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Sat, 08/28/2010 - 03:08

ridinteacher

I started my blog at my sister's urging.  I was unemployed and had been trying to make ends meet selling the rag rugs I make.  My blog is a little bit of the rugs, runners and totes I make, a little of other crafts, some day to day fun- and not so fun- stuff, my animals and my life.  I recently became un-unemployed and don't get as much time on my loom as I'd like.  I'm also an empty nester/divorcee who is trying to reinvent what my life is going to be.  I posted pretty much every day until I added a full time job into the mix.  I'm hoping I get in the swing of things soon and can get back to posting more!

http://renew2beginagain.blogspot.com

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 05:43

SDSue (not verified)

Hi all, 

I have a weaving type of blog at www.sdsue.wordpress.com called "Warped and Weft Behind?" where I chronicle my adventures with weaving and spinning. I just got a new 8 harness floor loom that I have warped by myself using a book for guidance! 

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 17:27

Stacey Harvey-Brown (not verified)

I've been blogging, generally on a Sunday, for a couple of years now, not only on weaving, but all sorts of philosophical stuff that pops into my mind now and again.  Then recently, I started blogging on a Wednesday specifically on textural weaving.  www.theloomroom.co.uk/wordpress  

Soon I'll be starting a 3rd blog, on a new website that's in the process of being built, and that will be a diary of my weaving MA which I will start in January. 

Blogging is fun, challenging (trying to put down random thoughts and teaching notes into understandable English!) and sometimes hard!  But above all, it helps to link us all together, sharing thoughts, ideas, drafts, images and comments.  Hopefully, when I can't remember what I am supposed to do next, I'll be able to go to blogs to remind me!! <G>  Now, where am I?! <LOL> 

See you soon, through the pages of our blogs!

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 17:48

SundownAlpacas (not verified)

Hi Everyone, I'm an Alpaca Rancher, spinner, knitter, weaver; needle & wet felter. I started a blog a month or so ago. I blog mostly about life as an Alpaca Rancher, but plan on adding the fiber arts soon. http://sundownalpacaranch.blogspot.com Liz
Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:44

Evelyn (not verified)

Hi All, I just joined this group and have been blogging for a couple of years now.  I began blogging as a way of recording some of the projects I had done as well as the course samples from doing  the Guild of Canadian Weavers tests.  I hadn't been weaving much in a few years due to physical overuse issues.  Through blogging  I have met so many people all over the world which has been very stimulating and I find myself weaving more and learning alot.

http://evelynoldroyd.wordpress.com/

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 19:18

Anja (not verified)

Hi there! My name is Anja, I live in germany and started blogging some months ago on wordpress. My blogging-name is "faserig" which means "fibrous" in english. So the URL is faserig.wordpress.com

I blog on german and unfortunately, wordpress doesn't allow to implement javascript-code in the pages, so I cannot really embed a special translation-service (e.g. by google), just a kind of work-around.

My themes of blogging are: weaving, spinning, dyeing, knitting and some of the shamanic things that I do (mostly the fiber-related, not the personal things, because they shouldn't go public).

I also love to read other peoples blogs and strive to leave comments frequently, because I now feel, how important and pleasant they are for the author of a blog.

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 20:47

Dawn McCarthy

Mary - in your widgets create a new link html box and name it blogroll, you can add your links there.  I used to use wordpress, I really like their formats but I realized as I love to post pics they would take forever to load or had to be downsized and you are restricted with amount of data.  I switched to blogger, a little less pretty but fast upload of pics, no max, can add other media more easily.  Hope this helps.  My old blog (wordpress) is bloominloom.wordpress.com

 

Dawn

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 05:15

apk5 (not verified)

oioi

My name's Andrew, aka HumbleBumble, I blog at Weave4fun and sell over at Folksy

The blog's been going for about 3 (maybe 4?) years now, chronicling my process of learning to weave. First self-taught and now in college. I hope to be on the road to production weaving with individual item sales as a byline. I am hampered by being rubbish at business and haven't got to grips with this yet

anyway, i slog on, feel free to visit and say hi

* edited to actually insert hyperlinks which, you can't deny, are very helpful in this context

Mon, 09/12/2011 - 15:56

The WooleryGuy (not verified)

We're thrilled to be entering the blogosphere so we can share the joy of making stuff by hand.  The Woolery is family-owned and operated in Frankfort, KY.  We're passionate about the community of weavers, knitters, spinners & other fiber artists we serve, and we'll be sharing all sorts of interesting information, events and giveaways on our blog!  

You can find our blog here - thanks for reading!

Mon, 09/12/2011 - 15:59

The WooleryGuy (not verified)

We're so glad you found us.  Thanks for sharing your blog with us - glad to hear you got some good news recently!

Tue, 09/13/2011 - 05:40

ellows (not verified)

My sisters and I started a blog just a month ago.  I had commented to my sisters that we should have started a blog and one of my sisters said,"We are not dead yet!" So we started one.  I am a beginning weaver, one of my sisters is a master gardener and the other is a paper artist.

http://fromoneshoretoanother.blogspot.com/

Thu, 09/15/2011 - 21:10

Dawn McCarthy

I have been blogging for a while, I switched from Wordpress to Blogger for a variety of reasons.  I like to keep my students aware of what I'm up to and it keeps me motivated.  I enjoy reading others blogs and how they manage life and weaving.  I have three school age children, work 4-5 days a week and struggle to get on a roll sometimes so blogging is a " call to the wall"

My blog is http://bloominloom-dawnmccarthy.blogspot.com

Dawn

 

Thu, 09/15/2011 - 14:17

HazelRose (not verified)

I'm in the mountains of Northern California. I am presently helping three young ladies learn the craft. We're beginning on cardboard looms and we'll see how it goes. There are plenty of looms here for them to try out. My blog goes back a few years, I try to keep it up to date and it covers  a lot of territory with pictures.

www.hazelroselooms.com

Wed, 09/28/2011 - 05:34

jennybellairs

I started my blog with encouragement from another weaver.  I have been weaving since 2005, and was starting to forget some of the projects I had finished, since most of them are given away.  My friend suggested I start a blog and document everything weaving for a year, so I tried it starting January 1, 2010.  I enjoy learning, and documenting my processes.  Over the last year and a half, the blog has become a way to teach with photos.  My most recent entry has been about sewing with handwoven fabric.  The project is part of the sewing dare on Weavolution for the month of October.  Come visit my blog.

Jenny in Charlevoix the Beautiful

http://jennybellairs.blogspot.com/

 

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 00:42

Peg.Cherre (not verified)

I'm so glad that someone else found this thread and posted recently, because that's why I found it.  Although it's taken a while because my satellite internet isn't very fast, it's been great fun checking out everyone else's blogs.

I, too, have a blog.  I started it about 3-1/2 years ago, when I was mostly making jewelry.  Now I'm mostly weaving, so except for the most recent posts (getting ready for my last show with jewelry), the majority of my posts are about weaving.  I live in the sticks in rural, southwestern New York State, and enjoy the company of weavers around the country and the world.  

My blog is http://www.secondwindjewelry.com/jewelry-weaving-blog.

I hope you'll stop by!

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 02:24

DebD (not verified)

I really appreciate everyone sharing their blogs.  I look through them from time to time for inspiration. 

I'm a weaver who blogs but I only occasionally blog about weaving.  I guess I'm a blogger who weaves instead :) 

Tue, 12/06/2011 - 22:15

ammann58 (not verified)

Hi,

I have been weaving on and off (mostly off) for about 18 years. Over the last 9 months I have begun in earnest to weave and sell my products both online (http://www.adamnweave.com) and from my studio which is paired with a rustic and warm deli in Eastern New York. I have a blog on my site (My Blog ). I am going to look at other posts in this group to get some ideas of what you are using your blogs for. I am interested to see what you are doing. As you can see, I am not very active yet as a blogger. Hope that will change soon.

Mon, 12/26/2011 - 03:17

Reneedla (not verified)

Hi, I have been a weaver for several years and a blogger for about 5 years. I have two blogs. My weaving blog has been sleeping while I have been at art school and moving around. My AVL Loom is about to be reconstructed and I will be starting up weaving, and my blog, right after the new year. My weaving blog is at http://reneeweaves.blogspot.com. I also have an art blog at http://rdl-artequalslife.blogspot.com. I am slowly reconnecting to the weaving world while I continue on my painting journey.

Mon, 12/26/2011 - 04:19

Ameda

While my primary skill is knitting and knit design, I've been spinning since 1987 and then started weaving as a way to use the yarn I was spinning due to a run-in with carpal tunnel syndrome.  I couldn't even hold knitting needles for several years though I had no problem with spinning or weaving.  

I'm currently working on getting back into weaving after an absence of several years.  My first chore will be repairing and refinishing my loom.  My website can be found at feathercreekdesigns.com, and I'll be putting a lot more content up in the next few days, including a number of knitting patterns.

Ameda

Wed, 09/26/2012 - 17:57

joydidit (not verified)

But I do occasionally write up my adventures in spinning, weaving, dyeing, experimental archaeology, costuming and my nemesis - sectional warping. http://joydidit.wordpress.com

I have been spinning since 1987 and weaving since 1988 and doing everything I can with fiber ever since. Except knitting. the needles scare me.

 

Wed, 09/26/2012 - 18:19

Dawn McCarthy

I recently tried to leave a comment on a fellow weavers blog - I have wordpress and I could not get my comment to post!  It must have asked me 10 times to put in the letter code!! 

Anyway - I will pass it on here! to Blossomerz -

Surprised but pleased to see your posts regarding fitness and making changes to your exercise and eating habits - I am a weaver who is also a running coach and personal trainer.  Kudos for taking these steps to what should become lifelong habits!  You will be amazed at how much better and more energized you feel!  Keep up the good work!

dawn

bloominloom.wordpress.com

 

Wed, 09/26/2012 - 19:21

laurafry

Those 'security' codes irritate me, too, but I don't know how to disable them, or if that would even be a good thing given the number of spammers out there.  :((((

cheers,

Laura

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 06:24

kerstinfroberg

Under "settings" go to "posts and comments".

Near the bottom, you can "Show word verification?" yes/no. (I just disabled my own - if spam happens, I may change back)

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 12:58

crazyasaloom (not verified)

I started my blog about 6 years ago, and it has been a chronicle of my weaving, my business, and my life.  I love sharing what I do, and my passion for weaving and recycling.  My blog is www.crazyasaloom.blogspot.com  

Hilary

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