Unlocking creativity through weave
It's taken me years and many iterations of my weaving life but now I’ve got to the stage of weaving being an expression of what my soul is trying to say and I’m not worried about speed or efficiency. It’s all about unlocking creativity through weave, for myself but...
Dreams that become realities!
I'm sure we have all had what seemed to us unrealistic dreams - those 'perhaps one day, if everything works out' or 'if I ever inherit some money, this is what I would do with it' types of dreams. Well, sometimes things do just work out and in completely unexpected...
Camels, alphabets – and weaving
The smallest, silliest thing can be the straw that broke the camel’s back - in my case, it was the lightweight vacuum cleaner that saw me incapacitated for a whole week this week !! Mind you, I think it was probably the beer festival the day before - the heavy...
How I Got Into Weaving – Louise Lemieux Bérubé
NAME: Louise Lemieux Bérubé BACKSTORY: Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Louise studied post-graduate jacquard at the Rhode Island School of Design before returning to Montreal and co-founding the Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles which has run accredited...
How I Got Into Weaving – Robyn Spady
NAME: Robyn Spady BACKSTORY: I must have met Robyn during the very first Complex Weavers Seminars I attended (2006) because we have been weaving soul sisters for a long time! She has a brilliant sense of humour and also was my inspiration to learn stitched double...
How I Got Into Weaving – Deirdre Wood
NAME: Deirdre Wood BACKSTORY: Deirdre's work fascinates me, especially when she started exploring curved shapes through the use of yarn properties. She specialises in narrow strip weaving. I listened to a talk at a symposium and found it fascinating to hear how she...
How I Got Into Weaving – Jennifer Moore
NAME: Jennifer Moore BACKSTORY: Back in 2010, Handweavers Guild of America's biennial conference, Convergence, was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I had the pleasure of giving two presentations there and also of being the juror for the yardage competition, which is...
NEW ENGLAND WEAVERS SEMINARS 2021 – SATURDAY 17 JULY
Twice in one week?? What is going on? It's the New England Weavers Seminars 2021!!! Have you registered yet?? The closing date is Thursday 15th July and it's only $10 US to hear four international speakers! Here's the link so you can hop right on over! ...
How I Got Into Weaving – Lesley Willcock
NAME: Lesley Willcock BACKGROUND: Lesley and I first met (as she reminded me) at a shibori workshop that Kay Faulkner was leading at Chesham UK in December 2008. Lesley had only been weaving then for about 4 years but had just recently joined Complex Weavers and got...
How I Got Into Weaving – Andy Ross
NAME: Andy Ross BACKGROUND: Andy and I first got to know about each other via a mutual weaving friend Kathy Schicker. We were invited up to Shetland to service the AVL loom that the studio had acquired from Ann Sutton, and Andy invited us to stay, tour the island,...
How I Got Into Weaving – Jason Collingwood
NAME: Jason Collingwood BACKGROUND: Jason has been a fixture in the rug weaving world for many years. I actually first came to know about him through my visits to Peter Collingwood's studio through the aegis of the Ralph Griswold collection of books and materials on...
How I Got Into Weaving – Janna van Ledden
NAME: Janna van Ledden BACKSTORY: I started seeing some beautiful designs on various weaving Facebook groups, finding out they were designed and woven by Janna. I met her in person at a workshop I gave at Marian Stubentisky's studio in 2016. She is a truly...