by StaceyHB | Jul 21, 2017 | Education, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
I am so excited to be announcing the imminent publication of my new book Honeycomb Hybrids: Honeycomb for All Tastes, a technical book uncovering the many facets of honeycomb (also known as distorted weft). It will be launched later this month (July) and I hope that...
by StaceyHB | Jul 20, 2017 | Education, Teaching, textiles, Uncategorized, Weaving
Over the past week, I have been intermittently working with a newly arrived piece of kit – the cone winder from Silver Needles. It is an amazing little machine, very sensitive, but very useful. I knew that I would need to try several different yarns to test...
by StaceyHB | Jun 1, 2017 | Life, Nature, Publications, Teaching, Uncategorized, Weaving
We are certainly learning how to live the good life here in France. The blossom was delightful a month or so ago and now our 6 cherry trees are producing an abundance of delicious fruit! The previous owners of La Tuilerie obviously loved the house and garden as...
by StaceyHB | May 9, 2017 | Life, Nature, Teaching, Weaving
May – and things are hotting up fast!! Firstly, may I introduce you to Bailey? He’s our poster boy today! Bailey is a labrador X (not sure whether with Beagle or with a spaniel of some kind!) and is just 4 months old. We had been missing Charlie, who...
by StaceyHB | Apr 17, 2017 | Art, Life, Nature
Just a week ago, if you had told me that Spring would arrive and transform our garden from winter’s silhouettes into verdant flower and leaf, I would have laughed disbelievingly! But this is just what has happened! Last week the trees outside our house were...
