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Packing the looms for the Introduction to Weaving Course starting tomorrow…
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It was love for this tool that led me to choose weaving. Old, old tech. Built from wood. No motor. Lovely sound as you beat down the weft.
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I look forward to intro

Dyeing for a special commission this week. Colours of some Autumnal leaves, with more to come.
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Madder, Cochineal, Eucalyptus Cinerea, dried Oxalis and Weld on Cotton, Hemp and Silk.
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Last Natural Dye Workshop for a while coming up next weekend:

Both cat and boy enjoy the progress of Karin's braided basket in California :)
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Shaping 3D forms from rags is entirely possible without need for a loom and the braiding can grow in all sorts of directions.
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I’ll be teaching braided vessels an

Handwoven projects from some of my last Introduction to Weaving course students: Ilze, Anja, Rachel and Jane. Shared & celebrated recently with a Weaver's lunch on my verandah.
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Thanks so much weavers (and Jane for these photos).
It's so satisfy

I feel the link of nature draw me:
flesh of flesh, 
bone of my bone thou art, 
and from thy state 
mine shall never be parted, 
bliss or woe

John Milton 
English poet, 1600s

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Thank you Digby for this poem.
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Celebrating th

Another 3D weave for the sculpturally curious:

The more shafts your loom has, the more layers of cloth you can weave simultaneously.

This lattice is woven on 8 shafts (2 per layer), with 4 seperate shuttles.

Switching the cloths while the whole t

Weaving Potential

It was a pleasure to speak about my work at the @latrobe_visual_arts Art Forum last week.
Amongst really thoughtful questions from students about hope and grief, materials, indigenous plants and protocols were some about weaving i

Winter School @sturtgalleryandstudios
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Join me this July atAustralia’s pioneering school of contemporary craft for Braiding Rags: Square to Sculptural.
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5 immersive days in the highlands shaping 3D vessels, flanges, appendages, corners and ne

I woke this morning reflecting on the world, and the wind in particular, as creative force and embodied spirit, and of we human animals as collaborators in the world’s creative life.
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Recalling times when I’ve felt lifted from malaise by

The beauty of a simple zig zag :)
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Appreciating Kristine’s sweet rug. Braided from old sheets for her farmhouse bedside in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
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Next 2-part ONLINE workshop is early next month :)
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May’s in-person braided rug

One hand held harvest:
Late elephant garlic and sunchokes by the ornamental grape.
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#Autumn #UndergroundTreats #GardenGratitude #GoodSoil

Kitchen Compost to Cochineal:
Colour snap from our last Natural Dye Day.
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From the bottom up:
Lovelier Olives from Red Onion skin + Iron than my camera can capture
Red Onion skins (no mordant)
Fresh Eucalyptus Cinerea leaves
Avocado Pips + Alkali
Gr

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