tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post3406105377476473957..comments2024-03-22T17:30:05.579-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: Working In SeriesLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-57305709065127782672015-11-01T10:14:00.100-08:002015-11-01T10:14:00.100-08:00That is a very good comparison. Lots of crafts ha...That is a very good comparison. Lots of crafts have something about them that, at first glance, looks to be simple but require a high level of skill to accomplish. In weaving plain weave is probably the base for all else to develop from in terms of skill set.<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-25697490896016981112015-11-01T03:31:55.004-08:002015-11-01T03:31:55.004-08:00I am a beginning weaver (very beginning), and I...I am a beginning weaver (very beginning), and I'm glad to read your and others' comments on plain weave. A long time ago, I tried my hand at pottery, and I wasn't all that bad at it. My teacher said that throwing a cylinder is the hardest thing - if you can throw a perfect cylinder, you can throw anything. (I never could throw a perfect cylinder, though I got close.) I have taken that bit of advice along with me in whatever hobby I pursue. In the case of weaving, I had thought if I could produce a perfect plain weave, likely it would at least be a very good foundation for gaining the skill to weave anything else. Sounds like that plain weave is to weaving as the cylinder is to pottery. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-48089558287064082632015-10-27T09:30:38.857-07:002015-10-27T09:30:38.857-07:00Amy, I find producing a series makes displaying my...Amy, I find producing a series makes displaying my work easier. :) And changing the colours in a stripe sequence is always an exercise in the study of colour interactions.<br /><br />Margaret, after 40 years of weaving, I still don't quite get plain weave 'perfect'. But I keep trying. Because, well, it *is* a challenge. ;)<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-17513132703357308272015-10-27T07:33:23.944-07:002015-10-27T07:33:23.944-07:00I agree. I've just stripped my "towel lo...I agree. I've just stripped my "towel loom" of the bumberet threading that I've been using for the last five years (about 250-300 towels in warps of 14 towels per). Just at the end of this year's production run did I start to get a wee bit bored. I'm going to switch structures for a couple of years, but expect I'll be back to bumberet at some point in the future since it's so flexible for color exploration.<br /><br />The other thing I've noticed is that items sell better if there are more of them. Not more identical items, but more in a series. If I have just one of something, it can languish sometimes. But if there are a bunch of similar, but not identical, somethings -- people flock to them. I think it's something about the psychology of choice, but not too much choice? I don't know exactly, but I've seen it enough times that I accept it as truth.<br /><br />Last comment -- you're inspiring me to go back to chenille and build some inventory next year in that department (and use up my stash). Based on what I saw at the Guild sale last weekend, chenille is enjoying a renaissance, so here's to good sales for both of us!!amyfibrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089380287307928974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-73735740699822575612015-10-26T17:35:20.597-07:002015-10-26T17:35:20.597-07:00Glad you are moving out the chenille. It has a tim...Glad you are moving out the chenille. It has a timeless quality. I personally never get bored weaving tabby as I regard it as the consummate weaver's challenge. If I had to have a "final exam" for a weaver it would be to weave 10 + meters of flawless tabby. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424016020828242896noreply@blogger.com