Weekend folk workshops in Poznań

This time, the selvedge workshops will take place on the weekend, so that people from outside of Poznań can also benefit. I would like to share my knowledge of weaving techniques and show you how to make your own colorful selvedge. More details about the workshops can be found on the website of the SztukaPuka Studio date: Saturday, November 26, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. location: SztukaPukaul Studio….

Winter season

It finally dawned on me that the summer season is over. That is, the season of travel, dealing with various matters and general madness. Of course, the pleasant madness that makes you live. I have several successful ventures behind me, and for one of them, clear confirmation embedded in plastic. Now it will be an open time. Because all ideas can be started to be implemented. Without hanging deadlines…

Invitation

invites you to: WOOL CYCLE We invite you to participate in a new series of classes dedicated exclusively to wool and various ways of using and processing it. This is a series for those who love peace, concentration, manual work and natural raw materials. The topics of the classes will take us from ancient times to the present, allowing for creative, artistic expression. Classes in a given topic will be led by…

I am spinning

…with a very small “pe”. I carved the spindle myself, but it’s not very crooked 😉 The spindle is perfectly balanced, because it was bought from Lepiglina. The shop-bought top is ready. The results? Sometimes the spindle turns, sometimes it doesn’t, it spins sideways, untwists, falls, the yarn breaks, “pillows” form, or the thread is extremely thin. And the phenomenon: a complete lack of frustration from failures. A few…

Sample stock

The selvedge from the previous post became the upper edge selvedge for the apron made on a vertical loom. I wove an additional thread through it, which is the warp. As it was being made, it looked like this: The loom has its permanent place by the chimney, although it often leaves it to go on a journey with me (in time and space). It is already equipped with all…