NOTE: This is a guest post by Deb Davis. Deb is a writer, artist and naturalist who works for the Forest Service in central Washington. You can read about her experiences monitoring wild fires, maintaining backcountry trails and being a snow ranger on the I-90 corridor; her observations and reflections on the natural world; and […]
Trust
I am weaving a new towel design and exploring variations. In this design, vertical ivory stripes alternate with twill stripes in different pastels. After I’ve woven a couple towels, I decide I’d like to add some horizontal accent stripes. I could get up from the loom and draw some sketches to scale to decide where […]
The choices that bring you home to yourself
When I was preparing for an artist talk in conjunction with the recent exhibit, Serving Up Art, a friend and fellow fiber enthusiast sent me this request: Could you speak a bit about how you sustain your commitment to go to your loom to create the beautiful things that you make? I find it so […]
Weaving the Gulf Shore Towels
Beyond sitting at the loom People often ask me how long it takes to weave a towel. Actually weaving the towel – sitting at the loom and throwing the shuttle back and forth – is only one step in the process. The whole process includes designing the towels, dressing the loom for 10 – 11 […]
Accepting rough edges
I have a new towel design on the loom and it isn’t weaving as smoothly as I would like. It’s been a while since I’ve woven a brand new design and I’ve forgotten that it takes a bit to work out the quirks. I haven’t found my weaving rhythm with this design and the selvages […]
