Loom Quandry

I prayed and sure enough, God answered! Why am I surprised???

I am currently in Brasstown, North Carolina for a weaving week on the rigid heddle loom, You may recall that this is part of my weave or leave the hobby I blogged about previously. ....guess what.....

I love it!

Monday: a tiring day with me receiving mixed messages from my heart about this rigid heddle loom. I decided to sell my new-to-me $350 loom that I purchased two weeks ago.

Tuesday: I had a wonderful time taking my weaving currently on a Schact rigid heddle table loom and doing a bit more creative weaving. I added various threads, fibers and had a very good time. I was prompted by a wall hanging in the folk school weaving studio where we are meeting daily. I was encouraged by the instructors and am now on a new inspired path.

Wednesday: Not certain what today will bring but I made a thrift store excursion yesterday after class, have purchased some old jewelry and collected nature's gifts from here in the campground. Plans are to create and meditate with techniques the teacher presents and fibers that are texturally unique.

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I was introduced to a type of weaving called saori weaving. Strangely, there is a lady close by in Wimberly that is a certified teacher in this technique. More about this as I study the possibilities.

 Also sakori weaving, a type of rag rug weaving, is now presenting more possibilities.

I have decided that selling my loom is not such a good idea. I need to take it home or maybe even weave on it here in the class for my project. 

Oh me, oh my ~ another change of direction ~ another change of mind! I would regret selling my $350 investment, I believe. Maybe just sell the duplicate book for $10 and be content.....or give it away.
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The Tower of Books

It’s time!

I bought another book shelf to get the books off the floor, piles of books toppling. I have been ordering books for several years now. Maybe an addiction or just maybe because it’s hard to resist a suggested title avilable from ThriftBooks. The price is almost always right. And when it isn’t I save it and watch it drop…or not!

It’s time!

I am goin to grab a book each week and read it from my shelves. No more using the library. I must make a literary dent in my stash. It is so easy to put a book on reserve and pick it up at the front desk of the local library. No need to trudge up the stairs and peruse the stacks. And now I have been reading e-books which I download onto my iPad. Free free free and yet, I have to begin the trek through my own shelves.

It’s time!

Currently I am about to finish The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan. The book was mentioned in a blog I read and the library had the hard copy. I have enjoyed the book but probably will not use it as my selection for our senior center book club. It is an eantertaining story. I tend to select books that are gritty, challenging to read, Pulitzer Prize winners, not always liked by everyone but definitely discussion prone.

It's time!

I think I’llj just grab and read and pick one or two off the shelves at a time. Then when completed, pass them on and start clearing the shelves making room for more?!?! Oh, dear….

I’ll keep you posted regarding my reading choice, my challenges and how this adventure of the shelf clearing goes.

Happy Reading to You, too!