This is amazing-I found and bought a beautiful piece by Gladys second-hand and googled the info on the label and this came up! Wonderful to know the care and skill that went into my new (to me) jacket :) I love it. Thanks for sharing this. Edited to add this is kind of breaking my heart to think about the quality of life our parents had (my parents are Gladys' age and a lot like her)... working a normal job like nursing meant resources to raise a family, along with a beautiful home with tons of time and room for your hobbies, and then a comfortable retirement to fully enjoy your hobbies. Wow. The dream. Now we work ourselves into the ground and can't even afford food and a roof over our head let alone big families and the space and time to really LIVE and enjoy hobbies... we have been so swindled. :'(
I'm proud to call Gladys my aunt! My sister and I were also a couple of her weavers for 7 summers - a great summer job! She's an amazing artist and so talented. Thank you for sharing her story.
Thank you so much! Gladys really is an amazing artist! I find it just incredible how many AMAZING weavers / artists live amongst us! Doing these tours is so incredibly rewarding for me. I'm so glad that you enjoy them!
I felt that too! I do love that she is using every inch of her house though! As I was leaving she mentioned that she has ANOTHER studio in the bonus room above her garage for one of her other hobbies!
I spoke to Gladys, she asked me to have you email her directly as she has made many different types of coats over the years! You can email me at rebecca@robbinsnestweaving.com and I will give you her email address! ❤
I did not. I typically weave 30” wide warps. I once had a 60” Leclerc loom and I just hated it. It was too big for my needs and unnecessarily took up a LOT of space in my studio. Now if I actually wove wider items often, I would consider one. One of the things I have noticed is that the wider looms don’t sell as well when it’s that time. Not as many people can accommodate a 60” loom, nor do they have a use for them, so they are harder to sell. In a perfect world, I would have more than 16 shafts on my looms, but my partner pointed out that having them all be the same would make it easier if we needed to do repairs. He wasn’t wrong! Having multiples of the same loom has saved me a few times!
This is amazing-I found and bought a beautiful piece by Gladys second-hand and googled the info on the label and this came up! Wonderful to know the care and skill that went into my new (to me) jacket :) I love it. Thanks for sharing this. Edited to add this is kind of breaking my heart to think about the quality of life our parents had (my parents are Gladys' age and a lot like her)... working a normal job like nursing meant resources to raise a family, along with a beautiful home with tons of time and room for your hobbies, and then a comfortable retirement to fully enjoy your hobbies. Wow. The dream. Now we work ourselves into the ground and can't even afford food and a roof over our head let alone big families and the space and time to really LIVE and enjoy hobbies... we have been so swindled. :'(
Thanks for watching!
I was saying to my daughter today that society is messed up. We need more community and intergenerational living.
I'm proud to call Gladys my aunt! My sister and I were also a couple of her weavers for 7 summers - a great summer job! She's an amazing artist and so talented. Thank you for sharing her story.
You are so lucky to have such a talented aunt!
The pre-marked tapes are brilliant! ❤
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I hope you all LOVE Gladys as much as I do!
Gladys is a good friend and fellow weaver. Good to see she is getting some profile.
Love the video and her story. ❤️
She is SUCH an inspiration!
Shuttle racks are the best! I might make some double weave. Thanks for the inspiration!
It really is such a great idea!!!
This was an amazing tour…thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
So amazing Gladys! Love it🤍 So proud to have some of your pieces in my home!
Oooo…do tell…what do you have????
What a great idea for tea towel measurements! Definitely will be using that method in the future!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching! 🥰
Rebecca I love your videos, I can't get over them. Gladys seems to be an amazing artist. Thanks for sharing :3
Thank you so much! Gladys really is an amazing artist! I find it just incredible how many AMAZING weavers / artists live amongst us! Doing these tours is so incredibly rewarding for me. I'm so glad that you enjoy them!
Thank you, this is a delightful studio tour. Gladys is a very inspirational artist!
I couldn’t agree more!
my favorite so far. thank you
Thank you!!!
What a gorgeous studio! Is it weird though that the homesteader in me is crying that the cold storage room isn’t cold storage anymore? 😭😂
I felt that too! I do love that she is using every inch of her house though! As I was leaving she mentioned that she has ANOTHER studio in the bonus room above her garage for one of her other hobbies!
This was one of my favorites!! Thank you!
Me too! Gladys is soooo inspirational!
I just got a piece of hers second hand. It's stunning. However there are no cleaning instructions. How would one wash a handwoven jacket by Gladys?
I’ll do my best to find out for you!
@@Rebecca.Robbins thank you!
I spoke to Gladys, she asked me to have you email her directly as she has made many different types of coats over the years! You can email me at rebecca@robbinsnestweaving.com and I will give you her email address! ❤
@@Rebecca.Robbins that is so kind of you. thank you!
@@Rebecca.Robbins email sent!
I am AVL shopping. Did you ever consider the 60"?
I did not. I typically weave 30” wide warps. I once had a 60” Leclerc loom and I just hated it. It was too big for my needs and unnecessarily took up a LOT of space in my studio. Now if I actually wove wider items often, I would consider one. One of the things I have noticed is that the wider looms don’t sell as well when it’s that time. Not as many people can accommodate a 60” loom, nor do they have a use for them, so they are harder to sell. In a perfect world, I would have more than 16 shafts on my looms, but my partner pointed out that having them all be the same would make it easier if we needed to do repairs. He wasn’t wrong! Having multiples of the same loom has saved me a few times!
@@Rebecca.Robbins thank you so much for your reply... I really appreciate it. DO you ever give classes?
I do on occasion. Thus far it’s only been through my weaving guild.