by StaceyW | Apr 9, 2020 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
Hello everyone, I hope that you are safe and staying well. It might be a highly unusual time that we are experiencing, but we also have an amazing opportunity in the midst of this pandemic. COVID-19 is giving us a chance to stop in our tracks and think deeply about...
by StaceyW | Mar 1, 2020 | Education, Life, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
What kind of weaver are you? ** Do you weave for a specific reason, do you like to follow projects in a book or online, or do you relish the thought of creating something completely original whether for yourself, a friend, a client or an exhibition? If you’re reading...
by StaceyW | Feb 9, 2020 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
Today I want to tell you about three wonderful ladies whom I have met here in France. I’ll call them collectively ‘MIN’. One is in her forties, one in her fifties and one in her sixties. MIN embody everything that I want to become. They don’t...
by StaceyW | Jan 31, 2020 | Life, Philosophy
It is not often that I mention politics in my working life. However, I have been so moved by the love and support that has been extended to us by our French friends here in Nérac that I wanted to say ‘thank-you’. Thank you for the warmth of your acceptance of us and...
by StaceyW | Jan 12, 2020 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
If you’re like me, you prefer making weaving processes as easy to do as possible, especially the thinking side! Recently I have been preparing 4-shaft samples of stitched double cloth for an upcoming workshop. The warp has a 2 cotton to 1 wool ratio and it was...
by StaceyW | Nov 24, 2019 | Education, Life, Nature, Publications, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
Hello all! The teaching season may well be behind us for this year, but things are very busy here in The Loom Room France. Firstly, the 2020 dates are now available!! You can find them here. I’m delighted to say that one Honeycomb Hybrid course is already fully...
