- I'm still rather pleased about how well our personal gifts to TE Jara went over. It's always good to have friends who appreciate handwovens, and friends who are good sports ( Read more... )

So incredibly cool!

According to SCA Today, the author is looking to get it reprinted, which is good, because the only copy I'm finding is $1300, and it went on the MUST HAVE list about 30 seconds after I laid eyes on the pdf.

Update: The U has a copy!

Revisiting my references to find examples and pictures for the complex weaves class has been a bit daunting. It turns out that something an awful lot like overshot, which I tend to think of as a primarily colonial American weave, shows up in Viking times under several names including monk's belt and daldrall. The good news is that this means that ( Read more... )

I'm thinking of teaching a class for Silks, Needles and More, and had a number of class ideas that could be more fully developed, so I thought I'd ask what people might be interested in before I committed ( Read more... )

“Why does anybody tell a story?” [L'Engle] once asked, even though she knew the answer ( Read more... )

Washing the napkins and placemats has proved the value that might've been gained by sampling. The placemats match, even if by modern standards they're more like napkins, but the napkins are significantly different sizes. The linen/silk weft appears to have remained the same size or possibly expanded. The unknown probable cotton which looks ( Read more... )

This is where I grumble about the lack of amentities (i.e. Internet) at truly swanky hotels. Things to remember for next time - do not assume expensive hotel == fridges in the room and continental breakfast available. Still, I can get access from the public library, so that's where I am. I Do Not like this keyboard, so this may be short. Except ( Read more... )

For those who haven't been paying attention for, oh, the last 6 months, I'm going to Convergence, the weaving conference. Tomorrow. Eep ( Read more... )

And whoever else might be interested... Vesterheim's Nordic Fest is July 27-29. There'll be a weaving and knife making competition (well, the judging bits, but some of it's for sale). There will also be the Sons of Norway Norwegian dancers from La Crosse, which may only be amusing if you're me and are having 80s flashbacks. I don't think we ( Read more... )

Coincidence, meet coincidence:

I took exactly one class at Lilies.

The instructor of that class will be going to Convergence.

So we have a chance of connecting at a modern event, we exchanged modern names.

Later, I bought Medieval Textiles I.

The last article in the book was about ruffled veils, which I had previously been directed to by petranella when ( Read more... )