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<\/a><\/p>\nThe past couple of days I’ve worked on wedding rings, sailboats and kitties.–wish you could see their green eyes. \u00a0I’m now in the early 80s.<\/p>\n
When I settled down to weave this project I could not concentrate until I completely picked up and reorganized my studio. \u00a0There was way too much clutter everywhere I looked. \u00a0Now that I’m in the thick of boundweave my studio has become messier than it was when I couldn’t stand it any longer. \u00a0Funny how that happens. \u00a0Now I cringe a bit when I enter the room, but I really had to pull out all that yarn out for picking the colors and the softness I need for my little boundweave figures.<\/p>\n It was a beautiful summer although, aside from the linen tote bag, I did not knuckle down to any floor loom weaving until August. \u00a0There was SO much I wanted to do–I won’t bore you with the list….<\/p>\n We had more hummingbirds than we’ve had in previous years. \u00a0One of the females would sit on top of the iron plant hanger and chase away all other birds who came to feed. \u00a0I grow lots of red flowers on the deck to keep everyone happy. \u00a0The hummingbirds were constant companions for us.<\/p>\n In September I was invited to give a presentation on tapestry weaving to the Rhode Island weavers’ guild. \u00a0There are several women in that guild who are also in the CT guild so I already knew a few members. \u00a0They are a dynamic group who do some amazing work. \u00a0You can find articles that various members have written in back issues of Handwoven. \u00a0There are some well known weavers in Rhode Island: \u00a0Antonia Kormos, Norma Smayda, Jan Doyle…. I could certainly learn more from any one of them than I could possibly teach them!<\/p>\n For the presentation I collected images from all the tapestry weavers whose work inspires me. \u00a0I was impressed how willingly each of these weavers shared their photos with me so I could share them with the RI guild. \u00a0Such beautiful work!–Joan Baxter, Tommye Scanlin, Jon Eric Riis, \u00a0members of the Wednesday Group, of course!–along with Archie and Susan.<\/p>\n And in the afternoon an adventurous group of guild members tried their hands at weaving on chopstick looms. \u00a0Sally’s husband made the looms, and he did such a stellar job that it made all our Wednesday Group looms look pathetic! \u00a0I’m not going to give out Henry’s last name or he might be inundated with requests for these beauties!<\/p>\n Here are some of the portraits, all well woven!<\/p>\n In August, after the wedding, \u00a0Bob and I spent a week sailing on our new Pandora<\/em>, all the way to Nantucket and back during the most mild and beautiful week of the summer. \u00a0I’ve got a new stash of window box and front door photos from all the pretty houses there.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n