by StaceyHB | Dec 16, 2018 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
The end of the year always leads to reflection, and this year I was reading through the essays that I wrote for my MA coursework. Each year we were required to write an essay on contextual studies that we had done through the year, and for my first year, I selected...
by StaceyHB | Nov 20, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
There always seems to be something interesting going on here, whether involving weaving, work on the house, cultural activities in the area or simply watching nature. Firstly, there was a wonderful Complex Weavers Study Day in London, organised by the UK’s...
by StaceyHB | Sep 23, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, Uncategorized, Weaving
We’re experiencing a superb crop of figs right now, and figs and honey together are a winning combination, so when an unexpected space opened up in my Honeycomb Hybrids course from 21 – 26 October, I figured (groan) I’d better let you know, just in...
by StaceyHB | Sep 9, 2018 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I know – I’m like a London bus – nothing for a while, then two posts come along together!! Over the summer I’ve been dipping into a book by Prof Brenda M King that I picked up in April at the Foxlowe’s Art Centre in Leek where I had my...
by StaceyHB | Aug 12, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a lovely summer we are having here at The Loom Room! The weather is hot and sunny, the workshop cool and creative, the plunge pool the icing on the cake!! I’ve been privileged to have hosted students from many parts of the globe this year so far, and still...
by StaceyHB | Jun 10, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, textiles, Weaving
Hi and welcome to my first ever video blog notes! Unfortunately, I can’t upload the video directly to this page because of its file size, so you’ll have to view it through Facebook. During the 5min video, I referred to Complex Weavers, an organisation for...
