{"id":2448,"date":"2013-12-03T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T13:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2013-12-03T13:34:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T13:34:36","slug":"weaving-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=2448","title":{"rendered":"Weaving Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve neglected mentioning some of the events that have inspired me this fall. \u00a0First would be the 18th century tapestry series titled &#8220;Weaving the Myth of Psyche&#8221; on display at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewadsworth.org\/mythofpsyche\/\">Wadsworth Atheneum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are some stunning images in these tapestries. \u00a0Look at this donkey&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.40-HDR.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2449\" title=\"2013-11-09 13.43.40 HDR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.40-HDR-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.40-HDR-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.40-HDR-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.40-HDR.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And the spinner&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.54.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2450\" title=\"2013-11-09 13.43.54\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.54.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.54.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.43.54-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And Cupid&#8217;s wing&#8230;.isn&#8217;t that something? I am going to have some fun with this image!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.42.28-HDR.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2451\" title=\"2013-11-09 13.42.28 HDR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.42.28-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.42.28-HDR.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.42.28-HDR-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The museum asked for some guild members to demonstrate tapestry that day, and three of us participated. \u00a0Here one guild member is luring in the children with her spinning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.12.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2452\" title=\"2013-11-09 13.12.55\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.12.55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.12.55.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-13.12.55-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-11.07.53-HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2453\" title=\"2013-11-09 11.07.53 HDR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-11.07.53-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-11.07.53-HDR.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-09-11.07.53-HDR-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A couple of weeks later, the state guild meeting featured the boundweave work of Rebecca Arkenberg, called &#8220;Tales from the Loom.&#8221; \u00a0Her boundweave figures are whimsical and creative, and it is obvious she is having a great time combining boundweave with a sense of humor. \u00a0She said that people often can&#8217;t see what she is portraying, and she&#8217;s learned to let that go and just enjoy herself. \u00a0What terrific advice!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rebecca has a great knack for reducing world wide cultural images to the barest essentials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.21.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2454\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.21.55\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.21.55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.21.55.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.21.55-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2455\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.22.07\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.07.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.07-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2456\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.22.45\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.45.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.22.45-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This one is particularly fun! \u00a0Navajo women, rugs, and Churro sheep!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2457\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.23.08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.08.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.08-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And how about bunnies with angora tails sitting in rows of carrots and beets?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.24.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2458\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.24.00\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.24.00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.24.00.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.24.00-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cat and mouse&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2459\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.25.03\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.03.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.03-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A highlander in kilt!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2460\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.25.44\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.44.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.25.44-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Scarlet Letter&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2461\" title=\"2013-11-16 14.23.44\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.44.jpg 374w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-11-16-14.23.44-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had so much fun at this guild meeting and came away buoyed with ideas for returning to my own boundweave project that has been neglected for some time now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve neglected mentioning some of the events that have inspired me this fall. \u00a0First would be the 18th century tapestry series titled &#8220;Weaving the Myth of Psyche&#8221; on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum. There are some stunning images in these tapestries. \u00a0Look at this donkey&#8230;. And the spinner&#8230;. And Cupid&#8217;s wing&#8230;.isn&#8217;t that something? I am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spinning","category-tapestry","category-weaving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448\/revisions\/2464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}