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A handweavers blog

Olympic Cushions for Woolsack

I have finally and belately got to work on my Woolsack Cushions.  The Woolsack project  at http://www.facebook.com/groups/woolsack2012/ aims to:  … “make a cushion from British Wool as a personal gift for each athlete competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic … Continue reading

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Fame at last :-)

Cheshire Life published their interview with me in the November 2011 issue and it’s online now at: http://cheshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/the-jodrell-bank-astronomer-and-scientist-who-also-loves-weaving-her-own-rugs-37334/ Thank you Cheshire Life, Emma and Kirsty! And of course “Made by Hands of Britain” who suggested the piece to Cheshire Life. … Continue reading

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A rug in Schloss Ringberg

Last week I was lucky to go to a EPTA meeting hosted by the Max Planck Institute at Schloss Ringberg. We had 3 days of pulsar astronomy discussions, but we also managed to fit in a tour of this castle. … Continue reading

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Summer School Sampler

Finally (I hope) here’s something about the weaving that I’ve been doing with the remains of the warp from the Summer School. Here’s one of the more interesting weave structures  from the echo twill threading. Towards the end of the … Continue reading

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After the Summer School

The best laid plans ….. Summer School was so intense, then family problems came along (my Mum is ill) and the blog never happened. So, belatedly, here’s a summer school summary: The first challenge was warping the table loom ready … Continue reading

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Preparing for Summer School

Next week I’m going back to school and I’ll try and record my progress. Every year the Association of Guilds of Weavers Spinners and Dyers runs a summer school and this year it’s being held in Edinburgh, I’m treating myself … Continue reading

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