tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post2139101761900023390..comments2024-03-28T19:58:04.966-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: Are young people taking up weaving? Or old people...?Joanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-85005861270689358992020-12-13T21:29:29.672-05:002020-12-13T21:29:29.672-05:00Oh my gosh! I remember when my granddaughter was d...Oh my gosh! I remember when my granddaughter was doing that! What fun!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-65992177975269061012020-12-11T07:25:13.578-05:002020-12-11T07:25:13.578-05:00Oh gee, how creepy that must have been to get thos...Oh gee, how creepy that must have been to get those emails. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-17429661665236917482020-12-10T16:15:46.924-05:002020-12-10T16:15:46.924-05:00That was a good bit of inspiration.That was a good bit of inspiration.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-7970182719746175672020-12-10T15:04:34.518-05:002020-12-10T15:04:34.518-05:00Those little looms! My gr-daughters have gifted me...Those little looms! My gr-daughters have gifted me with those potholders. <br /><br />Good to know that this art isn't disappearing! <br /><br /><br /><br />Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-42799208810937266632020-12-10T13:48:12.716-05:002020-12-10T13:48:12.716-05:00I was just thinking last night how nice your towel...I was just thinking last night how nice your towels are. Always soft and absorbent and colorful. Forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842925744413303224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-79512132807528830392020-12-10T13:18:56.085-05:002020-12-10T13:18:56.085-05:00I'd be completely out of my depth trying that....I'd be completely out of my depth trying that.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-23898095043728547242020-12-10T13:06:36.348-05:002020-12-10T13:06:36.348-05:00I took weaving and other fabric arts at San Diego ...I took weaving and other fabric arts at San Diego State University. They have one very large studio filled to the walls with looms. I loved weaving and the results. Other colleges probably have weaving classes too.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-91785866589004817552020-12-10T08:41:39.621-05:002020-12-10T08:41:39.621-05:00You are a budding rag rug weaver! When I was overw...You are a budding rag rug weaver! When I was overwhelmed by all the scraps that Jan's customers piled behind my chairs, I had the girls cut them to 1", and our friend Linda wove them into rugs for the girls. They were deliciously soft to stand on because quilting fabric is better fabric than any other. If you're serious, I'll tell you how to get started, or how to find a rug weaver to make up some rugs.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-75358234763533065642020-12-10T08:36:18.220-05:002020-12-10T08:36:18.220-05:00You make my heart sing. You sound like me, forty y...You make my heart sing. You sound like me, forty years ago. Will you contact me by email, so I know who you are.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-24478679594710335872020-12-10T03:29:30.969-05:002020-12-10T03:29:30.969-05:00I'm a quilter--I make quilts and donate them t...I'm a quilter--I make quilts and donate them to local hospitals or care centers. I have a bucket of fabric strips, all 1 to 1 1/2" in width and I'm wondering if they couldn't be used in a weaving project. I've made woven fabric vests before, but it was a completely different concept from what I'm thinking to do now. Wondering if you've ever seen any fabric strip woven items?Tehachaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973382680508334105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-75699568031703667612020-12-10T03:19:08.237-05:002020-12-10T03:19:08.237-05:00My daughter loved making potholders on her plastic...My daughter loved making potholders on her plastic "loom." I still have some of them. Everything she did is precious to me.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-60879214054135860492020-12-09T19:56:35.365-05:002020-12-09T19:56:35.365-05:00You and your sister must have known you could weav...You and your sister must have known you could weave and enjoy it. Teaching yourselves to weave is also impressive. I have great appreciation for hand crafted products and your towels are superb. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-14989789387209798292020-12-09T17:06:49.465-05:002020-12-09T17:06:49.465-05:00I so enjoyed hearing about how you got started wea...I so enjoyed hearing about how you got started weaving! I also appreciate the story you told Tom about the presentation at the Cleveland Institute of Art. I am always fascinated and amazed by your weaving talents. I appreciate people that take the time to use their creative skills to make something that is otherwise made in a factory without the love and care. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-91295571967358480752020-12-09T15:32:50.748-05:002020-12-09T15:32:50.748-05:00I worked in Cleveland, very near the Cleveland Ins...I worked in Cleveland, very near the Cleveland Institute of Art. It had a huge weaving department and degree. Here's a story I've told: the director called and asked me to warp her loom for a project she was to demonstrate to some very important public figures. But I never heard back, and when I happened to see her some time after., I asked how the project had gone. She said she had a vision one day, and went to the Animal Protective League and brought back a bucket full of dog collars from euthanized dogs. She built a frame and strung it with row after row of buckled together dog collars. She gave her presentation, talking about some civic responsibility, which I will guess was humane treatment of abandoned animals. As she spoke, she wove dog collars, just like in that potholder loom, reaching in and buckling on a new one constantly. She said grown men cried. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-20284111517377394392020-12-09T15:24:38.182-05:002020-12-09T15:24:38.182-05:00Back in the 70’s when “crafting” became the in thi...Back in the 70’s when “crafting” became the in thing, I admired an acquaintance who was very into weaving and had me thinking of doing it also. However, as you said, it was very expensive and since I was having babies every few years, I couldn’t afford it. I did macramé and a few other things that satisfied my crafting needs. I admire you so, Joanne, for so many things, but mostly because how you stick to things and find ways to get things done. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-3956540174655650502020-12-09T15:20:17.564-05:002020-12-09T15:20:17.564-05:00I've found them to be laser focused on subject...I've found them to be laser focused on subjects that interest them. But, they generally are puzzling out the money part.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-18362394365610471542020-12-09T11:38:15.479-05:002020-12-09T11:38:15.479-05:00Sewing was my passion. Taught myself when I was 14...Sewing was my passion. Taught myself when I was 14 and never stopped sewing or learning. After giving up my nursing career to be at home with my older troubled teens, I seemed to always be at the fabric store. Piece Goods Shop had recently come to Georgia and I was talked into a part-time position with the employee discount. Being a good employee who would respond to a call for help landed me a management position, then a middle management position for a tri-state area. My teens had moved to their "real" fathers by then and my three remaining children were easier to deal with. We taught craft classes in our stores and sold sewing machines and sergers that we had to be adept at servicing. I found that I liked every aspect of that job as much as I had enjoyed the challenge of being an ER nurse. I like to make things and I like to give them to people who appreciate my efforts. Never too old to learn a new passion!!Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-50512478157436394522020-12-09T11:36:24.725-05:002020-12-09T11:36:24.725-05:00I was one of your giftees so I subsequently ordere...I was one of your giftees so I subsequently ordered from you, wonderful towels. Thanks for the weaving history and I see so many young uns crafting now. Weaving is big.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-79318709700624604602020-12-09T10:20:28.053-05:002020-12-09T10:20:28.053-05:00I made those pot holders! I was also one of the lu...I made those pot holders! I was also one of the lucky recipients of your towel giveaways. I have a memory of trying my hand at weaving but no memory of when or where or even on what. what I remember is that it was difficult to keep the selvedges even. my daughter in law decided she wanted to weave and my son bought her a small loom, then a bigger loom, then either bought or made an upright loom but she eventually stopped. she has a lot of back pain and limited because of back surgery. at least that was her excuse. everything she has done, and there is a lot, she eventually loses interest in. I have no idea what happened to the looms. sold or stored.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-39431264419300640912020-12-09T08:57:51.250-05:002020-12-09T08:57:51.250-05:00I still remember the thrill of that little pothold...I still remember the thrill of that little potholder loom and also, the frustration at the end of the process where the nylon loops would pop off the little pegs. I learned to double-loop the ends so they would stay fixed for me. I knew that there had to be a less clumsy way to do this. <br />What a fine story of how you came to be a weaver. I wonder how many miles of cotton you've turned into such handsome textiles. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-19997975174942698532020-12-09T08:54:17.250-05:002020-12-09T08:54:17.250-05:00I entered this part of fiber because I was an avid...I entered this part of fiber because I was an avid knitter who wanted "real" wool yarn. I taught myself to spin several years before my sister bought that loom. I showed her how to spin. Actually I put a wheel in front of her. We both were spinners for years. My wheels are gone now, but that's OK. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-10354346550463439322020-12-09T08:46:37.975-05:002020-12-09T08:46:37.975-05:00I have a long list of bloggers I follow, and I was...I have a long list of bloggers I follow, and I was just going down it, asking if that person wanted a towel. They said yes, or no, or didn't answer, and I went on to the next. Then one day I had emails from two complete strangers, and the gist of them was, We don't know each other, but if you're giving something free, I want one. Here is my address, send whatever it is. That stopped me cold. I didn't send any more towels. The train had wrecked. I began weaving other things. Then people began offering to buy more towels. I had to think carefully about that; I have no desire to open an online store. But this little shop satisfies my desire to weave towels, and stops me dealing with people who make me unhappy.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-50099993924003804522020-12-09T08:43:15.786-05:002020-12-09T08:43:15.786-05:00My grandmother taught me to spin and weave.
It was...My grandmother taught me to spin and weave.<br />It was a wrench to have to choose between fleece and claygzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-27843936367501430942020-12-09T08:43:13.853-05:002020-12-09T08:43:13.853-05:00Weavers are always mesmerizing to watch and the fa...Weavers are always mesmerizing to watch and the fabric that come from their looms just beautiful. I am envious of that talent. pam nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527172289267589196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-14099068446859817822020-12-09T08:32:22.015-05:002020-12-09T08:32:22.015-05:00Yes, there will always be enough looms on hand to ...Yes, there will always be enough looms on hand to satisfy anyone who wants to learn and comes across looms for sale. That part of the art fascinates me; I believe there always will be enough looms on hand for those who want to weave.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com