I’ve been thinking about tablet weaving for a looooong time. I have a pretty good grasp of theory and practice, but if I’m going to write a book that makes sense, I have to have an extremely good grasp of same. Not only that, I have to have terminology that is clear and consistent, especially where “regular” weaving terminology is inadequate.
So I’ve been thinking harder, sketching, making samples, and repeat. Being me, I’ve also written some software to draw the diagrams I need for this project. I’ll share it eventually, once I’m happy with the feature set and results.
Terminology differences have led to so much confusion among novice and even experienced weavers. It’s not that I think I can solve all the tablet-weaving world’s problems, but I do think I can teach people how to solve their own problems. As long as I can get this right!
That isn’t entirely how I’d intended to spend my week. Many months ago I put in for a week and a half of leave for Pennsic. We decided not to go, for reasons of weather, infrastructure, elderly dog, and so on, but I kept the leave time. I had plans to do a bunch of house projects and yard projects, but it’s been too hot, and now too wet. I’ve been puttering on a bunch of things, a bit at a time, as the mood strikes and the weather allows. I’ve made progress on everything except cleaning my studio, if not as much as I’d hoped. Clearly I need at least another whole week off!
Since I’m in town, I managed to sign up for the Central Pennsylvania Mushroom Club’s annual foray this weekend. I’ve been a member for four or five years, but have never been able to go. I’m very excited, except for the 3.5 inches of rain in the forecast for Friday. That might be too much even for the fungi. Saturday should be gorgeous.
