Weaving

Daughter is KEEN on weaving,
and since the absolute worst way to learn something you are keen on
is from your Mother...
(if your Mother is ME)
We went to the local Weaver's Guild meeting last night.
I, of course, arrived with the last of the Weasley sweater on needle,
determined to finish it during the lecture/demonstration part of the program.
Imagine my surprize
(my brother keeps asking me WHY I am amazed since this stuff happens to me
ALL.THE.TIME)
when up stepped an art quilter I had been wanting to see....
sigh.
Originally, the program schedule called for a bead weaving demonstration, but the
presenter cancelled at the last minute, and the Quilter stepped in
to take over.
It was marvellous, but mostly because
the very words I needed to hear
Right Now
floated through the air and
landed in my lap.
She talked about the whole process/product
art/craft conversation we've been having on the blogs for months now....
and said (I'm paraphrasing here...)
"The MOST important thing you can do for yourself
and your ART
is to surround yourself with people who will love you
just the way you are, not in spite of it."
She described a good friend with whom she regularly has phone conversations while
they are both sewing...
"We can SEE what the other person is doing,
you know? Cuz we love each other and understand the process...."

YES.

She also talked about the joy of storytelling
through quilts, weaving with words....

An hour later, my headache began to relax the Vise of Pain
and I made plans to call the very excellent
weaving teacher that EVERYONE at the meeting
recommended....

Today we are off for a meeting with the Autism Project
researchers and then an afternoon with Boy bird.

I did finish the Weasley sleeve in the meeting,
so after seaming and steaming,
perhaps a picture, tomorrow!

Comments

[Cece]

Thanks for the kind words on my blog. Things are looking up this week - the weather isn't helping, but the puppy is!

I also have been thinking a lot about the process. I haven't finished much 'stuff' lately, but have been feeling the need to knit more. I find myself 'saving' different projects for different needs - like my somewhat complicated flame cradi for times when I need to not think about the real world for a bit, my lace shawl when I want something cheery - and my friends baby blanket for mindless, hey I love Stockinette moments!

[maggi]

Like the brothers, I'm not a bit surprised ~ just envious! And, hey, my sewing mother sent me to Singer to learn to sew . . . which was a Good Thing. XXO

[Deb]

Weaving is definitely on my "list" of things I want to do. I've always wanted to spin--and now I am--and I've always wanted to weave--but am insisting (to myself) on waiting at least another 6 months or year or so to let the bank account recover from all the spinning things I've bought since December!