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Are you a polymath or a butterfly brain?

Are you a polymath or a butterfly brain?

by StaceyHB | Feb 21, 2021 | Art, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, textiles, Weaving

Are you a polymath or a butterfly brain? Firstly, what is a polymath? A dictionary definition has it that a polymath is a person of wide knowledge or learning and Wikipedia states “a polymath is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects,...
French wool on the up …

French wool on the up …

by StaceyHB | Jan 24, 2021 | Education, Life, Nature, Publications, textiles, Travel

It’s not often that I can bring you news from French woollen textiles companies. This article is drawn from a piece in The Connexion, a monthly English-language subscription paper in France which keeps us updated with all the details of the ever-changing...
How I Got Into Weaving – Agnes Hauptli

How I Got Into Weaving – Agnes Hauptli

by StaceyHB | Jan 17, 2021 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving

 NAME: Agnes Hauptli BACKSTORY: Agnes and I first met back in 2008, at a Convergence class called the 3Ds of 3D run by Ruby Leslie. Right from the start we hit it off, two passionate weavers keen to learn whatever we could and with a shared zany sense of humour! We...
Weaving for Health and Well-Being

Weaving for Health and Well-Being

by StaceyHB | Dec 30, 2020 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving

Weaving has long been associated with health, along with other textile and craft disciplines. For years hospitals had occupational health departments which often included handlooms and weaving equipment. For hand/eye co-ordination and for improving concentration and...
How I Got Into Weaving – Cally Booker

How I Got Into Weaving – Cally Booker

by StaceyHB | Dec 13, 2020 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Weaving

 NAME: Cally Booker BACKSTORY:  Cally Booker is based in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is some years ago now that we first met and we share the history of both undertaking the Bradford Diploma of Handloom Weaving, albeit at different times. A past President...
Weaving, Yoga and Meditation

Weaving, Yoga and Meditation

by StaceyHB | Nov 8, 2020 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving

“Uh oh – Stacey’s gone hippy” – that was actually what one person said when we were talking in a group about weaving and the conversation turned to what you do to keep fit for weaving. We all laughed, but the truth is that she’s...
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