Category Archives: spinning

There’s No Place Like Home…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by ozweaver

There really isn’t.  And to top it off it’s May in New England. My sister had offered to meet me at the airport.  It would just be the two of us; we’d have dinner afterward so she could catch me … Continue reading →

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Chillin’

Posted on April 21, 2013 by ozweaver

A few more days in Hope Town.  Sailing friends have also arrived, so we are now joined by Nati, Meltemi, and Firecracker.  Take Two is still anchored just outside the harbor. We all seem to be reluctant to leave this … Continue reading →

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Sights on Rum Cay

Posted on March 4, 2013 by ozweaver

Pandora on the dock at Sumner Point Marina on Rum Cay.  This is our first use of a dock in the Bahamas, and it is free! Each day when the fisherman return with their catch and begin cleaning the fish … Continue reading →

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Precious Materials

Posted on April 12, 2012 by ozweaver

Last week a friend of mine asked if I wanted to join her for the monthly meeting of the Westchester (NY) weaving guild.  They were having a guest speaker; she couldn’t remember whom.  She thought he was a tapestry weaver … Continue reading →

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Ending the trip with a Bang!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ozweaver

My last few days in Maine will be spent riding out what remains of hurricane Irene when she hits these shores.  Hopefully she will be spent by the time she arrives, but everyone has to be prepared for the worst! … Continue reading →

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Weaving and Spinning at Skylands Manor

Posted on November 28, 2010 by ozweaver

> My local weaving guild, the Palisades Guild of Spinners and Weavers, will be setting up a weaving/spinning/dye-ing studio at the New Jersey State Botanical Gardens that has a Tudor Revival Mansion on the property called Skylands Manor.  This opulent … Continue reading →

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>Maine Fiber Artists’ Open Studios

Posted on August 11, 2010 by ozweaver

> Well, it’s another beautiful summer in Maine, and I’m so lucky to visit other amazing fiber farmers and fiber artists’ studios! This year’s plan was a bit more involved than previous years, and it was a fun adventure!  My … Continue reading →

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>Spinning Dreams…

Posted on November 6, 2009 by ozweaver

> Several years ago at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival I got to sit at a dream spinning wheel, the Wyatt  ‘Norwegian.’  I’d never had such a perfect spinning experience, and I realized right then what some of my … Continue reading →

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>Vacation Interrupted

Posted on August 28, 2009 by ozweaver

> All packed and nowhere to go!  It’s raining buckets here, and we thought we’d be ahead of it in Maine, but even so, arriving before the rain hits Maine doesn’t really sound appealing when we are traveling with our … Continue reading →

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>Finishing Projects

Posted on August 27, 2009 by ozweaver

> I have been home for a little over a week, in which I’ve spent a few days with my younger son (attending the all-John Adams concert at Alice Tully Hall, seeing the Julia movie and basically relaxing!), a little … Continue reading →

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