Recently my sister-in-law cited a ‘pearl of wisdom’ that she heard somewhere about the three things that humans need.

1. Something to do
2. Something to love (not necessarily someone)
3. Something to look forward to.

Although I would also add that these should come from a variety of sources to be a well rounded person, weaving and textiles certainly do all three for me.

There is ALWAYS something to do and think about. I absolutely love textile techniques and a wonderful textile always makes my heart flutter. And there is ALWAYS another challenge, puzzle and design to look forward to.

The tablet weaving photographed here is my version of a Viking inspired Birka Stapwork motif by Carolyn Priest-Dorman. You can just make out the distinctive pattern (hidden by my choice of yarns) in the black lines. The pattern requires complex individual turnings of the cards in an 8 turn turning sequence. More general info on Viking tablet weaving is here.