by StaceyW | Jul 8, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Publications, textiles, Weaving
Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors-His Two Wives-And the War That Made Them One Debra Dean Northwestern University Press 2018 ISBN 978-0-8101-3683-0 This book details the incredible story of Flemish American artist (and World War II Resistance fighter) Jan Yoors...
by StaceyW | Jun 10, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, textiles, Weaving
Hi and welcome to my first ever video blog notes! Unfortunately, I can’t upload the video directly to this page because of its file size, so you’ll have to view it through Facebook. During the 5min video, I referred to Complex Weavers, an organisation for...
by StaceyW | May 7, 2018 | Life, Nature, Travel
Mountain walking, rock spotting and wave watching….. That sounds like heaven to me! Where the mountains meet the sea, all sorts of past geological upheavals are exposed to wondering eyes! Our wonderful architect, Mariette Marty, moved to the Pays Basque with...
by StaceyW | Mar 18, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Spring has sprung here in SW France. The temperatures are gradually climbing, the sun is more and more apparent, the birds are singing their hearts out, and Graham is learning new culinary skills to wow our weaving students this year! Homemade marmalade is now gracing...
by StaceyW | Feb 4, 2018 | Education, Life, textiles, Travel
Photo credit: unknown – Source Pinterest This morning, I found myself back in the souk in Muscat, Oman, ten years ago and all I did was open the lid of a new shower cream! A single smell can transport you back in time in the blink of an eye – for me, the...
by StaceyW | Dec 9, 2017 | Education, Life, Teaching, Weaving
You know what it’s like, I suspect…. I’ve had a warp on the loom that didn’t like the humidity changes we experience here in France. There were lots of different yarns in stripes, which I am quite used to, but a couple, in particular,...
