All you need to spin your dreams
Pat Old from Tauranga sent me a couple of links off the web of weaving created by a very skilled weaver called Peter Collingwood. He made some modifications to a large loom that I understand were quite complicated. He was able to achieve the following […]
The Dynamic Heddle loom has only been out a short while and already I am getting some amazing pictures sent through to me of what people are creating. Mandie Chandler from “Ewe Give Me The Knits” sent me this image of a floor rug that […]
Bendigo has come and gone and I have been hearing lots of interesting stories from the people who were able to attend. Several of our dealers had the new looms on their stands to demonstrate and sell.
So here are the first two people in the world to own the looms, Joy Dove and Tricia Costello. I sincerely want to thank you both for trusting in what we craft. I hope that you get years and years of creative pleasure from them.
And here are the first two bundles of joy!
If you are on Ravelry, there is a thread in the Majacraft fans group discussing the loom and I have made a couple of comments with tidbits there – I guess I have set up a little treasure hunt for you! More loom news will follow soon…
Until next time
Andy
One of the things I enjoy most about working with Majacraft is people. I have been privileged to meet some incredibly talented and creative people and I confess I get a bit star struck when I think that I have actually met people like Lexi […]
Working on The One Wheel customisation for Suzy/WoolWench and listening to Coldplay. There should be something to show next week… I love this job!
Here is a really cool story that quite a few people have brought to our attention recently. Suzy from Holland/New Zealand (WoolWench on Ravelry) has had a very unique idea on how to become the proud owner of a new Aura. She has made a page on Indiegogo that operates similar to Kickstarter where she exchanges services for support of her project.
I personally think the story behind ‘The One Wheel’ is fantastic so if you are interested in having a little smile – or better still, supporting a talented and creative lady, take a visit to the following URL.
http://www.indiegogo.com/woolwench
Here is a sample of what Suzy is creating and selling on her etsy page
As a small addition to this story, we have offered to customise Suzy’s wheel if she reaches the target to make it a little bit more special!
Until next time
Andrew
OK, day 7, I have been shirking writing this story about our final day of travel on the Majacraft experience of the 2012 NZ Fibre Festival. Even more infuriating is that this is my second attempt. I had made great progress getting this written before […]
Day six. The final half day of the show and our last day in the South Island. Again, there was a lot of interest in the loom and while I know in this little saga I have been sharing, I have been talking about the […]
The Saturday – day 5 of our journey was the final full day of trading at the Fibre Festival
Our motel was within walking distance of the venue so we decided to walk as we had no loads to take with us. Our route took us through a pretty little garden area, Seymour Square which had an attractive fountain that was lit up at night. We were interested to see the stone tower in the garden fenced off with warnings about earthquake risk. The Christchurch earthquake is very much still in people’s minds down here and fills the newspaper with rebuilding information as well as the continuing demolition. This barrier was a very graphic reminder of the realities of earthquake risk in the South Island.
Today we were treated to a visit by the lovely Karen Severn who is president of a large club in NSW Australia. Karen is very experienced with wool combing and spent some time on our stand demonstrating this. Our own former national president and good friend, Pat Old also stopped by and showed her skill with the stylus. It is always great to have experts who are willing to help in this way and the many people who stopped to listen appeared to enjoy sharing in their knowledge.
Karen Selk from Canada was a keynote speaker over the festival and I popped out to listen to her speak about textiles in India and other nearby countries.. Her slide show photos were excellent and I felt very inspired to visit India again.It was very interesting and good to have the opportunity to participate in at least some of the activities on offer. Karen was sponsored to NZ by Ashford Handicrafts and we thank Richard and Elizabeth and the team at Ashford for bringing such a high profile person out to educate us all.
We had a little drama later in the evening where there was a punch up on the street outside our motel between two groups of … passionate 🙂 … local guys. The police turned up with several vehicles and helped them work out their differences.
Day 4 was our first full day of showing. Over the last few weeks, after a response from one of our customers, Owen has been developing a neat little spindle based on Mayan spindles. He made a bunch for us to bring down to the […]