by StaceyW | Aug 22, 2021 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Robyn Spady BACKSTORY: I must have met Robyn during the very first Complex Weavers Seminars I attended (2006) because we have been weaving soul sisters for a long time! She has a brilliant sense of humour and also was my inspiration to learn stitched double...
by StaceyW | Aug 8, 2021 | Art, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Deirdre Wood BACKSTORY: Deirdre’s work fascinates me, especially when she started exploring curved shapes through the use of yarn properties. She specialises in narrow strip weaving. I listened to a talk at a symposium and found it fascinating to hear how...
by StaceyW | Jul 25, 2021 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Jennifer Moore BACKSTORY: Back in 2010, Handweavers Guild of America’s biennial conference, Convergence, was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I had the pleasure of giving two presentations there and also of being the juror for the yardage competition,...
by StaceyW | Jul 13, 2021 | Education, Publications, Teaching, Weaving
Twice in one week?? What is going on? It’s the New England Weavers Seminars 2021!!! Have you registered yet?? The closing date is Thursday 15th July and it’s only $10 US to hear four international speakers! Here’s the link so you can hop right on...
by StaceyW | Jul 11, 2021 | How I Got Into Weaving, Life, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Lesley Willcock BACKGROUND: Lesley and I first met (as she reminded me) at a shibori workshop that Kay Faulkner was leading at Chesham UK in December 2008. Lesley had only been weaving then for about 4 years but had just recently joined Complex Weavers and got...
