 Time to flip over another page on the calendar to December. Depending on how you were raised, it’s either the 12 days of Christmas or the 24 days of goodie filled Advent calendars. My cats were so sad when I came home from Trader Joe's empty handed this year, since they had already sold out of the daily kitty treats calendars...... it’s a rough life at our house!My loom is full of light and dark greens, white, reds and yellow – my attempt at something Christmasy in the form of towels. I put on a huge warp, which I’m now starting to wonder if I’ll ever get done! But it’s a simple mindless weave and does go fast when I can find the time. In my usual fashion, I’m already thinking ahead about what I want my next project to be.........rigid heddle, 4 shaft, or 8shaft. What colors, what fiber and just WHAT should I create? Lots of ideas, but I can never seem to commit to an idea until after the current project is finished.
I think my colors for December are all the twinkling lights and festive streamers of the holidays. With December having the longest nights of the year, I think of all the shades of black, and how that makes colors pop out even more. And I enjoy seeing the sparkle in a young child’s eye when they see a Christmas tree and all the presents on Christmas morning. Here's wishing you and your family the peace and joy this holiday season and may all your weaving projects get finished! Looking forward to seeing you soon. Meg Spaulding WWG President 2024-2025 To read the entire newsletter please click here. To see details about our upcoming meetings and events please click here. To see who our board members are please click here. To browse through our "Resources" page please click here.
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 And all of a sudden, it is November! Clocks are changing [fall BACK if you don’t remember] the days are shorter, and the rain and grey is here. In my quest to find something positive, I remind myself that I have more time inside for weaving and fewer jobs outside in the yard, other than those pesky leaves.
I think my colors in November tend to be more “food based” ……maybe I’m taking after my husband’s 21-pound cat. I think of the lovely browns and golds of turkey and gravy, the deep reds of cranberries and the greens of fresh Brussel sprouts. Of course, you can’t forget the beautiful orange brown of the delicious pumpkin pie! I’m sure you may have a favorite holiday food with its special colors. I’m going to challenge myself this year to see how I might incorporate these colors into my weaving. Another thing that November always reminds me of, is what I am thankful for. There are so many things, my house, my wonderful husband who supports my creative adventures, my family, my health, all my great friends and my small little table looms that fit in the living room and let me weave while watching TV or visiting with my husband. So, enjoy your weaving, and family and holidays and make time for the awesome meeting this month with Robyn Spady. Meg Spaulding WWG President 2024-2025 To read the entire newsletter please click here. To see details about our upcoming meetings and events please click here. To see who our board members are please click here. To browse through our "Resources" page please click here.  So, I walk out to my car in the morning and the days are cooler, the fog in settling in over the valley. I’m dodging the spider webs, marveling at the intricacies of the weaving – how can one tiny animal create something that’s so pretty when it’s covered in dew? The leaves are starting to swirl in the driveway, the reds, oranges and browns of fall. I never used to like those colors, leaving them to my sister but now I’m gaining a deeper appreciation. I’m trying new things and stretching myself in new color ways, surprised at what I can create.
Fall is also when then days get shorter, less time after work to putter in the yard or take a walk. I look out my window and see all those pretty leaves are falling NOW…… maybe I’ll go rake up a pile and jump in them. That was always a favorite thing to do as a kid, jump in the leaf pile with the dog. It was always hard to say who came up more covered in leaves. But it’s getting dark, and the streetlights are coming on. Guess it’s time to figure out which loom gets warped up next and with what? If I was smart, I’d start my Christmas weaving – towels, napkins and the like, since I always taken on doing too many of those! But Christmas is 3 months away, and I have all these wonderful reds, oranges, tans and browns from stash sale……. What’s on your loom??? Meg Spaulding WWG President 2024-2025 To read the entire newsletter please click here. To see details about our upcoming meetings and events please click here. To see who our board members are please click here. To browse through our "Resources" page please click here.  Wow, does anyone else feel like just where did the summer go?? Seems like it was only a couple of days ago I was being welcomed as the new WWG President. Now it’s September and the most incredible stash sale ever is done and it’s time to start our regular meetings. I look forward to getting to know you and learning from you.
When I told LeslieAnn I was interested in the president’s job, I figured I should choose a theme for my articles. This meant I’d have a starting point, and hopefully they would get turned in on time [no promises, but I’ll try!]. So, my theme is “the twelve or more colors of weaving in my life”. Of course, my first mistake was not thinking about the fact that there wasn’t a newsletter in July or August……. but fear not, I’m going to share those ideas with you anyway, just late. When I think of July, I think of all the shades of blues. The sky, sometimes totally clear, sometimes cloudy and the water at the beach or a stream when I’m hiking. I love relaxing and enjoying the warmth of a nice summer day. In the same way, I like watching how different shades of blue, from very pale to royale to dark navy, mix with other colors in my weaving. August to me means a dark charcoal or black sky, full of little pinpricks of light, and shooting stars sometimes zooming through. I used to think black was so dark or depressing, but now I see how much it makes the other colors pop. Sometimes I use a fine line of it, other times it becomes the feature color. And finally, September, for me is always yellow, from the big yellow school buses that roll by my house every morning but also for the giant yellow sunflowers growing by my shed. They welcome me home every day after work with their bright faces. I LOVE using yellow in my weaving, and typically use a lot more than the pattern suggests. I tend to feel if a little is good, then a whole bunch more must be better. It makes me feel happy. Welcome back to WWG meetings, and I look forward to sharing my other nine months of colors with you. Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. Meg Spaulding WWG President 2024-2025 To read the entire newsletter please click here. To see details about our upcoming meetings and events please click here. To see who our board members are please click here. To browse through our "Resources" page please click here. |
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