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 | Nov 4, 2016 | Art, Education, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Exhibition: ‘Weaving Futures’ | London Transport Museum Dates: 22 November 2016 to 18 February 2017 ‘Weaving Futures’ is an exhibition at London Transport Museum highlighting the importance of woven textile design to the London Transport system. The...
by StaceyHB | Jan 10, 2016 | Art, Education, Life, Publications, textiles, Weaving
I feel very privileged to be living in an era where being an artist does not mean struggling on your own, trying to justify what you do and why you do it against more ‘worthy’ occupations. I know – most of us work on our own, and yes, we do end up...
by StaceyHB | Nov 8, 2015 | Art, Education, Philosophy, textiles
It’s been a while since I posted, but life has been busy. More on that in a blog later this month. However….. The Textile Society 33rd Annual Conference was held at the newly extended Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester this weekend. The topic was...
by StaceyHB | Aug 10, 2014 | Education, Life, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
It’s been a while since I last sat down at my AVL to weave serious amounts. In fact, I warped 12 metres on back in February, and threaded up for the Complex Weavers study group samples for Collapse, Pleat & Bump. Those samples were finally woven in May...
