyW | Jan 17, 2021 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Agnes Hauptli BACKSTORY: Agnes and I first met back in 2008, at a Convergence class called the 3Ds of 3D run by Ruby Leslie. Right from the start we hit it off, two passionate weavers keen to learn whatever we could and with a shared zany sense of humour! We...
