Many times over the last few years people have asked me if I am going to write a book. And for the last three years I have answered that “I am writing a book”. Now, all at once, I am someone who has written a book, and that book is real!
It won’t be published until the end of this month (the UK publication date is expected to be 24 March), but last week my advance copy arrived and I can finally see and touch the result of hundreds of hours of work. Thank goodness, I can honestly say that I love it. The publisher, the designer, the printer have all done a wonderful job and the finished product is better than I could have imagined.
Why yes, I did make a nest for my book out of the sampler that appears on the cover. Wouldn’t you?
I am equal parts excited and nervous to share this book with the world. Excited, because hey, three years’ work and a lovely hardback book! Nervous, because it feels very exposing. Not just of my writing, drafting and diagram-drawing (though I’m conscious that there are always mistakes which are undetectable until they are in print, and then suddenly become blindingly obvious), but exposing of myself, of my thoughts, of the way that I think. At least, of the way I think about weaving and weave structure, which are the things I am thinking about most of the time!
I’d better not follow that particular train of thought any further, or my equal parts may tilt into too much nervousness. I’ll just add that you can find out more about the book itself at doubleclothbook.com where I have shared some sneak peeks at the content. There are a few extras to come too, for those who purchase a copy!
I wrote a book was posted by Cally on 2 March 2026 at https://callybooker.co.uk
