All you need to spin your dreams
Lake Dewar Lodge was the beautiful venue for the Australian 2012 Majacraft Magic Camp, organised for us by Mandie (of Ewe Give Me the Knits) and Janet (of Nanny’s Spin on Things). These two ladies are amazing! Not only beautiful and talented but full […]
OK, I am going to show my ignorance here – thankfully, I have since been educated. I was under the impression for quite a while that hand weaving was pretty much restricted to creating two dimensional pieces. I was very impressed to see these images […]
The title says it all really!
Lexi Boeger aka Pluckyfluff is hosting a camp over the weekend of October 27 and 28. I have had the good fortune to take part in one of Lexi’s classes/camps and she is AWESOME! She has Auras to try as well as the Dynamic Heddle loom. It appears as though spaces are limited so if you would like to take part in a weekend to remember then I suggest enrolling soon.
Camp Fluckyfluff on Facebook
Enroll here.
Andy
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 […]