I did get my knitting needles through security.
Books
- The Woven Pixel: Designing for Jacquard and Dobby Looms Using Photoshop®
Co-authored by Alice Schlein and Bhakti Ziek. 362 pages, many illustrations. Includes a CD with over 1400 weave structures. - Network Drafting: An Introduction
By Alice Schlein. Break away from the block. Curves for your dobby loom. Originally published in 1994, now available as print-on-demand from www.lulu.com.
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November 30, 2009
November 29, 2009
New York Above & Below
Tall masts at the South Street Seaport, and a subway mosaic at the World Trade Center station.
November 28, 2009
Shadow
At the Museum of American Folk Art.
November 27, 2009
November 25, 2009
New York in the Rain
After dinner we took the subway to South Ferry and boarded the John F. Kennedy for Staten Island. In the second picture you might just be able to see the Statue of Liberty looming through the mist on our starboard side. And finally a rainy glimpse of Times Square from 51st St., after we returned to Manhattan. I love this city.
At The Cloisters
After a long bus ride from midtown Manhattan (my favorite way to see New York) I'm at The Cloisters.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
November 19, 2009
Emergence of the Water Tower
I've finally gotten to the top of the water tower. I'm just tickled that it came out round. Yes, that's a broken warp thread on the left. The only one so far. Much better than the previous warp (AKA The Warp From Hell). Here's a closeup.
And just for fun, the journal page I scanned it from:
On to the Department of How Much Is Too Much. Tony's holiday displays are the talk of the neighborhood. Actually, people drive here from miles around to see his displays every December. This year he started at Halloween, and after his Halloween displays came down he was ready with Thanksgiving, and this week his Santas & reindeer et al are in place. People, this is such hard work to produce! And I can't imagine what his electric bills are like. Nevertheless, when the sun goes down his yard is a magical place. I'll try to get some good nighttime photos for you. Meanwhile, here it is in mid-afternoon. The Ho Ho Ho on the roof is timed to blink sequentially. Animation aficionados take note.
November 16, 2009
Canal Drawing
I'm reworking a little drawing I did at the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (in Chesapeake City, Maryland) a few weeks ago, to make it into a weave file. Here's a possible treatment in double twill, shown as a color-and-weave simulation:
