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Tiny Miracles

7/3/2018

 
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four selvedge tapestry (in progress): spindle spun natural linen, bleached linen, tussah silk, kami-ito (spun by Velma Bolyard); 1.75" x 1.75"
You know what never occurred to me?
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four selvedge tapestry: spindle spun natural linen, unbleached cotton, tussah silk; 4 cm x 4 cm
Several things actually --
(apparently I am clueless),
but the two that just struck me are: 
1. that the response to 
Fringeless
would be so immediate and enthusiastic
(thank you SO much to everyone who is signing up --
I hear it's wild out there in the facebook group--),
​

and
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2. that rather than grow tired of four selvedge warping
or be longing for a break
​after months of focus
(including the awkwardness of
listening to/watching myself on film
as I try to catch all the moments
when I say warp instead of weft),

I'm actually giggling as I review some of the videos,
enjoying all over again the pleasure of working with Rebecca--
​and of tapestry itself.
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In fact, the whole thing
​ has made more interested than ever
 in the things this four selvedge warping business
allow me to do.
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Actually I did take a break last week--
slipping off to our cabin to clear my head
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and a few thistle-choked trails.
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But even as I relished the solitude
​and sank into the peace
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of mending weed-whacking trousers
 listening to birds,
and reading books
(The Stranger in the Woods turned out to be an appropriate choice),
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I was also thrilled to return to this linen warp
 (sized just before leaving),
and continue with my experiments.
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four selvedge, spindle spun linen warp, flour and water size applied to the right half and not to the left...
Not that some of these experiments--
(weaving with unfamiliar or long ignored materials, for instance)
couldn't happen with other warping methods,
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detail of hairy unsized vs smooth sized yarn
but somehow the completeness
​ of these tiny works
with their crisp edges
and contained little selves,
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transforms each experiment
into a miracle.
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four selvedge tapestry: spindle spun natural linen, bleached linen, tussah silk, kami-ito (spun by Velma Bolyard); 4cm x 4 cm
So thank you
EVERYONE
for your interest
(in four selvedge and whatever else)--
for reading, for weaving,
for making stuff,
for writing back
and generally supporting this work
in whatever way suits you.
I'm just so darned curious about
how it will unfold. 

And  speaking of miracles--
I wove three little four selvedge tapestries
while filming Fringeless 
and they were such fun to make
that we're going to share the joy
​and give them away.
Everyone who registers for the class before the end of July
(that'd be the early birds among you)
​will have your name in the hat.
​
Jeane Vogel link
7/4/2018 03:51:38 pm

How joyful. Thank YOU! I cannot wait to learn from you.
Jeane

Michele Dixon
7/4/2018 04:35:06 pm

So happy you and Rebecca got together to share this exciting new (to me) weaving technique. I'm looking forward to weaving some tiny fringeless cuties.

Eileen Donovan
7/4/2018 04:57:26 pm

I am so excited to watch and learn!

Laurie O'Neill link
7/4/2018 06:01:46 pm

Normally I resist online art classes, but I couldn't resist an online class in a technique I want to learn from my favorite artist! See you on the small screen soon!

Sally Mack
7/5/2018 04:59:47 am

I have enjoyed your blog for a while and appreciate your work. It is equally fun to see your thought process through your drawings. I so look forward to enjoying the fringeless class. Is it hard to play the concertina?

Sarah
7/5/2018 12:22:20 pm

Hi Sally! Thanks. I’m so glad.
As for the Concertina — for me, it was easier to learn than the fiddle, or at least to notice improvement! Like most musical instruments it was awkward at first as I learned the layout of the buttons, but I started having fun pretty quickly and the more I play and practice, the more tunes I learn, the more I love it! Of course possibility for improvement is endless.... For info on Concertinas in general (including descriptions of the three different styles), check out the website of The Button Box in Sunderland Mass (a store and general resource), and even more, Concertina.net, a concertina forum filled with some seriously geeky, kind and interesting people.

Ancey Gillies
7/5/2018 05:59:11 am

So looking forward to fringeless weaving ! Both you and Rebecca are what keep me going to continue my tapestry adventure!

Judy Donovan
7/5/2018 12:40:33 pm

Well, we meet again, happily this time as student/teacher but alas still cyber-wise.
I'm very excited!
Judy

Patti Kirch
7/6/2018 11:10:06 am

Love how the silk wefts lay comfortably along the flax warps. I am looking forward to every aspect of your's and Rebecca's collaboration.
Sneaker between 🎾lessons, patti

Sue Schwarz
7/17/2018 12:05:25 pm

I am enamored with these little miracles and am looking forward to trying my hand at it.....after this current onslaught of company leaves.

DeAnn Jochen
7/17/2018 01:03:37 pm

Sarah, I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with you in this fun & challenging (to me!) class! My copper pipe loom is resting on the kitchen counter, waiting for the Gorilla glue to make it steady. I must take a picture when it can stand upright. You give so much, not just your knowledge, also your energy and humor.
What a treat!! Thanks for all you & Rebecca put into this class.


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    Picture

    ​Sarah C Swett 
    tells stories
    with
    ​ and about

     hand spun yarn. 


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    Click for info on
    my four selvedge
    warping class
    with
    ​ Rebecca Mezoff  
    fringeless


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