by StaceyW | Aug 25, 2010 | Teaching, Weaving
This versatile float-based weave has lots of different uses. More often used for tea-towels for its ultra-absorbency, and blankets for its warmth-trapping cells, it can also be used effectively for scarves and for texture. Moreover it’s a fun structure! Using...
by StaceyW | Aug 15, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Travel, Weaving
Over the last few weeks, I’ve indulged in some creative downtime! After the hectic scheduling of Complex Weavers and Convergence, Agnes and I headed off for a road trip (aka Thelma and Louise – without the dramatic ending!!). Agnes was in charge of...
by StaceyW | Aug 11, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
In my last texture blog post in July, I was talking about honeycomb. At the same lecture that I gave at Complex Weavers Seminars on honeycomb, I also showed the results of shibori and seersucker techniques in creating texture in single cloth. Shibori is usually...
by StaceyW | Aug 11, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
I promised to send attendees at my seminar “Beneath the Surface” – textures in double cloth, that I would send you the Resources page of my presentation. If you would like to receive this, please email me at stacey@theloomroom.co.uk and I will email...
by StaceyW | Aug 8, 2010 | Art, Education, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
Like many other weavers, my blog this week is about old friends and new friends. After visiting New Mexico for the Complex Weavers Seminars and HGA’s Convergence 2010, in Albequerque, many of us are buzzing with new techniques and information that we’ve...
by StaceyW | Jul 14, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Weaving
Today’s post is about honeycomb. The first thing to clear up is what I mean by honeycomb. In old weaving books, and in UK and Europe, what I am talking about is distorted weft. In the US it is known as honeycomb, and I am using that terminology because it...
