Reading vs. Doing

I’ve been sitting at the Fanny loom once again, working on overshot weaving samples for a couple of months now. I’ve been wanting to work through the different variations… how do you treadle star fashion, how do you treadle rose fashion, or how does flame point work. Having different weave structures available from different books, it’s one thing to go through and read all of these books where I can logically say “oh yeah, I know how that works”. But when you sit down and do it—physically lay those weft picks into the shed and change the shuttles—that entire feeling of actually doing it, it makes a difference.

At today’s Lo Meets Loom vlog, I’m talking more about the difference between “reading about things” versus “doing things”, and how it can make a difference.

I’ve been having a really good time learning about different weave structures and what else I can do with them, and then from that point on, learning how to design with them. I’m curious… what have you been captured by? What have you really gone deep into studying and learning about. I’d love to hear from you in the comments!

IN THIS EPISODE:

• • what I mention in today’s video: Here are links to items from today’s video…
    • The weaving draft that I’ve been using is from Marguerite Porter Davison’s A Handweaver’s Pattern Book, called JS123. It’s also reprinted in Sharon Alderman’s book Mastering Weave Structures.
    • The other books shown in the video are: Next Steps in Weaving by Pattie Graver, The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers by Madeleine Van der Hoogt and Designing and Drafting for Handweavers by Berta Frey.
    • Ontario Handweavers and Spinners, and their OHS Weaving Certificate program.
    • The Canadian Master Weaver Certificate program at the Guild of Canadian Weavers.
    • Find Rachel Smith of Welford Purls on Instagram at @woolnspinning.
    • I’ve woven rose fashion, star fashion, on opposites, treadling “blocks” (from Pattie Graver’s book), have played with adding some of my own wool handspun, and currently figuring out flame point.
    • Follow along more of my weaving projects over on Instagram at @lomeetsloom.
  • want to learn more about weaving and the fibre arts? I encourage you to come and visit us over at the School of SweetGeorgia (SOS). You can browse through all of the weaving content, with courses available for all levels of weavers. We hope to see you there!