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The Weaver-Readers Will Understand

January 7, 2010 Robbie LaFleur

Happy with my charmed weaving experience, I should have known I would be taken down a few notches when I tried to repeat it. Since

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I’ve been marking my fire tapestry progress with headlines atop the warp. The NYT graphic showing the conflagration of covid covers the whole working area, marking a half a million Americans who have succumbed. #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram

You know how it is so valuable to step away from your work to get the big picture? My desk is perfectly situated in relation to the loom. The fire tapestry doesn’t look so exciting at this point. Almost to the woods in the background. #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #handweaving #tapestry #weavingmn

The next issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter will focus on Norwegian Vestfoldtepper, historical banded weavings with inlay patterns. In a post on my own blog today, I review the pieces I’ve woven using Vestfoldsmett. Robbielafleur.com #scandinavianweaving #vestfoldsmett #vestfoldtepper #vev #weaving

It doesn’t look like a whole lot of progress, but it is rolled on the beam a bit, about three more inches since the last post. #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #weavingmn

Perhaps it is appropriate to be weaving a summer 🔥 during a winter polar vortex. Frigid all week. #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #weavingmn #handweaving #weaversofinstagram

I think the tapestry in the fire ring might look blazing after all... #tapestryweaving #tapestry #tapestryweaversofinstagram #bonfire #weaving #weavingmn# #handweaving #weaversofinstagram

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