The Wheel & Anvil

Time for Part 2 of the lesson! It took me a bit longer to get to this simply because I have been absorbed in the project. We left off at getting the warp onto the back sectional beam of the loom and ready to start threading. When the warp is wound onto the beam, the […]

I loved science in high school. Let me clarify — chemistry (thanks to Mrs. Green) and A&P were my favorites. While working on my latest project and thinking of sharing it, I thought maybe I would present it like this: the anatomy of cloth and the physiology of weaving. So anytime you look at a […]

Using blacksmith skills to create a piece of functional art to spin fiber.

Today I’m going to take a different turn in the blog posts. We have had quite a few folks ask us why we moved “way out to Ashford”? And the simple answer is the location, but that doesn’t really cover it. I’d say 50% of “location” refers to the beauty of the area, having land, […]