Category Archives: planning

What goes into a Workshop.

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Katrin

Since I’ve been talking about needing guinea pigs, I thought I might give you a little bit of background on the development of my workshops in general. I love giving workshops, or courses, or lessons, or whatever you want to … Continue reading →

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The Spinning Wheel!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Katrin

Finally, all things necessary have come together: The wood that I need, the machines and tools that I need, and the lovely upstairs neighbour with time on his hands to show me how to use the machines. So on the … Continue reading →

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I’m working on it.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Katrin

If you want to know what “it” is today, it’s both the Call for Papers/Call for Workshops for this year’s Textile Forum as well as the tent for the market stall. Writing the call for takes so long because, well, … Continue reading →

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Make it proofed – waterproofed.

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Katrin

As spring is creeping in and battling hard with the remainders of the winter, the weather is getting nicer and nicer and season start is rushing towards us, I still have to finish my new market stall. It is coming … Continue reading →

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Things happening

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Katrin

Quite a lot is going on behind the scenes here, not least of all the fact that we have started actual work on the new market stall. The first bit of cloth has been cut and now takes up space … Continue reading →

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Market Stall Organisation

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Katrin

While working on the real wood-and-cloth market stall, thinking about the selection and presentation of goods and working simultaneously on the “market stall” website, I’m pondering how to sort and how to present the goods on the website – and … Continue reading →

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Guessing the Market

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Katrin

There’s sort of good news: Finally, I might have found an artisan who is capable and willing to reproduce medieval gold thread for me. Real, no-compromise gold thread, as it was found in the excavations at Villach-Judendorf in Austria: Gilt … Continue reading →

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