I'm playing

 No not another small concert. Not even a service, although I’ve been contacted to sub for someone who came down with COVID. I’m not recording anything either.

I’m playing with fiber. Perhaps because of my background in music and my love of libraries, the ordering of different types of weaving has always captured my attention. Most weavers don’t trouble about it all, they just enjoy creating. Sigh. Would that I could turn off the brain and enjoy to that extent! After several years, I think I understand the structure of weaving. I still don’t understand why some cloth is considered “complex” and other is not (what is it considered????). I still don’t understand well enough to name the structure of a threading/type-up. But, I think I understand enough to say what structure I’m drawn to. (No surprise to tatters) I am drawn to the structure of weave like Huck. Here’s an example:

 (Here’s a good article by a fellow lace lover. https://handwovenmagazine.com/the-lure-of-lace/)

Lots of negative space. That is more important than color or combinations of texture. Negative space rules!

Kinda like tatting……

I’m still playing with adding the heart to the cross stitch for some pop and texture.

I’m still playing with Venetian Picots and Vapour Stitch along with block tatting because negative space….Incidently, if you love block tatting, check out progress on Endrucks study.

I’m having to budget my time though; all of my students are continuing with lessons during the summer months. I’m not surprised. Each of them is taking lessons for a different reason. I’ll be continuing to refresh my memory on Music Therapy principles. Unfortunately, none of the teachers in my local area who attend the networking meetings of the MTAC & AGO are MusicTherapy specialists. A little like the weavers in my area enjoy weaving and creating without worrying about cataloguing and organizing. I may just have to find myself some workshops!