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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,...
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...
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...
How I Got Into Weaving – Lia Cook

How I Got Into Weaving – Lia Cook

by StaceyHB | Sep 20, 2020 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, textiles, Travel, Weaving

 NAME: Lia Cook BACKSTORY: Lia’s work has long entranced and engaged me. She is a Bay Area (San Francisco, California, US) visual artist who combines weaving with painting, photography, video, and digital technology to explore the sensuality of the woven image...
Visual and tactile playtime!

Visual and tactile playtime!

by StaceyHB | May 24, 2020 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving

What fun it has been to look through my inbox this week!  (Images: Above, Grignani 8 – optical inspiration : right B&W14  – Katharina Krönig ) One topic has been foremost and it is so exciting to have so many interesting conversations and fabulous...
Why Weave? Why Now?

Why Weave? Why Now?

by StaceyHB | Apr 9, 2020 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving

Hello everyone, I hope that you are safe and staying well. It might be a highly unusual time that we are experiencing, but we also have an amazing opportunity in the midst of this pandemic. COVID-19 is giving us a chance to stop in our tracks and think deeply about...
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