Curious. Creative. Living Boldly.
Dec 17
by Julie in Europe 2013, To Morocco 2013 0 comments

My experiences which sculpt my view ….

We are back! back to blue skies...weeds engulfing my orchard....and memories. :-) I don't have a clue where 'memory' is stored, but
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Jul 25
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Chunnel vision… from Folkstone to Calais… in the dark!!!!

Have you ever stood in a famous Art Gallery looking at a video and just said to yourself... "I just don't 'get' it !"? Well imagine
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Jul 17
by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013 0 comments

It’s actually so much more than the food…

What a privilege to have such an abundance of the most beautiful food whilst on our travels.... but you know what ...it wasn't just really about the food though. It was so much MORE than the food. The food provided the palette for sharing, interaction and
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Jul 17
by Julie in Europe 2013, Inspirations, Travels Europe 2013, Wisdom and Inspiration 0 comments

It’s not time we waste…. its….

“We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.” Alice Bloch
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Jul 17
by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013 0 comments

Travel documentary photos….well sort of !!!!

I was going to post a collection of amazing culinary delights from Europe today... but whilst grazing through my images I came across these really interesting ones from a Qantas Club lounge which I found just sooo
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Jul 16
by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

If you can’t go through it … around it… just go –

Apart from the truly magnificent and humbling landscape we drove through on our journey through Europe, I witnessed incredible feats of engineering; creative vision; craftsmanship; ingenuity; blood, sweat and tears; and quite highly likely - cruelty. In my recent post on Tunnels,
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Jul 05
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Bold, bold Madrid … BUT…

Something under the surface... something not immediately evident... an undercurrent exists in the city of Madrid that I felt by going on one of those iconic "Red bus tours", and catching the underground trains and walking through
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Jul 03
by Julie in Europe 2013, poetry, Words 0 comments

Mystery and Uncertainty….

Whilst driving alongside the Loch Ness in Scotland I had a sense pervade me that
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Jul 02
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Meandering the mists of Scotland…

Scotland was quite a surprise to me. I feel like I have just touched the lid of an amazing jewell box. I had seen
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Jun 20
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

If you can’t go around it…..

Testimony to human ingenuity and not being thwarted !
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Jun 14
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

A few hours in Köln (Cologne in Germany)…..

On our meanderings through Europe we found ourselves in Köln, Germany whilst we were visiting beautiful friends who invited us to stay with them. England, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal..... then
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Jun 09
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Playing on the edge….

Sunday was a day where it seemed that boys (mainly) - played on the edge. We drove along the Route des Crêtes ...a road in the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France Adrenaline filled the air.
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Jun 09
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Renewed respect for trees…

Traversing the veins of the white, yellow and red roads on the map brought with it for me insights on
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Jun 07
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Europe in bloom… so magical !!!

Although summer was as warm here in Europe...by that I mean COLD as our winters back on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland; the flowers and crops in bloom have been absolutely stunning! The yellow canola fields brush the landscape with
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Jun 07
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Queso… Queijo…. Fromage… whatever it is called – in English it is CHEESE… glorious CHEESE !!!

It all began on a single day's pilgramage in search of some Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in England about a month ago now…. and it has become a daily
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Jun 06
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Adeus… Spain… Bonjour France… C’est bon… tres bon !!!!

You will have to wait a couple of days for my post on cheeses ... :-) because I want to share about our fabulous day today. Adeus to Spain as
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Jun 03
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Paris to Madrid…. brakes broke :-(

OMG !!! My view from our room at the Tranion Palace Versailles !!!
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May 22
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

brmmmm .. Inverness to Thurso

From a very damp and cold car park the cranking of engines put some life and excitement into the grey morning. Bang... splutter... backfires..
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May 22
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Off we go….brmmmmmm – From London to Inverness for the Celtic Tour 2013 Vintage car rally.

On the road.... fuelled up and brmmmm.. then NO brmmmm
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May 18
by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013 2 comments

Yorkshire Dales… over hills and over dales…. to find some Wensleydale!

What an amazing day we had driving through the Yorkshire Dales. The sense of history and village life was palpable. Stone walls were like rigid veins with the pulsing of sweat and rough strong hands;
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May 16
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

First days in England from the front passenger seat.

More of our adventures to come over the coming weeks... so keep popping back
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May 10
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Organic structure

Loved the geometry and organic nature of the Severn bridge between England and Wales.
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May 10
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

Going home..

Well.. we are well and truly in England now... and have been fortunate to have a couple of beautiful days before the cold, wet
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May 06
by Julie in Europe 2013, Inspirations, poetry, Words 0 comments

Alchemy

Another half an hour before our flight to London from Singapore... so
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May 05
by Julie in Europe 2013 0 comments

New perspectives….

The start of a new adventure.... and new perspectives. I have smelled floods
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  • You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
  • A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
  • “What’s your studio dress code? Or are we all just pretending we’re going to get dressed and then… not?”
  • Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
  • Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. :)
  • I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! :) I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
  • Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
  • I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
  • So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
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You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
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You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
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A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
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A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
2 days ago
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“What’s your studio dress code? Or are we all just pretending we’re going to get dressed and then… not?”
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Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
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Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
2 days ago
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Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. :)
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@skeinydipping
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•
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Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. 🙂
3 days ago
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I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! :) I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! 🙂 I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
4 days ago
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6/9
Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
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Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
5 days ago
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7/9
I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
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I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
5 days ago
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8/9
So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
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@skeinydipping
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•
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So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
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𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 | 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 Luxury Handwoven Blankets 🌏Stories from life & global adventures 🧩Woven into unique collector pieces Explore ⬇️
  • You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
  • A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
  • “What’s your studio dress code? Or are we all just pretending we’re going to get dressed and then… not?”
  • Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
  • Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. :)
  • I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! :) I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
  • Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
  • I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
  • So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
View on Instagram
You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
You bit ‘meh’ about starting your next weaving project? I’m an artist and weaver and I share tips and ideas in my space here which may help you to ignite your weaving mojo again! Follow along and see. I may even make you laugh.
2 days ago
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1/9
A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
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•
Follow
A not very technical solution to a very important task. The warp thread clumps need to be separated evenly. A simple solution.  I’ve found that only two cardboard strips are necessary. I then weave about 1.5cm or an inch of header, using a yarn colour that I won’t be using in my weaving; so when I hemstitch I don’t catch the header yarn.  So.. the 2 cardboard strips and a small section of woven header gets the warp perfectly evenly spread ready to weave the weft.  I’ll show the header and hemstitch in an upcoming reel. Follow if you want to see some tips for those steps.
2 days ago
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2/9
“What’s your studio dress code? Or are we all just pretending we’re going to get dressed and then… not?”
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
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•
Follow
“What’s your studio dress code? Or are we all just pretending we’re going to get dressed and then… not?”
2 days ago
View on Instagram |
3/9
Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
Studio dress code. Getting dressed is so overrated! Come follow along and grab some tips and ideas from someone who loves weaving so much; that getting dressed is optional. Do you or someone you know who weaves; also think that studio dress codes are ‘flexible’.
2 days ago
View on Instagram |
4/9
Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. :)
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
Going around and around with your weaving projects? The only thing that should be going around is your yarn winder! I’ve spent a lot of my lifetime being an artist, creative and a weaver. Come follow along to see if some of my tips and ideas - which I share freely, help you with your projects; and I may even make you laugh. 🙂
3 days ago
View on Instagram |
5/9
I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! :) I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
I need the perfect blue and none of the 28 blues I have are quite right! IYKYK, right! 🙂 I’m no expert weaver, but I share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow along to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas for you to use for your own projects.
4 days ago
View on Instagram |
6/9
Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
Yay! You’ve found a space here where you can grab some of my experience l, tips and ideas and use in your upcoming projects. I’m no expert weaver, but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
5 days ago
View on Instagram |
7/9
I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
I’m not an expert weaver, but share a lifetime of creative experience. I may even make you laugh along the way! Come follow to see what I make and grab all the tips and ideas which you may use in your own projects.
5 days ago
View on Instagram |
8/9
So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
View Reel on Instagram
@skeinydipping
@skeinydipping
•
Follow
So glad you’ve found here! Welcome! I’m no expert but have a lifetime of experience as an artist, creator and weaver. I share heaps of tips and ideas for your weaving; regardless of whether you’re a newbie weaver or established fibre artist. I often present new ways of approaching your projects. I may even make you laugh! Come follow along and see where it leads your own projects!
6 days ago
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9/9