365 Words

Judite Vagners Merino scarf. Woven on the Jane Louet 8 shaft table loom. Judite said she enjoyed weaving on this loom. 

Individual words have always ignited my imagination, my dreaming, and been a vital source of inspiration and igniting my enthusiasm. Finding those words that are kindling for my learning and growing on my weaving quest has taken years to accumulate and likely I will add many more. Here are my 365 words that help me to keep an open mind and an open heart and a healthy approach to not only my learning but the learning of others. 

Iris Koczerginski first project, a bamboo and cotton scarf. The idea inspired by a project from Handwoven magazine. 

KNOWLEDGE

Is multi dimensional

cognition 

recognition 

realization 

mistakes

apprehension 

comprehension 

understanding

reflection

read 

grasp 

mastery  

consciousness 

awareness 

uncertainty

intuition   

time for absorption

listen 

foresight 

illumination 

revelation 

observation 

risk

enlightenment 

wisdom 

experience 

watch 

hands-on-experience 

communication

practical 

share

measurement

familiarity

errors

analysis  

sensory knowledge

experimentation 

self knowledge

introspection

discovery 

specialization

skill 

focus

discipline 

practice

attentiveness 

concentration

mindfulness experimentation

trial   and  error

repetition

evaluation

Ghandi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering his own inner truth. He set out to do this by trying to learn from his own mistakes and observing himself, his actions, his reactions, his thoughts. This journey of self discovery and learning is in his book The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Ghandi believed that the most important battle to fight was overcoming one’s own demons, fears and insecurities.

About MISTAKES

An action that was not one’s intention and a result of a moment of inattention.

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein

“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by”…..being able to forgive ourselves, by not abusing ourselves, berating ourselves, nor judging what we have done harshly. Part quotation by David Augsburger.

Wendy Hayden worked on the double weave sampler inspired by Jennifer Moore's book. Here on my computer screen the light areas appear green...these areas are white, however I thought this colour combination would be a nice combination. 

Tapestry Weaving
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