by StaceyW | Jul 27, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
Are you full of questions? Do you always want to know what happens if you do this or that? What would happen if you took that path in life, or this one? I’m a curious person. In weaving, that’s a great thing if you want to stretch yourself. I’m a sample queen...
by StaceyW | Jul 19, 2009 | Art, Life, Weaving
Weaving instills this incredible sense of wonder in me. Part of it is the creation of something useful and/or beautiful out of simple thread. Part of it is the huge variety that weaving engenders. Yet another part is the connection between peoples from all ages,...
by StaceyW | Jul 13, 2009 | Life, Psychology, Weaving
We all know that the subconscious is a powerful thing. Something I experienced today, and many times in the past, shows just how much it works in everyday things. I’m doing sample weaving at the moment, with lots of plain weaving and overshot picks. I have a...
by StaceyW | Jun 14, 2009 | Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Teaching, Weaving
You know how there sometimes seems to be a time when many things relating to the same subject seem to slot into place – whether it is a political mood such as we saw in the US and in the UK and elsewhere during this recession, or a vogue for an artform such as glass...
by StaceyW | Jun 7, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
You know I talked about the 80/20 rule in a previous posting – 80% of your work is done in 20% of your time – well, this is not just over the course of one day. It also extends to my week, or my month, or even my year. This week has just been an amazingly productive...
by StaceyW | May 31, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
Imeant to post this on 13th May, but somehow didn’t quite get round to it. So here it is a little late, but still relevant! Quite frequently, I find myself out of balance with myself. How do we achieve balance between earning a living, looking after our health...
