by StaceyW | Oct 16, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Philosophy, Weaving
Weavers who go beyond recipe weaving tend to be quite deep thinkers, I’ve noticed. They are not content with following what someone else has done, but they want to tweak the threading here, and alter the treadling there, or completely revamp the tie-up. And...
by StaceyW | Oct 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
Language is such an integral part of our lives that it’s not often that we stop to think about it. It’s been in my mind recently whilst I’ve been doing some background reading for my masters degree. One book I was reading (Representation: Cultural...
by StaceyW | Jul 17, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Weaving
Today is a bitter/sweet day. This morning, I waved my son off on his next big adventure – a career in the armed forces. He’s now on his way to boot camp – or Phase I training as the Army like to call it! An intensive 14 weeks to see how he shapes...
by StaceyW | Feb 6, 2011 | Life, Nature, Psychology, Weaving
Hurrah! Spring is on the way!! Truly!! I promise!! Especially to our friends currently immersed in piles of snow in the mid-west of America! You may only see white out of your windows – if you can see out of your windows at all!! – but I can assure you...
by StaceyW | Dec 26, 2010 | Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
OK. So how many of us woke up this morning wondering why we ate so much yesterday and promising ourselves that we will get back to our pre-Christmas weight in January? And how many of us woke up wishing we hadn’t drunk quite so much Christmas tipple, promising...
