A Weaving Voyeur

Saying ‘goodbye’ to my handwovens isn’t easy. This photo is of a magnificent wrap (being very immodest here) I sold recently. The drape is wonderful. 20/2 silk set at 24 epi with a 16shaft twill pattern with borders different to the main weave.

I’m planning to make several more (although they are never the same) for myself and my girls. They make the perfect attire for travelling. I’m weaving on both my looms at the moment and I plan to have a little tutorial on how I warp up with multiple ends using a rigid heddle reed soon.

Meanwhile, to quench your thirst Cathy has some wonderful photos of a warping mill and getting the warp to the loom. I can’t see enough of these type of photos. I am a weaving voyeur. I have become so used to working alone and in my own ways that I’m so surprised when other weavers do things differently. Recently at the Online Weavers Dyers & Spinners Association I discovered that many weavers leave their lease sticks in their warp as they weave – who would have thought! This makes it easier to re-thread to new patterns. I also learnt that most weavers don’t warp up with a rigid heddle reed for speed so I thought I’d do a photo montage for my next entry.

For more photos of weavers, weaving and looms, I really enjoyed the Healing Family Foundation in Thailand’s site. As I work in an Equity (Disabilities) Teaching unit I was so enthused to read about this project. Using Saori weaving, the Japan Foundation has established an extraordinary project in Changmai. How do we live a meaningful life – to weave, of course! Or in other words to "engage in creative activities that will give meaning to [their] lives"

Otherwise where else have I been…well lazing around at Coffs Harbour. Here’s me at Crescent Head NSW on a perfect day. The colours on the sky and the ocean are so uplifting, no wonder surfboard riders talk about the meditative and cosmic experiences they have in the water.