tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post7072815893663653815..comments2023-10-25T06:20:13.888-06:00Comments on Rebecca Mezoff, Tapestry Artist: DIY the heck out of it. For the love of tapestry weaving.Rebecca Mezoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-67088105129609256562015-10-30T16:47:07.231-06:002015-10-30T16:47:07.231-06:00Hear Hear! Thanks David. I agree.Hear Hear! Thanks David. I agree.Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-72727273780306645942015-10-30T16:46:50.499-06:002015-10-30T16:46:50.499-06:00I have had the experience of bringing something to...I have had the experience of bringing something to a guild or posting it on a social media site and being told I am wrong. I've been told (recently even!) that I use the wrong tools and I weave the wrong way. But my tapestries are beautiful and I like them quite a lot (mostly), so I don't think that can be wrong. Same goes for whatever you're making. Do what makes you happy. And you SHOULD enter them in shows. I just had a conversation like this with some people from the American Tapestry Alliance. A broadening of techniques and definitions is needed. And if what you made doesn't fit the prospectus for a certain show, find another. There are tons of shows for all media out there. They are the most interesting anyway.Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-51116649473036946962015-10-30T16:46:41.556-06:002015-10-30T16:46:41.556-06:00I have had the experience of bringing something to...I have had the experience of bringing something to a guild or posting it on a social media site and being told I am wrong. I've been told (recently even!) that I use the wrong tools and I weave the wrong way. But my tapestries are beautiful and I like them quite a lot (mostly), so I don't think that can be wrong. Same goes for whatever you're making. Do what makes you happy. And you SHOULD enter them in shows. I just had a conversation like this with some people from the American Tapestry Alliance. A broadening of techniques and definitions is needed. And if what you made doesn't fit the prospectus for a certain show, find another. There are tons of shows for all media out there. They are the most interesting anyway.Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-17701031440572061182015-10-30T16:43:44.451-06:002015-10-30T16:43:44.451-06:00Far better to try something than to do nothing at ...Far better to try something than to do nothing at all. And if you have 50% success, then I look at that as a win and now you know what to do with that particular yarn in the future. Same goes for you Deborah! It is true that acrylic yarn is generally frowned upon for various reasons, but the doing is the important thing much of the time.<br />Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-44755377528797313542015-10-30T16:41:43.913-06:002015-10-30T16:41:43.913-06:00Speed does not matter. We weave tapestry after all...Speed does not matter. We weave tapestry after all! It is slow no matter what. Keep doing it all! I'm glad making things helps.Rebecca Mezoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138972934775842473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-86916726021956698662015-10-30T07:01:04.955-06:002015-10-30T07:01:04.955-06:00This article hits the nail on the head. Weaving ta...This article hits the nail on the head. Weaving tapestry is about being human and is a celebration of the human hand in all of it's inconsistency. It feels good to be connected to materials in a personal way by creating with a minimum of equipment and technology. I feel that I am closer to the core of what it is to be human.<br />David Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16125532892061260502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-48553000787129092182015-10-29T23:26:00.976-06:002015-10-29T23:26:00.976-06:00I had my loom all warped with this great acrylic y...I had my loom all warped with this great acrylic yarn and as I am also new I then watched a video of Tom Kingsley they may not be the right last name anyway the first thing his said was don't use acrylic yarn I was so upset then I decided what the heck I'll just weave after all that work I'm not cutting it off I now have a very nice table runner a little thick but I did it so I put it out in my house for all to see. To make is to live for me and I am proud even of my work no matter how it turns out because I learn from each one keep going and just have fun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103336220447459776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-83202302192357676532015-10-29T21:35:33.158-06:002015-10-29T21:35:33.158-06:00This is such a good discussion and I am so glad yo...This is such a good discussion and I am so glad you brought it up. I am teaching myself tapestry techniques.. I have read a book and followed along. I have Archie's tapes that I don't really look at and I weave. I weave and take it out and weave it again. I wanted to learn wedge weave so I researched it and did it. I don't think I do it the RIGHT way, but I like the results and I like doing it. I wondered if I took it to the guild if someone would say I did it wrong. I wondered if I could ever enter my tapestries in a show since I might not use the RIGHT technique. What is wrong with the way I do it if I like the results? If the results are pleasing to look at? <br />Thanks for bringing this up and all the wonderful topics you discuss. I read your blog faithfully and I don't write comments often, but this was special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-75141203560339665732015-10-29T14:52:38.535-06:002015-10-29T14:52:38.535-06:00Thank you, Rebecca, for this post :). I'm a ne...Thank you, Rebecca, for this post :). I'm a newbie at weaving and along with tapestry I am learning how to weave on my newly acquired four shaft, four treadle jack loom. Long story short, I am going through the book Learn to Weave by Anne Field and for the first project in the book she recommends 100% wool yarn for the warp and weft, Well, the wool yarn that actually come with my purchase of the loom was incredibly sticky and tangly, so I thought I would try this acrylic yarn instead because simply that was all I had. I know I am breaking all the rules of floor loom weaving with this one, lol. Well, it's coming out with 50% success but, as you said, I took a chance with it and it is definitely a learning experience- I am so enjoying it. :) I do agree, though, that doing and making and experimenting are so important not only with weaving but for life in general. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478201650634298046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71232803753868616.post-34499438212664040552015-10-29T14:34:47.766-06:002015-10-29T14:34:47.766-06:00Rebecca you have so hit the mark with this post. I...Rebecca you have so hit the mark with this post. I have been ill for several years now and am trying so hard to get better and back to my old self your classes and blogs have been a source of great joy when some days it's hard to find any. I know I'm slow with the classes, but I will get through them. Fiber arts, mix media, guilting and sewing, weaving and tapestry have kept my mind focused on something positive, it is so important I think to keep your mind active I want to learn and be amazed by what I learn each day. Thank you so much for all you do. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103336220447459776noreply@blogger.com