weave a little, read a little
left on my back porch
LeClerc 4 harness, 22 inch table loom
PLEASE – if you know anyone who would give it a new home let me know
I need it out of my kitchen
it would have to be picked up
$75 or best offer
and the postman brought these
The Peruvian Four-Selvaged Cloth (because Velma got it!)
published by the Fowler Museum at UCLA
why do I weave? – it’s the history, the people
would you weave incredible works of art sitting in the dirt while minding your babies
with just a few sticks for equipment??
and – Hitty – Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
a wonderful American classic
the story of a little girl, Phoebe and her small wooden doll Mehitabel (Hitty for short)
a friend in Victoria has several Hitty’s and blogs here about their daily adventures
their story and pictures are enchanting
the green tea towels are finished
the small one on the right is the end of the warp – a little too short – it’s mine
they all have different borders – two different treadlings – and different greens in the weft
I would not be a good production weaver
weaving yards and yards of the same thing bores me to tears
once the sewing machine warmed up I finished this bag
the Amanita muscaria are back – bigger and more plentiful than ever
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“Like stray kittens”! I like that. Happens to me too. Perhaps we share the neighbourhood reputation as the Crazy Fibre Lady who takes in strays? I currently have a spinning wheel that needs to find a home too – other than mine.
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Louisa – it’s my own fault. Once upon a time I enjoyed finding looms for my students but not so much any more – some of them(the looms)over stay their welcome. Think I’d be happier with a kitten although I hope a daughter-in-law doesn’t read this!
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i would take that loom off your hands if i lived closer than 3,000 miles away… and you will love that book. i promise.
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Velma – and I would gladly give it to you. A little disappointed in the number of pages given to “contemporary artists”. The Peruvian work is wonderful, haven’t had time to read the text, yet.
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no, it will make sense when you read it. i felt that way exactly, but the text is worth it and is helpful. of course i would like it to be ALL peruvian with contemporary weavers trying to re-create the scaffolding.
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Velma – oh, good. I need to make a block of time and sit down and read it properly. hoping to try a small piece.
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Wait. People leave looms on your porch? Like stray kittens?
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Kerry – it was my neighbour a few doors down. He found it at the recycle dump and apparently was the only one who knew what it was, it needs some TLC and I don’t need a stray loom – but perhaps a kitten!
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The tea towels are Beautiful! How do I go about formally ordering and paying? Right now am on East Coast, but email works.
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Suzanna – I will start weaving the red ones today so you may want to see them before you make a decision. Let me know which one/s you are interested in and I’ll send you close-up pictures. We can arrange paying by PayPal if that works for you.
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OK…that will be fine…
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Suzanna – I’ll post pictures of the red towels as soon as I get going.
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♥ the bag. and those amanitasare the stuff stories are made of;)
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Neki – I’ve been making the bag pattern for years, they are a lot of work but are nice to use. the Amanita are fantastic this year.
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I am excited that you got the Hitty book to read! Beautiful weavings as always, and gorgeous mushroom!
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Kjerstin -can’t wait to climb into bed and start reading. The weather must have been perfect for the mushrooms, very large this year.
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