Curiousweaver…about handweaving
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Weaver in Residence – Day Two
By Fiona Durman of Ashculme Textiles, Wagga Wagga After a lovely morning walk on the beach I was keen to get back to the studio. With two looms already in action and plans for warp painting and more today I was itching to get started. While I wove the shibori weave yesterday a design was forming…
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Weaver in Residence – Day One
By Fiona Durman of Ashculme Textiles, Wagga Wagga When I thought about what I really wanted to learn on my residency I thought about the endless variations and scope of weavings and realised there is no limit to its possibilities. So I had to narrow it down. And narrow it down to those things not…
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Invitation to see our Weaver in Residence
Fiona Durman from Ashculme Textiles is the first Weaver in Residence at Curiousweaver Studio. Fiona is travelling from Wagga Wagga and I am absolutely delighted that she is using this opportunity to really run with her ideas! She will be busy as the program of learning is full on. She’ll be dyeing warps, ikat wefts…
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International Women’s Day Giveaway
Most of the Saori weavers I encounter are women. Most of my customers are women, although not all. Some of my customers are men who buy for the women in their lives, and some are weavers themselves. I wanted to show my, albeit minuscule, support for women around our world and our efforts to achieve…
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The Total Cloth
Another fantastic workshop day with the indefatigable Crossing Threads duo of Kass and Lauren. Today was about the warp. How to warp, using the Kenzo warping system and how to modify the warp for different outcomes. Crossing Threads have been exploring and extending their weave practice into Saori over the past few months. So they…
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Workshops 2019
Our first Curiousweaver weekend workshop for 2019 filled fast but we have another workshop on 22/23 June which has vacancies. Please book directly online here or contact me for further details and information. Complete beginners and experience crafters and weavers welcome. Everything is supplied. Cost is $295.00 for the workshop plus materials at .19c per…
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Upgrades and a History
Finally I’ve rolled out a new website that will roll me, and my weaving friends, along for a while! Building a website isn’t easy. I’ve researched, tested, tested, worried and procrastinated for about 18 months before deciding on what might work best for me. Just like when I was doing my uni degree, the house…
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Which Warping Method?
Any method of warping can be used on the Saori loom but Saori have developed a selection of innovative and comfortable options to make it easier, more comfortable and more expedient. Here is a review of each method and when you would use a particular method. When warping and beaming a warp onto a loom…
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Using the Saori Shuttle Shelf
The Saori shuttle shelf can be attached to any of the folding and traditional Saori looms. It is attached in a few minutes and creates a shelf on each side of the beater to rest the shuttle. It also increases the width of the shuttle race, preventing opportunities for the shuttle to fall. The shelf changes…