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Weaving a Life by Merrill ‘To put it in weaving terms, the inner life is like the vertical warp on a loom. The weft of our daily activities weaves through our inner values and beliefs with each moment

Just to respond to the Complex Weavers Seminars question: The registrar is Amy Norris, amy@.... Everyone at Complex Weavers is a volunteer and puts a great deal of time and effort into CW eve

MAFA presented a very impressive virtual conference last weekend. Their fashion show demonstrates that a Zoom/YouTube presentation does not have to limit your creativity, with ‘live’ models, good edit

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I have had the same problem and I did not bend or damage anything. I finally replaced the solenoid. But in the meantime, try TriFlow penetrating oil, just a drop and no other lubricant. Bicycle shops

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This Scottish weaving show has some wonderful weavers and weaving. Well worth a look, and an inspiration for replacing in person shows. https://pickoneproductions.com/cloth20 Eileen Driscoll Ithaca NY

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In helping a friend with a similar problem, she was not depressing each treadle fully and the shafts were not clearing completely. Eileen Driscoll Ithaca NY https://sites.google.com/site/eileeninithac

The Complex Weavers gallery show Complexity contains pieces woven on Jacquard looms, with the names of the weavers, and information about the weaving process. https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery-c

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I have also had Megado problems. They sometimes seem related to humidity. Everything wove fine in the spring, but last week was a horror movie. When I have knife problems, I look at the cup hook conne

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I am planning to double a 20/2 Cotton thread to use for warp And I have only one cone.. If I wind onto two spools and try to wind from the two spools on a spool rack I end up with unevenness and yarn

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I have been enjoying my woven samples from the Complex Weavers 24 + or - group. I notice two things One, so many weaving teachers and resources used. I thank each one for all they have given to us as