Monday, 15 July 2013

Stratford and Hampton Court

 
Just to show the path we took to the Flower Show at Hampton Court. The head gardener must have had his lads working overtime to make sure he outshone the Show! It was very hot and stifling in the marquees but we managed to see everything!
 
 
including this oversized teaset made of fresh roses!
 
On Saturday evening we went to see As You Like It at Stratford. It is the first time I have been in the new theatre which is an apron stage whereas before it is a proscenium arch. They have lost a lot of seats in doing this. The play is not one of my favorites but was well done - more of a musical than a play. They must have had trouble getting Shakespearean actors who could sing. There was a live band on stage most of the time.

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I am weaver and - -. I dye my yarns with acid dyes, I paint my warps, put fabric collages and stencils on my weaving. I have three looms, a 12 inch wide, 12 shaft Meyer for demos and courses, a 30 inch Louet Kombo which is nominally portable but has a stand, two extra beams and a home-made device containing a fan reed. And last a 32 shaft Louet Megado which is computer controlled, has a sectional warp and a second warp beam and I am the proud owner of an AVL warping wheel which I love to bits and started by drilling holes in. I inserted a device for putting a cross in. I have just acquired an inkle loom and had a lesson from an expert so I can watch TV and weave at the same time. I am interested in weaving with silk mostly 60/2 although I do quite a bit with 90/2 silk. I also count myself as a bookbinder with a special interest in Coptic binding.