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 […]
Marilyn Webster’s Abridged Weaving Dictionary
As a child, I disliked my name. Too many comments about Marilyn Monroe and the dictionary, although not usually in the same breath. I identified with neither. In graduate school I discovered that the lexicographer Noah Webster and I have more in common than our last names. One of my favorite courses was on the […]
