Complicated!

Is it me or did Blogger just get really complicated?

Missing out

Lordy lordy lord! Blogger has changed it's format(s) and it has taken me an age to figure it all out, what with it's new templates and gadgets etc ... Just when I figured it all out I realise I have left all my connecting cables at home ( I am currently stopping off at my parents place in the North East of Scotland due to teaching commitments in Dundee) so can't up load additional pics of my developing weave structures I am working on for my next stint as Maker Of The Month at Concrete Wardrobe, which begins 01.11.12 ...

Also gutted to report that I am missing out on what would have been a great exhibition opening tonight at the Dovecot in Edinburgh for the Nuno exhibition opening, which I am sure I will see anyway, but the main reason for being so not chuffed was that the brilliant Reiko Sudo is in attendance. I know several folk  were able to say hello on my behalf, which is great, but I also know that Reiko so rarely travels these days and I am unsure when I will be swinging by her Roppongi Tokyo store in the near future to share a bowl or two of miso soup.

It is also happened the other way round when I missed out on attending an exhibition opening by Judy Scott at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee ... when I was in Edinburgh, working at Concrete Wardrobe.

Tis the trouble of splitting my time between Dundee and Edinburgh in a week - I physically can't do everything and be everywhere at once - finances and energy levels do unfortunately come into play. Shame.

I will however be taking a group of students along to see this show, thats the plan and failing that I will ship up and show up myself.



Till next time ... 

  

Feels like an age and a half since I have had a proper posting on my blog and after having come back from a great trip to Edale (see previous posting) where I met wood turner Robin Wood, I now feel all inspired to get blogging again.

So here we go ... 

These are some pics that I tweeted from @PickOneWeaver earlier today from my Leith based studio.

I completed warping up and began threading/dressing my 32 shaft Louet Loom for my third and final double cloth collection, using my v. handy sectional warping back beam.

As with previous warps yarns used consisted of the face cloth being a warp of 2 weights of mercerised/mercerized cotton and the back cloth a lambs wool. 

Both cloths are beamed directly onto the single back beam.

I will be weaving this piece during the next open studio event in the first week in December - more details on that to follow.

I anticipate getting approximately fourteen 2 meter plus pieces out of this warp.

More pics to follow as I move through the weaving and finishing process.

I have just returned from a very relaxing time in The Peak District, specifically Edale, where I stayed in The Old Police Station.

Please do have a look and feel free to share/cut and paste them both with anyone you think would be interested in a wee get away!

The Old Police Station is very comfortable, with the best wet room/shower ever and in an amazing area close to Hope, Hathersage, Matlock, Bakewell as well as a 2 minute walk to a train line that will take u to both Manchester and Sheffield. 

The place is run by Robin Wood who also appears in the following episode of the BBC's "Paul Martins Handmade Revolution" 

Robin appears 25 mins or so into the program and I was lucky enough to see some of his work at close hand. I also made a purchase of some of his beautifully hand carved spoons. More information on Robin can be found at this link.

I will post up some other pics at a later time ... but in the mean time I can't recommend a visit to this place which is situated in the centre of The Peak District.

Please feel free to follow these instructions from Concrete Wardrobe in Edinburgh and help promote Scottish based and trained designer makers! 

I know what the prize is and it's FAB!

https://www.facebook.com/events/235149083278060/

"COMPETITION TIME! ... We at Concrete Wardrobe want to see all you keen bloggers, blog about this event, it's as simple as that!

Cut and past the above link on to you blog telling all your followers about this brilliant event, then send us an e mail to concretewardrobe@hotmail.co.uk with your blog name as the title, and a link to your blog as proof, once we receive 10 or more links you will be entered into a free prize draw, if your followers also cut and paste this link onto their blog, they will also be entered into the draw as long as the e mail us a link to their blog at concretewardrobe@hotmail.co.uk ... and so it goes on! 

The dead line is this Saturday at 12.00 and Lesley Thornton from Crimson Textile Design will draw the winner!

Get blogging!"