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Much waffle about deprivation indicators and a picture of a hungry Phoebs. This really is a weaving blog, I promise.

In which I try to be sympathetic and largely fail. But there’s a nice picture of Phoebs.

Visualising social statistics through weave? Yes, and sock-knitting.

Thinking about themes. And double weave!

In summer 2011 I took part in this weaving design challenge organised by New Zealand weaver Meg Nakagawa. Here I reveal the work I was inspired to create.

I had quite forgotten that I haven’t posted any pictures of my 12-shaft honeycomb sample. It certainly has a waffly look about it. However, I don’t like it as much as the 8-shaft version. The cells are nice and deep, … Read More

My P2P2 sample warp looks a bit like a riot on the banks of the Ganges, but there is method in’t I promise. I’m trying a whole assortment of stripes so that I can see what happens when floats of … Read More

So I have been busy with my looking and an idea has begun to take shape. The picture I instinctively liked the least was this one, of the people bathing in the Ganges at the Varanasi ghats. Why don’t I … Read More

Since yesterday’s brain pain I have been on a journey through the weaving books which has become steadily stranger and stranger. The root of the problem is a structure called Brighton honeycomb. It isn’t a structure that I have ever … Read More

It’s not a bright idea to try and get to grips with a new weave structure on a Sunday night. It is especially not a good idea to beat yourself over the head with a weaving book for an hour … Read More