tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post1520683773701038525..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Scholarship Application Progress Report and Verdict - EpilogueMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-88793196722165750662008-10-24T18:57:00.000+13:002008-10-24T18:57:00.000+13:00How many years would you like to allocate for THAT...How many years would you like to allocate for THAT project??? Lordy. I can see how some people don't send things to National now. It's so subjective, the selection.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-65183782460395310252008-10-24T11:30:00.000+13:002008-10-24T11:30:00.000+13:00Crossing threads between tassels always looks like...Crossing threads between tassels always looks like a mistake to me. Why do it? Is it to stop wear on the first weft thread? How long do we want a piece of weaving to last?<BR/>A row of twining at the start and end of the weaving before tasseling makes a professional finish.<BR/>Time the Society laid down some exhibition rules (heaven help us) if these are the sorts of things to reject work by.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401039267862076516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-72437810582799740842008-10-24T08:29:00.000+13:002008-10-24T08:29:00.000+13:00Yes, exactly, Cally. I don't know if, as you said...Yes, exactly, Cally. I don't know if, as you said, a shadow weave scarf would have been rejected by this technical assistant in this instance, but it appears she had an extremely narrow definition of what was acceptable, from what others have told me. <BR/><BR/>Plus, to me, if you hemstitch on the loom, I'm not sure if how the cross looks or works. <BR/><BR/>Sue Broad told me she hemstiches by strands, because it's easier to count on the loom, and then automatically takes two or three strands when fringing, and I've never seen a weaver fringe so efficiently/quickly!<BR/><BR/>I don't think high standards are bad at all, but rules set in stone seem to me to go against the spirit of weaving. But that's just me, a consummate newbie.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-42253160160414432452008-10-24T01:05:00.000+13:002008-10-24T01:05:00.000+13:00That seems a rather non-negotiable approach to fri...That seems a rather non-negotiable approach to fringeing. I have twisted fringes that way, but in general I Just Don't Do That. If I am going to make a twisted fringe then I hemstitch the cloth on the loom so that all the ends for one twist are in a bundle together. When it comes to the actual twisting then I choose two halves based on balancing out the colours, so as to avoid the barber's pole effect. That - rather than counting - is my priority. If I took the alternate end approach to fringeing with shadow weave, for example, then a barber's pole is exactly what I would get. Hmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-90271729159772351282008-10-23T23:02:00.000+13:002008-10-23T23:02:00.000+13:00So, once in a blue moon, my blog can be a little e...So, once in a blue moon, my blog can be a little educational!<BR/><BR/>Re. the scholarship, to me, the instructions are muddled, but I am most frustrated that I have so little time to prepare. <BR/><BR/>But maybe this is not a bad thing. I have always bee one of those kids who, when I finish an exam quickly, I go over them and then change the correct answers to wrong ones.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-49704002183028819102008-10-23T19:02:00.000+13:002008-10-23T19:02:00.000+13:00Goodness,the crossed fringes - I had absolutely no...Goodness,the crossed fringes - I had absolutely no idea. I have six scarves loitering around my living room awaiting fringing, so I'll employ that technique very soon.<BR/><BR/>Is your problem with the application process the writing pricess itself, or the lack of transparency? The lack of transparency would bother me. It seems to imply that one can only obtain grants on a "who you know" basis, which can take on a flavour of nepotism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com