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Tangled threads: Thoughts on failure

February 9, 2020 By Marilyn Webster 5 Comments

When I changed my mind about a color

I sit down at the loom and settle in to untangle threads. I’d designed new towels, but, after weaving a sample, was unhappy with the design and decided to rework it. I took threads off the loom, rearranged some, removed others and added more. I knew that my decision to use as many of the […]

Filed Under: Creative process, Lessons from the Loom, Weaving

Unexpected purple delight

October 5, 2019 By Marilyn Webster 2 Comments

On our morning walk Asha runs down to a stream and I search for a stick to throw her. Instead I find small purple flowers in the grass. They look like a cluster of buds about to bloom. I spend a few minutes examining them and looking around for more. As we continue on our […]

Filed Under: Dog walks, Natural World, Weaving

The sound before the sound

August 1, 2018 By Marilyn Webster 12 Comments

warp for rhododendron bouquet towels

“Did you hear that?” I ask my friend Jody as we wind a warp onto her loom together. Jody stands at the front of the loom, I at the back. She combs the threads to straighten out any tangles or knots, then pulls handfuls of threads to tighten them. When she’s ready, I turn the […]

Filed Under: Lessons from the Loom, Weaving

Letting go

December 4, 2017 By Marilyn Webster 1 Comment

Letting Go kitchen towel in a basket with rolls

I have a project I want to weave: napkins to go with my Crisp Fall Day table runners. By “go with” I mean similar colors and a different pattern. I want them to coordinate rather than match. I make a plan and hear a quiet but as I set to work. I ignore the hesitation […]

Filed Under: Lessons from the Loom, Weaving

First steps and adventures: Exploring sustainably-grown cotton

December 13, 2016 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

cones of sustainably-grown cotton plus a towel

It started with an opportune question. Do you use organic cotton? a well-dressed man asked one Saturday earlier this year at the Northampton Winter Farmers’ Market. The short answer is no. And there’s a longer answer because I’ve thought about this question off and on over the years. I know there are environmental concerns about […]

Filed Under: Creative process, Sustainably-grown cotton, Weaving, Weaving process

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