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2023/06/25

Loom Update

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No, still not about tied weaves, but about the loom. But it's not all bad.    In all we went to the air compressor (and other industria...
2023/06/20

Not Happening

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On the whole, we've been having a settled, lovely autumn/winter conducive to cool-weather gardening, with occasional rain, (far fewer th...
2023/05/20

Why Don't I Draw? / On Color-Experiment-Art-Therapy

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I've been gazing at the works of Spanish artist Jesus Cisneros several times a day, because I am yearning to draw little whimsical sket...
2023/05/13

Of Weeds and Hips

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There has been no weaving or weaving-related activities taking place, due to my self-inflicted hip problem earlier, and the arrival of the b...
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2023/05/01

The April that Was

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I gave myself a week to take care of my Letter Journal bottleneck, to various results. This is an unfinished spread, (i.e. someone else has ...
2023/04/19

Moving On

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On Monday, I thought I'd be productive and augment/widen this warp, wind it, and even thread it for another clasped weft. Except I'd...
2023/04/16

Monochromatic Cashmere Warp Pieces Three and Four

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In short, this piece was a (giant) flop, because of the erratic beating. What's worse, I was unaware of it while weaving, and only saw h...
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2023/04/03

It's Official

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Exactly a week ago, I got a letter summoning me to jury duty in the morning of May 15. It would have been my third time; in 1998 I got summo...
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2023/03/31

The Way I Read (Some) Books

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Having friends who think deeply is a gift; that I have some with knowledge of not just literature but psychology, sociology and the business...
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2023/03/30

A Little More on Stephen's Farewell Scarf

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This is the second, longer, piece on this monochromatic warp.   I had never "seen" the thickness of anything I wove in cashmere u...