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Listening below the noise

January 10, 2017 By Marilyn Webster 2 Comments

placesetting with clouds napkin

                    I watched the woman take a couple steps away from my booth, pause, and return. She stood quietly for a few moments, touching the gray napkins we’d talked about, then walked away again, only to return once more. I like to be left alone when […]

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The uncommon magic of a handwoven kitchen towel: What I long to tell you

October 6, 2016 By Marilyn Webster 10 Comments

Whimsy & Tea towels hanging in my booth

I was at a craft fair recently and over the course of three days, I heard several women comment, I’d wear that as a scarf, as they fingered a kitchen towel. I’ve heard this and similar comments frequently over the years. Even after all this time, I struggle to respond, feeling like it’s not okay […]

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The connecting power of a towel

November 2, 2014 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, I shared two interviews – one with Caryn, about the Whimsy & Tea towel she has been using in her kitchen and one with Deirdre, who uses her Whimsy & Tea napkin at breakfast every morning. This month I have a third interview. Carol Chambers and I were in an online writing […]

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Breakfast with Whimsy & Tea

July 1, 2014 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

using a handwoven napkin at breakfast

In March I shared my interview with Caryn, an elementary school teacher in Portland, OR, about the Whimsy & Tea towel she has been using in her kitchen. This month I have another interview. I first met Deirdre Danahar in graduate school and we reconnected a few years ago. She is a coach and consultant […]

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Investing in yourself: Necessity or luxury?

August 1, 2013 By Marilyn Webster 2 Comments

Some time ago my printer was printing red lines on everything.  I consulted my small manual and followed the appropriate troubleshooting suggestions.  The red lines continued. I called my local authorized Epson dealer and explained about the red lines.  The woman replied, “You paid, what, $80 for the printer?  Just buy a new one.”  Not […]

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT MARILYN
    ▼
    • Meet Marilyn
    • In the media
    • Environmental stewardship
  • HANDWOVEN GOODS
    ▼
    • Kitchen towels
    • Table napkins
    • About colorgrown cotton
    • Laundering
    • A word about color
    • My guarantee
  • EVENTS
  • BLOG
    ▼
    • Making cloth
    • Thoughts on beauty
    • Life’s lessons at the loom
    • More than a dog walk
    • Customer stories
    • Recent posts
  • CONTACT
  • ONLINE STORE