[Nfb-krafters-korner] tapestry weaving

[River Woman]

No, I decided that I needed to take the things out of my life that were not 
so important to me and to focus on things that were important, to me. I gave 
my loom, a large Macomber floor loom, to my daughter and I gave her 
everything I had for weaving, all the yarns, and tools.
I also gave her my sewing machine, as I did not want to put the effort into 
sewing that it took for me to do it, so I could ooncentrate of what for me 
was most pleasureable. I took away some of my frustration to just focus more 
narrowly and go from there.

When I wove tapestries, I worked from a design or image that I wanted my 
tapestry to be. From that design idea, I made a template, on brown paper. 
Then used that template to put the design onto the warp, and then did the 
weaving using the warp imagery to guide me. I would have no idea how to do 
this with no vision. I was never a "pattern weaver." I am thinking that 
perhaps a pattern weaver would have the answers to your questions and could 
help you. My weaving was always influenced by painting, and I wove like a 
painter did a painting. But that was when I could see. I would love to hear 
how you are able to resolve this issue and will look forward to hearing how 
it is done, if someone can help you.
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
www.lyndalambert.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] tapestry weaving


> Linda,
>
> I noticed that you were a tapestry weaver.  Do you plan to continue 
> weaving? I am totally blind and love to weave, but I am looking for ways 
> to translate graphs into accessible format.  If I could do this,  I could 
> become totally independent on the loom.  any suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jewell
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