by StaceyW | Jun 16, 2010 | Art, Education, Teaching, Weaving
In some of my posts, I have lightly touched on some of the weaving research into texture that I have been focussing on in the past 2 years, and which are the subject of some of the lectures that I am giving at the Complex Weavers’ Seminars and also at...
by StaceyW | Jun 12, 2010 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Weaving
What do jacquard cards and pigsties have in common? Well, nothing really, except that I’m writing about both in today’s blog!! Today we uncovered some history in our garden, and I found, by chance, a link to a blog showing jacquard cards used in an...
by StaceyW | Jun 6, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
This weekend, I have been having a great time with a student called Zaf, who brought along her little Structo loom. She bought it from eBay and unfortunately it doesn’t have a reed or a batten, so she was a little disappointed that she couldn’t use it. ...
by StaceyW | May 11, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology
Hunches and instinct are quite often dismissed by people as not important. If you are an emotional sort of person, and you believe in hunches and instincts, do you find, as I often do, that more left-brain types look down their noses at you, believing you to be in...
by StaceyW | May 5, 2010 | Art, Education, Weaving
You’d have thought we’d all have had enough of volcanoes just recently, wouldn’t you? But it seems I just can’t help myself! I’m now weaving them! Yesterday it was dunes and waves, today it’s volcanoes! I was watching The...
by StaceyW | Apr 25, 2010 | Art, Education, Teaching, Weaving
Apologies for sending this out again, but there was a technical problem with the links which has now been solved. Do check out the links as I think you will enjoy them….. This weekend, I represented the Midlands Textile Forum at a sister event in the eastern...
