The past two Tuesdays, I taught at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam to 18 enthusiastic students. Amazing!! Not only did they learn something, but so did I. A short report and some reflections…
Inkeltje-Pinkeltje
Before Lojan even launched the 3-in-1 Inkle Loom, Jan, Loes, and I had already been talking about a smaller version. Sure, it sounded nice, but was it actually feasible? Some of the…
A precious treasure
Since I’ve become more known as a tablet weaver, I occasionally receive messages about weaving legacies that people wish to pass on to someone who will cherish them. In those moments, I…
The Lojan Adventure: The 3-in-1 inkleloom
Those who’ve been following my weaving journey for a while, might know I’m a big fan of the homemade inklelooms by “jd”. Unfortunately, “jd” no longer makes these looms; they’ve become something…
The Chinese puzzle
Twice a year, our group, which began in Wilhelminaoord in 2015, gathers together. Over the years, the composition has changed slightly, but the current group is incredibly nice. Those weekends are always…
A new year, a new balance
In 2023, I made a very important decision. My passion for weaving, combined with a work-related burnout, led me to work as a professional weaver two days a week. Meanwhile, almost half a…
A sharpie is a weaver’s best friend
Sometimes things don’t go as planned… You have a pattern, you’ve chosen your colors, and you’ve threaded your 60 tablets. In your pattern section, there’s a light color, and you’ve designed a…
A Child in A Cradle
About a year ago I wrote about Woven Poem, a project by Marieke Gelissen. The question was if I could weave 24 lines of a poem to complete her woven basket. That…
A new collaboration!
In October last year I met Paulien Hopmans from Studio Hop at the Textiel Plus Festival. She showed some fantastic leather bags and organises workshops in making them. Since learning how to…
Christmas all year round
For years I had been a member of pop choir Voicemail in Voorschoten. I especially liked to sing all the Christmas carols. My absolute favorite was “In a cold Night”, closely followed…
Let it snow!
The regular workshops I give at the “Weefcollectief Fryslân” mean that I can frequently stay in hotel Lunia. When I’m not teaching, I settle into the hotel lounge with my inkle loom…
A publication in Little Looms!
For the magazine WEVEN of Weefnetwerk I interviewed Barbara Goudsmit, who was well known for her publications in Easy Weaving with Little Looms. Because I wanted to use a photo from that…