Greetings from “Selma Handwovens” and the studio assistant, Miss Daisy Dog.

Why do I weave? Growing up, it never even occurred to me that this was something I would ever do. At my college, the Home Ec department offered weaving and I wasn't even curious. Odd, then, that I end up with it's being one of the things that most defines my sense of myself. From the time my dear friend, Carla, took me upstairs and announced that she was going to teach me to use her loom so that I wouldn't waste any time while she was away and I was looking after her cats, I was hooked. Then I enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Textile Desigh. There was a long, dry spell where I did not weave and thought that part of my life was over. Then an accident that could have left me crippled for life, but, instead, left me recovering, had the effect, as these things often do, of bringing my life back into focus. I needed to go back to weaving.

Another thing is that I have always needed to work. You need to make a meaningful contribution to your world by working at SOMETHING! That is just the way I see it, anyway.

Today, I own my “dream looms:” a Macomber and THREE AVL looms. Something I never thought I would have. I have a room full of beautiful yarn. How blessed can you be?

Now, when I spend the day in my workshop, I feel a peace and joy at the end of the day.

I am so grateful.

Friday, August 26, 2011

I gotta get organized!

Since I still have to go pop a pill and "sit" for a bit due to THE BACK THING, I decided I might as well get some work done while sitting.  I've been "inventorying" yarns.  Since I want to do some nice towels for Xmas sales when the rugs are finished, I started with my Cotton/linen supply.  Last time "WEBS" had their version on sale, I got quite a bit of it.  I also have some of the Louet "Euroflax" pure linen and a lot of little Lily spools of pure linen I bought off ebay.  Then, of course, a few small cones of the original "Cottolin."
I am making "wraps" along a strip of cardboard, with a note about lot number and amount on hand.
This will help HUGELY my bad habit of ordering duplicates because I don't REALLY know what's out there in the workshop!
Also watching an ebay item: one of the old "tall, skinny" old Structos.  I have two of these and might sell one, so will be curious if this one gets the price being asked.  These are nice for weaver-manipulated bands, as they have only two shafts.  They are also light enough to carry along on travels, so they are practical as well as being "collectables."
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