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Saturday July 19, 2008
Round and round it goes...
Despite my best efforts, I got a place on the circular weaving workshop. I had a duty to turn up for the day - by some default, I had the tea things.
Here we are starting out:
Actually I would have been disappointed to miss out - I am sure I would like weaving - I just don't think I can make the investment in time - given my life span is by definition limited to one lifetime. In another life, I shall be a weaver. However, in this one - I will limit myself at least to this rural form of the craft.
Apparently it is yet another dying French rural art - all done with fingers and primitive home-made loom.
Jean tries to maintain control and ensure we work only with our fingers - no needles or shuttles allowed...
...moments of hysteria and rebellion (over the finger thing)...
Art samples from the weavers guild:
Posted by Christina at 4:47 PM. Category: Spinning, Dying, Weaving
