tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post8954412065996615691..comments2024-03-19T00:07:14.458-07:00Comments on Weaving a Life: More Thoughts on Original DesignsLaura Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-56665845788631439182010-06-26T04:11:36.587-07:002010-06-26T04:11:36.587-07:00One of the things I loved about first learning to ...One of the things I loved about first learning to weave was how easy it is to take a project in a magazine or a book and change it to make it your own. In my case this was inevitable as the magazines and books are mainly North American and we don't have ready access to the specified yarns! It strikes me as being very different from learning to knit, where it is very difficult to depart from a pattern successfully and even a simple yarn substitution can have ghastly consequences. But for weavers the steps to creating your own design can be taken one by one in the way you suggest, and suddenly you are up and running and drafting away with the best o' them - I think we're so lucky!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-46479095383197292202010-06-25T17:34:52.676-07:002010-06-25T17:34:52.676-07:00yes - a bit different - in a good way. I'm ha...yes - a bit different - in a good way. I'm having the library bring in the ones they don't have on the shelves locally. :) Thanks to Syne for the recommendation.<br /><br />cheers,<br />LauraLaura Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599868570350256631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537158321255176863.post-55701116239800055952010-06-25T17:29:10.618-07:002010-06-25T17:29:10.618-07:00Love Kim Harrison, BTW. I think we have all her bo...Love Kim Harrison, BTW. I think we have all her books to date on the book shelf. Fun, aren't they?Sandra Rudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691078578557110217noreply@blogger.com