by StaceyW | Feb 25, 2024 | Art, Creativity, Education, Hints n Tips, Life, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
Woo hoo!! WOI is imminent! You have been waiting patiently for so long and we really appreciate your wonderful support and encouragement! AND FINALLY – we’re so happy to announce that Woven Optical Illusions is now available for pre-order! It is...
by StaceyW | Sep 4, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Exhibitions, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
It’s been a fun week! Yesterday I had the very great pleasure of joining the Loom Shed’s Liz and Louise and their lovely zoom audience and to share the Woven Optical Illusions project with them. I really enjoyed myself and judging by some of the lovely...
by StaceyW | Aug 21, 2022 | Art, Book Review, Creativity, Education, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
The Loom Shed and The Loom Room France are joining forces! I’m so excited to be chatting online to Liz and Louise at The Loom Shed in two weeks’ time (Sat 3 Sept) about the upcoming book Woven Optical Illusions by Katharina Krönig and me. I’ll be making a presentation...
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 | Mar 7, 2021 | Book Review, Psychology, Publications
Did you know that the Dean of American Handweaving, Mary Meigs Atwater wrote a novel? And not just a novel – a crime novel? My dear friend Joy, who is not a weaver, asked me over a coffee whether I had ever heard of this lady called Mary Meigs Atwater. When I...
