tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post1320597243425685850..comments2024-03-21T20:34:38.384-06:00Comments on My life is but a tapestry...: 100! and two lighthouses...K Spoeringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692584187798649701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-7943024876620470442007-10-30T05:49:00.000-06:002007-10-30T05:49:00.000-06:00Hi Kathy,Thanks for the shots of the students (as ...Hi Kathy,<BR/>Thanks for the shots of the students (as well as your lighthouse demo pieces--excellent examples!). I enjoyed seeing the students' happy faces and their tapestries. I'm always interested to see various looms being used, too. I see one is an Oola?? I'm hoping to hold 3 Saturday classes for a local guild in late winter. I've done that once before and thought it worked well...do you do this often? Do you like the progress made between sessions, if they take looms home with them?<BR/><BR/>TommyeTommye McClure Scanlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816922767294739515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-18258426127118443022007-10-29T10:20:00.000-06:002007-10-29T10:20:00.000-06:00Yes, Jan. It was actually interesting to see how a...Yes, Jan. It was actually interesting to see how amazed the students were at the visual difference in the two. They could understand that there was a choice to be made in which direction to weave a design, but mostly for technical preference: ie. if you don't like to sew a long slit or do joins, weave it sideways. But the idea that the weaving direction was also something to consider when you think of the visual impact of the techniques was a good thing to actually show in this demonstration. And it really makes a difference - more than these photos show.K Spoeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692584187798649701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045274146381749089.post-7053355239461298272007-10-29T08:47:00.000-06:002007-10-29T08:47:00.000-06:00The lighthouse experiment is wonderful. It's a gre...The lighthouse experiment is wonderful. It's a great way to demonstrate the dilemmas involved in making that choice. <BR/><BR/>I agree with your students that the bottom to top version works better, and not just because of the clouds. The rocks look much more natural and flowing as well. On the other hand, the actual lighthouse works better in the sideways-woven version. Thus the dilemma! Jan AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com