{"id":3035,"date":"2022-11-10T23:36:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T23:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handweavingacademystatic.memberhost.io\/?p=3035"},"modified":"2023-06-18T00:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T00:29:48","slug":"the-power-of-what-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/the-power-of-what-if\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of &#8220;WHAT IF?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In 2006, I discovered weaving, and fell in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I adored the lusciousness of the yarn running through my fingers, the feel of the shuttle flying from one hand to another, the satisfying thump of the beater as it placed each weft thread in the fabric. And the joy of leafing through magazines and pattern books, with each project more interesting than the next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn\u2019t find this heavenly place, though. My weaving guild met only once a month, and while in-person classes were sporadically available, they didn\u2019t provide the progressive curriculum I needed. They also couldn\u2019t answer the flood of questions that arose as soon as I started designing my own projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I kept learning, studying from books and with the help of some amazing mentors. (I also spent a LOT of time weaving, with a bunch of not-quite-rights and downright disasters.) But I couldn\u2019t help dreaming of that magical weaving school, with a community of fellow weavers, that would help me answer those \u201cWhat-if\u201d questions.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png);background-position:56% 0%\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4303 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1.png 342w, https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobel-winning writer Toni Morrison once said, \u201cIf there\u2019s a book that you want to read, and it hasn\u2019t been written yet, then you must write it.\u201d As a teacher, I saw the power of community-supported learning, and I started asking myself, \u201cWhat if\u2026I could <em>make<\/em> that school I dreamed of? What if I could bring something like that into being?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Handweaving Academy is our answer to that \u201cWhat-if?\u201d. It\u2019s the dream that Janet and I have had all our lives &#8211; a weaving school with a thorough curriculum, combined with a supportive community, that will help weavers &#8211; <em>you!<\/em> &#8211; answer their what-ifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why we created the Academy. We hope you love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" id=\"for-members\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does the Handweaving Academy offer to weavers? 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