by StaceyW | Feb 16, 2024 | Art, Creativity, Education, Exhibitions, Life, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Laura Thomas’ solo show of work from her first twenty years of business (yikes, where does the time go??!) is now installed in its second venue in Wales. It was first on show in the Ruthin Craft Centre for three months at the end of 2023, and has now moved south...
by StaceyW | Jun 6, 2023 | Art, Creativity, Exhibitions, Nature, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Although it’s only on for a week, there is a fabulous weaving exhibition on in Lectoure, Gers, right now. Monique Dautant weaves in the Landes region (the departement to the west of us) and has created beautiful wall hangings from simple weaves on four shafts...
by StaceyW | Jan 22, 2023 | Creativity, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Travel, Weaving
How is your New Year shaping up so far? I know – we’re only 3 weeks into 2023, but for our family, if the first 21 days is anything to go by, it’s going to be a wild ride, in a good way, I hope! 2022 finished off with some little hurdles but on January 3rd, a new life...
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 | Sep 11, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Exhibitions, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Isn’t it always lovely to receive something unexpected in the post? It’s a funny feeling – you wonder ‘what did I order that I can’t remember?’, then you feel it all over to see if it will bring anything to mind or give you a clue....
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...
