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Tolstoy said "Spring is the time of plans and projects."  We have had tastes of Spring, warm days, daffodils and birdsong but now are back to winter's chill.  Be done already!  The gloomy February days are reflected in my tapestry diary. I started the diary on my birthday, January 28th.  The bowling pin and token represent my 62nd birthday party with family and friends, which was so much fun!  My plan for the tapestry diary is an entry per week. This picture is a couple of weeks ago.  I have some catching up to do. My dear husband made me the loom using copper pipe and purpleheart wood as well as some new tapestry forks. I love beautiful tools, using them brings joy.  Meeting with other tapestry weavers also brings me joy.  I am thankful to have found  Triangle Weavers Guild  and am loving our tapestry study group. Here are some pictures from our most recent session. Tapestry is a relatively solitary endeavor but what a treat to have opp...

Taking tapestry classes is one of my favorite things and  Tommye Scanlon is one of my favorite tapestry weavers.  I admire her work and love having the opportunity to take another class with her.  The  Triangle Weavers Guild  brought Tommye in for a Beyond the Basics class. The Triangle Fiber Arts Center is a great venue for classes.  Happy tapestry weavers! Friday, day one we discussed looms, warping and setting tips. Tommye has dozens of woven samples to illustrate different techniques. This sample was woven to demonstrate the use of blending with complementary colors. Decreasing, increasing, hills and valleys oh my. Saturday, day two involved specific techniques, attaching the cartoon and inking the warp. Tommye talks about her design process. One on one assistance with hands on by Tommye. My yarns and sampling progress.  You may remember these yarns from  here .  I dyed them ages ago for a project entitled Holding Space.  I have bee...