{"id":4,"date":"2007-02-15T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-15T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=4"},"modified":"2007-02-15T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-15T19:59:00","slug":"beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=4","title":{"rendered":">Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">15 Feb. 2007<\/p>\n<p>The wild weather of this strange winter, and the fact that I have entered my sixth decade, conspire to make me examine my choices lately.  I have been a hand knitter for over 40 years and a handweaver for over 30 years.  In 2001, I began some experiments with tapestry.  After adding spinning and tentatively trying some dyeing over 10 years ago now, I wonder where I am going with these fiber technniques.  At this point I know that I cannot be a master in all these avenues, but I have no idea which direction to take.  The wild winds that have blown throughout this winter, and my own internal storms have me rooted to a single spot, cautious about moving in any direction.  So, instead of finishing a number of projects that are blowing about in the storm, I&#8217;ve decided to start a blog.  What am I thinking??<\/p>\n<p>Some weavers on the Yahoo list &#8220;Tapestry 2005&#8221; have been sharing their blogs, with the result that I now give in to the urge to join them!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>>15 Feb. 2007 The wild weather of this strange winter, and the fact that I have entered my sixth decade, conspire to make me examine my choices lately. I have been a hand knitter for over 40 years and a handweaver for over 30 years. In 2001, I began some experiments with tapestry. 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