by StaceyW | Oct 16, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Philosophy, Weaving
Weavers who go beyond recipe weaving tend to be quite deep thinkers, I’ve noticed. They are not content with following what someone else has done, but they want to tweak the threading here, and alter the treadling there, or completely revamp the tie-up. And...
by StaceyW | Oct 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
Language is such an integral part of our lives that it’s not often that we stop to think about it. It’s been in my mind recently whilst I’ve been doing some background reading for my masters degree. One book I was reading (Representation: Cultural...
by StaceyW | Oct 2, 2011 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
This week I am writing a bit about a new website which is currently being set up to be a one-stop shop for people wishing to find information on weaving in the UK. With funding from the Worshipful Company of Weavers, Philippa Brock, course leader at Central St...
by StaceyW | Sep 25, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Travel, Weaving
One of the lovely things about weaving is the friends you gather from all corners of the globe. Well, strictly speaking, there are no corners of course, but you know what I mean… I have been focussing on my first contextual essay in my masters studies this...
by StaceyW | Sep 11, 2011 | Life
For the last 10 days, 12 weavers have been studying intensively at the Handweavers Studio in Finsbury Park, North London on the Handweavers’ Diploma course. This is one of just two study courses that I know of that non-mainstream weaving students can take. (I...
