Another part of me

I don’t know if I will like the whole of it, but I am beginning to be in agreement with parts of it. It was difficult with the rules I gave to myself, so I changed some of them! Ca va mieux, je commence à être d’accord avec ce que je fais.

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Claudine is a founder of the South Essonne Tapestry Guild. She finished last week her first weaving, very neat and well done, on a Hokett loom. She will be part of the first meeting of the guild on Friday, for an afternoon of weaving and sharing (and eating cakes). Le premier tissage de Claudine, membre

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I’m struggling! First of all, why did I choose as main colors orange and green, colors I dislike and never use? I don’t think I have anything of that color in my entire house. As a fellow weaver said, human are funny creatures. Then I began to weave the background with an irregular hatching, wasn’t

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It is that name weavers in Aubusson call the line of yarn with all the colors they will use on a piece. Mine are very small, in Aubusson, rosaries can have as many as on hundred colors. The one with numbers is Alice and Anita’s, because I planned the colors before weaving and decided where

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Celina, Claudine and I decided today, May 19th, 2019, to found this association. South Essonne is where we live, a green neighbourhood near Paris. Our goals are to help eacher other in mastering tapestry skills, to weave together from time to time, to promote tapestry weaving amongst our acquaintances . Maybe one day we will

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I’m bothered everytime I see the name of this tool, Lazy Kate. Where does it come from? I prefer the French word, much more neutral : un cantre. Anyway, for less than 1 $, a piece of wood and nails, I made myself a Lazy John, I hope it will work, because it was a

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It began as a sample to try my new Big Sister Mirrix loom. I didn’t take time to elaborate something. I just drew a sketch of four dancers, wove the warp (8 epi) and went on. I chose on the go colors I liked, and decided to have a try on color gradation, chiné and

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Is improving each day. Here are her last pieces,woven on a Hokett loom

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Celina has just ordered a Mirrix, and is impatiently waiting for the delivery. Her dedicated husband, Olivier, wanted to help. So he built her a loom, inspired by the Mirrix. Isn’t it beautifully crafted? And it works! With a customised lice comb as a beater, Celina is ready to go. Happy weaving! Olivier a construit

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The loom is ready, warped at 12epi. The header is woven. The cartoon has been taped, then sewn. The colors are chosen, the design is planned. Samples have begun. Launching next week-end I bet, if Not Matisse is finished. Tout est prêt pour Alice et Anita, je commence sûrement le week-end prochain, après Not Matisse

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