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One of the biggest perks of teaching @newburyschoolofweaving is the excuse to learn new old skills. I’ve been mystified by the early method of joining old and new warps together—twisting rather than tying knots. This method shows up in visual depictions from the 19th century and video of traditional weavers in the 20th century. Turns out, it’s not nearly as hard as I thought it was. Sweaty, gunky fingers are a plus.

One of the biggest perks of teaching @newburyschoolofweaving is the excuse to learn new old skills. I’ve been mystified by the early method of joining old and new warps together—twisting rather than tying knots. This method shows up in visual depictions from the 19th century and video of traditional weavers in the 20th century. Turns out, it’s not nearly as hard as I thought it was. Sweaty, gunky fingers are a plus.

No place I’d rather be.

No place I’d rather be.

I finally got around to updating the date.

I finally got around to updating the date.

More of this please.

More of this please.

Hi. Still here, just ebbing and flowing with the seasonal tides. It’s all hands on deck @newburyschoolofweaving and @burroughsfarm right now, but the looms are ready as soon as the tides shift the other way.

Hi. Still here, just ebbing and flowing with the seasonal tides. It’s all hands on deck @newburyschoolofweaving and @burroughsfarm right now, but the looms are ready as soon as the tides shift the other way.

7/8 of the lambs so far, with one more ewe on the way. The collective nursery is beyond delightful.

7/8 of the lambs so far, with one more ewe on the way. The collective nursery is beyond delightful.

Hey, can we give up the obsession with selvedges? Nobody cared until the 20th century when it became an exercise in gate-keeping. Your energy is better focused elsewhere.

Hey, can we give up the obsession with selvedges? Nobody cared until the 20th century when it became an exercise in gate-keeping. Your energy is better focused elsewhere.

Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency.

Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency.

You guys!

You guys!

Frieda Sorber, textile historian and weaver from Belgium, has a new student, and I’ve gotta say, this gimp stuff is kinda fun.

Frieda Sorber, textile historian and weaver from Belgium, has a new student, and I’ve gotta say, this gimp stuff is kinda fun.

Another pair of black lambs last night.

Another pair of black lambs last night.

Two more around midnight. I’m very excited for these dark fleeces.

Two more around midnight. I’m very excited for these dark fleeces.

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