Bryony Studio

I have to admit, any time I can weave is a good time (unless I'm dealing with one of Helen the Loom's moods, but that's an entirely different situation). The past two weeks therefore, have been painful to say the least. First weekend in November, I ended up twisting both my knee and my ankle. Even for weaving on a rigid heddle loom, it takes you're entire body to weave. I realized I wouldn't be able to weave on the floor looms, but it never occurred to me I wouldn't be able to weave on the rigid heddle loom. I mean, there is no foot control whatsoever on the loom. Yes, but to keep the loom from wiggling around as I wove, I needed to keep both feet on the base, and apply pressure. Thank God I'm able to walk without crutches and apply a little pressure to the loom. I have Christmas presents to weave. Over the remainder of this year, I'm going to focus a little bit more on clothing design instead of just accessories. We'll see how it goes, but i

Not an official hiatus, just a sorta hiatus. I'm going to post-pone putting up the Monday Moods for a little while as I gather up more ideas. Never fear, I'll add some more eventually, but I'm working on another project at the moment, so being able to go outside to find inspiration has been diminished. As the items develop, I'll be sure to let you know. On a side note, I'm currently working on projects to connect handwoven items with store-bought fabric. Not certain if it will be entirely handmade (i.e. cutting out the pieces and the like) or up-cycling other items found at thrift stores. We'll see; it should prove interesting.

One of the hardest things I do is not so much difficult as it is not a habit ... yet. What is this, you ask? Keeping a journal. The Swatch Journal A journal?! If you've visited here on a regular basis, you'll probably remember I'm also a writer by profession (check out the blog, here ) Subsequently, writing should be something I do naturally, but it isn't. The primary reason is simply the process involved with writing the journal. Today, I'm going to focus on three different journals a weaver keeps: a swatch journal, idea journal and finished projects. For each of these, you'll need a journal, pen, pencils, glue and whatever else you want to make the journal yours. The journals may be a book, like the ones I'll show in here, or they can be a notebook, or even a file on your computer, tablet or phone. Swatch Journal or the Weaver's Journal This journal, like the one shown above, is a record of what I've woven. In this journal, I keep a r