Have you taken a workshop, gone to a concert or otherwise spent time with Scottish Master Weaver, Traditional Singer, Shanachie, National Treasure & all-around great guy Norman Kennedy? This is the place to share your 'Normanisms'- How did you meet him, what did you learn from him & how have you used what he taught? We want what he shared with us to live forever. Document, testify, perpetuate- he doesn't write anything down so we must!
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That is my beloved sisterSubmitted by Martha-Weaves on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 16:55.That is my beloved sister Sarah sitting in the back row (pink shirt) watching a waulking demonstration! My lovely sister has been very fortunate to spin and weave with Norman.
Norman has been known to tell my sister she has made a bloody mess of things when she was learning how to spin using Scottish methods - he told her this comment with a smile and then proceeded to help her with the finer points of Scottish spinnning.
My father who was visiting the weaving shop was invited by Norman to sit at his loom and throw the shuttle - with a bit of hesitation my father threw the shuttle a few times - Norman watched this process and then promptly old my father "Laddie, you are doing it all wrong, let me show you a better way". Mind you my father is in his 70's and thought the Laddie comment was hilarous! Norman demonstrated the proper way to throw the shuttle - a method my Father has not forgotten since.
Thanks for sharing thatSubmitted by agilmour on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 18:47.Thanks for sharing that Martha, sounds like typical Norman humour! I guess you know that the waulking in the picture took place at the Summit County (Utah) Fairgrounds pavillion in 1998, as part of the BOW Fiber Festival. We were thrilled to have Norman there, although it was only the 2nd year of the fesitval & most of the attendees had no idea who he was (or how lucky they were!)
I met Norman when I was 9 (or 10? I can't believe it was over 40 years ago!) when he was just starting as the Master Weaver at Colonial Williamsburg, Va. He instilled in me a passion for all things fiber-related, set me on my path in life & has been a very valued friend & Mentor to me ever since.
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At this point, the forum forSubmitted by agilmour on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 19:52.At this point, the forum for [Friends & Fans of Norman Kennedy](group) is on the tab marked "Forums" up at the top of the page (or click on the link). Posts that are created using the "Group Post" link can't be moved over to the forum so please everybody use the forum for their posts, rather than the "Group Post" link? They're probably going to make that disappear and have the forum appear on the group page, but it takes the tech wizards a little bit of time to make it happen. Many thanks to all for their patience while the bugs are worked out...