365 Caws

This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Weaving Terms

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Day 110: Several of my loyal and faithful readers have remarked to me recently that they feel like they're reading a foreign language wh...
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Lucet Braiding

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Day 109: Lucet braiding is a simple cord-making technique and dates back at least to mediaeval times, possibly earlier. It is closely allied...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Tomentose

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Day 108: Botanical word for the day: tomentose, i.e., a covering of fine, woolly hairs. It derives from Latin "tomentum" which, to...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Safety Net

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Day 107: Imagine, if you will, that you are a Kestrel or other small hawk with a mind to a tasty dinner of junco or sparrow. Would you not c...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Virgin Warp

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Day 105: Since the arrival of the 16" rigid heddle loom, I have been debating what to put on it as its inaugural project. It wasn't...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Always Better Homemade

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Day 105: They're always better when they're homemade. I may not be much of a cook otherwise, but I am proud of my baking skills, esp...
Monday, January 25, 2021

An Inkling

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Day 104: For anyone wanting to learn to weave, here is a relatively inexpensive and uncomplicated way to get an inkling of what is involved....
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Drawing on years of experience as a forest ranger, backpacker and mountaineer, my writings and images reflect my abiding love of Nature.
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