by StaceyHB | Sep 22, 2017 | Art, Education, Life, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a wonderful weekend has just passed! It may have rained – a lot! – and blown a bit of a gale from time to time, and also had us reaching for the woollies and puffa jackets, but the visitors turned up and the atmosphere was fabulous!! It was Journées...
by StaceyHB | Jul 29, 2017 | Education, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
Sorry to blog again, but several people have asked what is the difference between a pdf and print-on-demand. Print-on-demand means that you will be getting a physical soft-cover book through the post. Postage costs and postage times vary hugely depending on where you...
by StaceyHB | Jul 29, 2017 | Education, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
Thank you for all the wonderful messages I have received this week about Honeycomb Hybrids: Honeycomb For All Tastes! I only hope that the book will live up to your obviously high expectations!! Here is the ordering information I promised you last week. I am offering...
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...
