Connections and Networks

As seen in the last post I’m going OK with my learning about complex drafting and using my software – In fact I’ve finally discovered something of a style and focus in design that I want to explore.

Getting Bonnie Inouye’s book, Exploring Multishaft Design, was also fantastic. I’ve just finished the first chapter which I now need to apply to the loom. Bonnie really makes understanding twill design easy. The first exercise allows you to connect the cloth design to the tie up so you can see easily how tie ups can be modified to create different designs. Most design books start with showing you the result of a drawdown but then shorthand the draft leaving it out…so the actual cloth design is not readily apparent. Bonnie was also very generous in her correspondence with me, giving me advice on how to gain the most from her tutorials in the book.

When I went to my statistics the other day I was delighted to find this pie chart of visitors and their countries around the world. How exciting! I wonder, though, where ‘Unknown Country’ is?? I was especially pleased to see that my Australian visitors have increased – thanks to my family and friends perhaps. I think I will work on getting a New Zealander next.