by StaceyW | Dec 4, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Exhibitions, Life, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Some people might know that Ann Sutton was given an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list* this year (2022) for her services to the arts. In my view, this is not before time!!! Ann Sutton has, and continues to be, an inspirational light in the weaving world,...
by StaceyW | Oct 2, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Publications, textiles, Weaving
It’s a busy time right now with fun students and book writing but here’s something for this coming week that you might enjoy! This week is the HGA (Handweavers’ Guild of America) Spinning and Weaving Week online. There are a lot of things going on,...
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 | Jul 24, 2022 | Art, Education, Exhibitions, Jacquard weaving, Life, Publications, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Summer is seminar season and this year was a return to CW Seminars, the first time in person for me for 8 years! It seems unbelievable to think the year of Nature in the Making in Tacoma (2014) was the last time I had been with the fabulous weaving family that is...
by StaceyW | Apr 17, 2022 | Education, Exhibitions, Publications, textiles, Weaving
Today I’m talking about algebra and weaving. Now don’t shudder and click away!!! If you’re a weaver, chances are you’re already doing a little algebra, even if you don’t realise it! There’s a formula (Ashenhurst’s) for finding...