by StaceyHB | Jul 15, 2012 | Art, Education, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
One of the wonderful things about guilds is the opportunity they offer for learning. Kennet Valley Guild hold a biennial residential weekend workshop for both their own guild members and other people who wish to come (obviously subject to numbers) on 19 – 21st...
by StaceyHB | Jul 8, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Travel
Far from quietening down during this summer (??!), there seem to be more events to attend than ever! This week, I received an invitation to attend a seminar day, Craft in practice, Craft in process, run by the MA Textiles students at Manchester Metropolitan...
by StaceyHB | Jul 1, 2012 | Art, Education, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
This Friday, about half the UK contingent of Complex Weavers gathered for a study day with Jennifer Moore in central London. Jennifer is over in the UK to teach a series of workshops on double cloth for both Handweavers Studios and also the Handweavers Studio...
by StaceyHB | Jun 17, 2012 | Education, Jacquard weaving, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I’ve had the most wonderful time this week in Norway with Vibeke Vestby trialling the new TC2 and looking at the looms which are going to be heading out to Convergence. I wish I was going with them!! These new looms are so much more elegant in appearance than...
by StaceyHB | Mar 4, 2012 | Life, Travel
You only have one 50th birthday – well, you only have one of each birthday, of course – but one ending in a 0 always has some kind of significance, whether good or bad! And I wanted this one to be a little different. This could be the middle of my life...
by StaceyHB | Feb 19, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel
What do humour, the rings of saturn, landscape and passion have in common? Stumped? Well, they’re all books that I have read this week. And what diversity – from an excerpt from On Humour by Simon Critchley; The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald; The...
