by StaceyHB | May 10, 2009 | Art, Jacquard weaving, Life, Travel, Weaving
With a title like that, you would be forgiven for thinking that I am going to talk about Kate Adie, BBC reporter extraordinaire, as that’s the title of her autobiography. That may come once I’ve read the book, but in the meantime, last weekend, I visited the Stroud...
by StaceyHB | Mar 22, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
Somehow a city seen from a few hundred yards up at night is more alive to me than one seen during the day. During the day, the skyscrapers shout for attention, their static solidity commanding your gaze. At night it is the movement of lights that gives the city its...
by StaceyHB | Feb 23, 2009 | Travel, Weaving
I susbscribe to VAV Magasinet. This is a recent subscription and during my perusal of the latest VAV magazine, I realised how narrow my awareness of the weaving world actually is. I thought that I was relatively up on weaving traditions internationally, but then I...
by StaceyHB | Jan 19, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
The first thing I need to do on this posting is to apologise to Jo Earl for giving her a new first name and mis-spelling her surname!! My humble apologies, Jo. I’m still on US time at the moment, despite having arrived back in the UK on Saturday. My flight was...
by StaceyHB | Jan 7, 2009 | Travel
It’s just into 2009, and I’m in the US on my first trip of the year, to a conference on jacquard weaving in North Carolina. I’m also staying with weaver, Alice Schlein, at her home in South Carolina. More about Alice and other weavers next time…. I love...
