Category Archives: weaving

Time Warps

Posted on May 18, 2013 by ozweaver

“Time Warps: Textiles from Today’s Weavers.”  What a catchy title for the biennial exhibition of works by the Connecticut Guild of Handweavers. I’ve been looking forward to seeing this exhibition since I got the first announcement back in March.  Nothing … Continue reading →

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Thoughts of Home

Posted on April 16, 2013 by ozweaver

It is truly springtime in southern New England now, and I’m feeling a bit homesick.  I heard that the peepers are calling at night, and the forsythia and daffodils are in bloom! Bob happened to get the New York Times … Continue reading →

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Busy Beautiful Days

Posted on January 14, 2013 by ozweaver

We’ve been back on board Pandora for five days already, and it’s been a very busy cup of tea here.  We thought we’d be crossing to the Bahamas on Wednesday this week, so there was a lot to accomplish!…. food … Continue reading →

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Sweetgrass in Charleston

Posted on November 6, 2012 by ozweaver

We are in Charleston, and I have not posted anything here since our arrival last Thursday.  Bob has posted lots of photos and descriptions of what we’ve been up to, and he’s done such a thorough job, that I’m not … Continue reading →

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Eccentric Pleasures

Posted on August 29, 2012 by ozweaver

It is less than two weeks until we leave, and I have just spent a week with visiting friends, up to see our new location and to say good bye before we sail off into the sunset… While doing a … Continue reading →

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Tick, Tick, Tick….

Posted on August 23, 2012 by ozweaver

Isn’t this mid-August weather glorious?  It’s hard to choose between being outside and being in the studio.  With only three weeks left until my long voyage, I have to choose being in the studio!

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Tackling My Toika

Posted on August 1, 2012 by ozweaver

In spite of that pep talk from my son, in spite of Su Butler’s excellent website with extensive information, including photos (!) about tying up a Toika, and in spite of perusing every forum post about Toikas I could find … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on March 28, 2012 by ozweaver

We are stumbling closer and closer to our move to Connecticut.  We have a buyer for our house in New Jersey, and we’ve committed to a house in Connecticut…..but getting everything to fall into place so everyone involved can move … Continue reading →

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Recharge

Posted on December 28, 2011 by ozweaver

Life has been pretty stressful for the past 8 months.  My blog is a place where I try to put my daily, non-fiber obligations behind me, but all those obligations have basically taken over my life these past few months … Continue reading →

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Another tale of the Spider Silk brocade panel

Posted on September 29, 2011 by ozweaver

  This amazing handwoven panel made entirely from the Golden Orb spider’s silk has moved to Chicago, and they have done a more thorough video of what went into this stunning textile.  I saw it last fall at the Museum … Continue reading →

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