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A weaving conference Texas style

Today's blog post: Shopping at the RedFish booth This past week was a busy one with learning, visiting with friends, shopping, and listening to inspiring talks. The biennial weaving conference of...

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Today's blog post: A mistake, but at least I caught it early Mistake Do you see it? The mistake. It had to come out because the dimensions of the piece would be affected. Despite having to take out an...

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Is it vacation yet?

Today's blog post: Brittle Star bloom A surpriseThis flower greeted me Tuesday morning when I walked outside at 6 AM. I won’t even touch this plant, so it has survived through benign neglect. The...

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Sometimes it just doesn’t work out

Today's blog post: Black and white in progress and it’s demise So, you may remember the black and white I was working on, you know, the one with the slits. That was just not fun weaving, and I...

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Dyeing, math, and reversal

Today's blog post: Dyeing, dyeing, dyeing Lots of dyeing going on around here, with some very specific colors in mind. I opened my dye spreadsheet, copied and pasted all the formulas from one sheet to...

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The results are in

Today's blog post: Piece that I cut off First of all, if I EVER think about weaving two things at once, hit me over the head! Hard! I cut off one of the pieces I was weaving, even though it was...

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Where to start

Today's blog post: Where do you start when there’s really nothing to say. The typical summer weather has arrived, so it’s hot; that makes it necessary to get out early. There’s been something to do...

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A nice surprise

Today's blog post: Razzle Dazzle, wool, dyes, cotton, 29 x 29 inches, $835 ©Sherri Coffey I am pleased that Razzle Dazzle has been selected to be in the 12th Annual TAC Juried Exhibit at the Community...

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August so far

Today's blog post: I cut the piece below off the loom over the weekend. Still need to do the finish work. Instead, I cleaned up in the studio. It’s too embarrassing to post a picture, but believe me,...

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The weekend

Today's blog post: Razzle Dazzle hung at CAC This is a crazy, busy week–storms, branches blown off trees, experimenting with my twice-dyeing ikat, guild show publicity, well, you get it. So, I’m...

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Continuing education

Today's blog post: Before I go into my new learning experiences, here’s what my weekend looked like. Hanging on Thursday Even for one wall, it takes a lot of time to hang a show. This is from my local...

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Ikat, ikat, and more ikat

Today's blog post: The experiment Following up on the experiment Below is the actual project that will be using the colors from the photo above. After getting all the ties done, I will dye the yarn the...

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Another busy week

Today's blog post: Ikat back on board Frustration on two levels Even though it was a bit of a frustrating week, things got done. Above is the dyed ikat back on the board. It looks like measuring in 1/4...

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Fall Gallery Night 2017

Today's blog post: Fort Worth Weavers Guild postcard Fall Gallery Night is coming up, and I will have work in two places. The Fort Worth Weavers Guild biennial show will be at the Fort Worth Community...

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Mounting–again

Today's blog post: As I post these pictures, I’m wondering–can one stitch into mat board? I may need to try that. Field, 13 x 8.5 inches, wool, cotton, dyes, mounted and framed, $105 ©Sherri Coffey...

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Vacation!

Today's blog post: Vacation! The flowers were beautiful, the food was tasty, the weather was great, and the art was inspiring! This vacation did exactly what a vacation is supposed to do. My mind left...

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It’s happened again

Today's blog post: Birthday flowers How did this could have happened again? I told everyone that it just wasn’t going to happen, but it has. Two at a time weaving! It seems that someone around here is...

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It’s all about the dyeing

Today's blog post: Well, not really Yarns I have dyed everyday for a while now. For me, that means going out early, getting everything in the dyepots, starting the fire, and checking every 30 minutes...

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New warp

Today's blog post: The new warp is a 2-ply natural wool worsted from Weaving Southwest. I’ve never used a color warp before, so it’s an experiment that I hope turns out well. Thirty yards of well. So...

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Cold and rainy

Today's blog post: It’s a cold, rainy day here, and I’m restless. I don’t want to stay in and do what I’m supposed to. I want to get our and play, maybe go to a museum, a bookstore. I’ve been working...

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