by StaceyW | Jan 31, 2020 | Life, Philosophy
It is not often that I mention politics in my working life. However, I have been so moved by the love and support that has been extended to us by our French friends here in Nérac that I wanted to say ‘thank-you’. Thank you for the warmth of your acceptance of us and...
by StaceyW | Aug 12, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a lovely summer we are having here at The Loom Room! The weather is hot and sunny, the workshop cool and creative, the plunge pool the icing on the cake!! I’ve been privileged to have hosted students from many parts of the globe this year so far, and still...
by StaceyW | Apr 17, 2017 | Art, Life, Nature
Just a week ago, if you had told me that Spring would arrive and transform our garden from winter’s silhouettes into verdant flower and leaf, I would have laughed disbelievingly! But this is just what has happened! Last week the trees outside our house were...
by StaceyW | Mar 21, 2017 | Life, Nature
I have been told off! Not once, but twice and on successive days! What can I say but sorry, and I will try to do better!! First came the email from a weaving friend in the US – “Have you dropped off the face of the earth, or did you actually move to...
by StaceyW | Aug 21, 2016 | Life, Nature, Weaving
Isn’t it funny how certain things make a house feel like a home? For me, as a weaver, it has to be a loom! The French house in Gascony now has a working loom in it, and the wonderful and familiar smell of wool yarn means that France is now home!! At the moment,...
