by StaceyW | Apr 3, 2022 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
What does March mean to you? A strange question to ask, perhaps. But some months have a certain feel to them and March is one of the signifiant ones for me. For a start, it’s the start of Spring – new life – my life! My birthday is right at the...
by StaceyW | Mar 6, 2022 | Art, Exhibitions, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, textiles, Weaving
Over the last year, some weavers from the Netherlands Weefnetwork group got in touch to see if we could start an international weaving group which would include several areas of interest addressing topics such as sustainability, sharing knowledge and teaching, and...
by StaceyW | Dec 12, 2021 | Education, Life, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
Have you ever looked at an old photo where the clothes or a textile suddenly transports you immediately back to that exact time and event? Sometimes it can catch you unawares. Last week I was given a whole collection of photos from my childhood, some of which I had...
by StaceyW | Oct 31, 2021 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
It’s taken me years and many iterations of my weaving life but now I’ve got to the stage of weaving being an expression of what my soul is trying to say and I’m not worried about speed or efficiency. It’s all about unlocking creativity through weave, for myself...
by StaceyW | Oct 24, 2021 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I’m sure we have all had what seemed to us unrealistic dreams – those ‘perhaps one day, if everything works out’ or ‘if I ever inherit some money, this is what I would do with it’ types of dreams. Well, sometimes things do just work...
by StaceyW | Sep 22, 2021 | How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Weaving
The smallest, silliest thing can be the straw that broke the camel’s back – in my case, it was the lightweight vacuum cleaner that saw me incapacitated for a whole week this week !! Mind you, I think it was probably the beer festival the day before – the...
