Quiet Days

 

two strands of yarn after weaving - the curving path through the cloth is recorded in the individual threads when they are removed from the cloth - they are no longer straight round rods

One of the things I've been thinking (and writing) about is the role of compression in the making of cloth.  The article has been sent and received and should appear sometime next month.  Will give everyone a heads up when it drops.  :)

I have also been thinking about other aspects of weaving that tend to get glossed over, or simply misunderstood.  As such I've been flipping through books looking for what others have said, trying to find a way to bring the information to more people.

The thing is, weaving is full of rabbit holes.  Weaving is not just *a* rabbit hole, it is an entire rabbit warren!  There are so many 'it depends' considerations.  So many things that can be tweaked that will ultimately affect the finished results.

It is really challenging when new weavers simply want to know what they should do when there are so many variables.

Even words take on different meanings, if the context is changed.

This is what I'm working on now - a definition of a word and how to explain the role the concept plays in creating cloth.  Even the Oxford Concise Dictionary listed 8 different definitions for the word - and that doesn't even begin to address the use of that word in weaving.

Wednesday I got the next spinal injections and was hoping that Thursday would be 'better'.  It wasn't.  So I gritted my teeth and stuck to my 'light duties'.  This morning *seems* to be 'better', but I'm going to stick to my '3 days light duties' and continue poking around, flipping through books, shoving thoughts around in the back - and front - of my brain.  Try to come up with all the ways the word is used and explain how and why the definition changes in context.

Which word?  You'll have to wait and see.  The article will be submitted to the editor as soon as I can wrap it up, but it may be months before it appears in print.  The lead time for articles to print is 6-12 months (sometimes more).

I have also sent a list of topics to another publication in hopes that they might like to publish more of my words.  I'm not holding my breath, but...nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say.  :)

If my body is going to continue to deteriorate, but I can keep my brain functioning, then I can keep writing, keep teaching.  

In the meantime, I also need to clean up my ko-fi store and start getting ready for my annual Big Birthday Sale.  Stay tuned.