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February Travels 2018

2/28/2018

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Weavers in California who hosted me in 2017, immediately asked me to return in Febr 2018, so here I am, flying to California in February.
The plane went right over the Golden Gate bridge before landing in San Francisco. Here's the photo from my window seat.
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My first stop was Whitethorn, California, the site of Aunt Janet's Weaving School and the Redwood Coast Arts and Crafts Center. Since my visit last year, Janet has concocted a sprang frame, and has done some pretty amazing work. Nice hammock, Janet!
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Tracy and Janet had arranged that I speak to the Eureka Handweavers, and then teach a class at the Eureka Fabric Store.
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Thanks to Eureka Fabrics for such a pleasant locale for the class .... and a great place to purchase fabric.
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Tracy herself benefitted from my visit, getting me to hold her hand while she tried double interlinking sprang .... she really nailed it! Nice work Tracy!
On to Aptos, where I spent time with Barbara, Yonat, and Ruth. We explored sandal twining, as described by Martha Stanley, in her publication from 2006.
    
   
Ruth wanted to show me the belt (or scarf) she made on the Caltrain one day, travelling from SanJose to San Francisco and back. Fingerweaving with thick yarn sure makes the trip go faster.
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I got to try out a takadai at Barbara's ... something I've been wanting to do for a while now.
Barbara and Ruth explored patterns in S & Z sprang, and helped me to improve my teaching materials on the subject.
  
On to Eugene, Oregon. On Monday I was the featured speaker for a meeting of the Eugene Handweavers. Their meetings take place at the Eugene Textile Center.
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The Eugene Textile Center asked me to teach a 3-day sprang class.
Then on to Grand Island, Nebraska, where I taught an intro to sprang class to a lovely group of ladies. Many thanks to Judy, Anne, and Peggy for making this happen.
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The Nebraska landscape contrasts sharply with that of California and Oregon.
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The skies were thick with migrating Sand Hills Cranes.
Back in Winnipeg, the ground is still covered in snow.
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and now that I am back home, I received word of an article for the Eugene Weavers Guild newsletter Thrums. In the March 2018 issue there is an article summing up the 'program' for the February meeting:
Carol James, finger weaver and sprang artist, presented an amazing program on the ancient craft of making cloth with the technique called SPRANG. She demonstrated how yarn wrapped on a frame can be transformed into a functional and decorative fabric that springs open to reveal intricate patterns. Bronze Age bonnets, Coptic caps and carrying bags, military sashes, and ancient or Medieval harlequin patterned pants were part of the historical trail of sprang textiles. Carol also modeled stoles, capes, and a fashionable top of that miraculous cloth. The program was followed by a mini-workshop on 'finger braiding' sponsored by the LCC Education Fund, and an ETC Sprang workshop. Sprang instructions are available in her books, her DVD, and excellent YouTube videos. (see spranglady.com) Carol's program represented years of patient research and endless hours at her Sprang loom to become The Sprang Lady. It was an entertaining and very educational program.
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Hiding out in January

2/5/2018

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I suddenly realize that January 2018 went past without a single post from me. Well, I was busy with a Braid Society sprang-a-long on the Yahoo site Braids and Bands. I also have been working on a full-length beginning sprang video for DVD. Off to teach in California, Washington, and Nebraska, I will pilot the video with people I meet along the way. Hoping to have the DVD for sale in the Spring. The video will also be available from the Tap Root Video site.
And I made two sweaters in January.
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Playing with S& Z patterns, trying to incorporate interlinking, interlacing, and twining in the same garment. I plan to enter these for exhibit in Reno, Nevada, HGA's Convergence and Complex Weavers conferences.
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