This is how a year should begin – with excitement and anticipation of good things to come, so Happy 2025 to everyone! Many of you will be familiar with my Rigid Heddle Consolidation Course which I published last year, with the promise of a follow-up course soon to be released. …
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Studio notes from the beautiful Drakensberg.
Somehow it seems as though we look forward to something for such a long while, and then in the blink of an eye, it is done and dusted and behind us, as though it was a little bit of a dream. So it feels with the first Drakensberg Fibre festival. …
Studio notes on crossing the finish line.
This past week has been a slight departure from the norm for me – apart from glorious weather and spectacular sunsets which continue to be enjoyed from my deck with a glass of the good stuff in hand at the end of a day spent at desk and loom. Why …
Studio notes for the beginning of the ‘Windy Month’
For the past week or so, I have had our house all to myself. This is a very unusual state of affairs, as it is usually me that is off on a trip to teach or promote my product. However, this time it was M’s turn to climb into his …
Studio notes from the middle of Winter.
This past week has seen some really epic weather systems moving through the country. The Cape has been battered by gales and torrential rains, there is snow on the mountains in the Western and Eastern Cape, and Natal. The highveld is shivering, and yesterday, I spend most of the day …
Loom with a view – the next steps…..
It never ceases to amaze me that even in the middle of Winter, when the bush is dry and grey, suddenly there will be a tiny spot of colour bravely peeping through the sandy earth. After the lockdown of 2020, I made a very conscious decision to slow down on …
The view from my loom has changed a little
…. as the August winds have arrived punctually in the Lowveld and it is too dusty and windy to weave on the patio right now! Having said that, it doesn’t mean that I have been idle – in fact far from it! The Rep weave is off the eight shaft …
There’s a ray of sunshine on my loom with a view….
The bumpy start to my current project, has, I have to say, not really settled down – although…. and I say ‘although’ with more than a little trepidation, I feel that I might be beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Rep-weave experiment is finally …
OPEN WEAVING WEEK
A week of social weaving for weavers of all skill levels. Come for a day or come for a couple of days, or even, come for the whole week. Book your accommodation at the beautiful Remhoogte Mountain lodge.
From where I sit at my loom with a view…..
I am once again stuck at home with not even a glass of wine to lighten the mood! But what can we do? I guess that because I’m a ” glass half full” (even if the bottle is empty and cannot be refilled at the moment) kind of person I …