Escape the dreary fall days with visions of brightly painted middle-eastern bazaars. This month we talk about weaving knotted pile rugs. The inspirational Sara Lamb talks about using color in weaving and her latest passion for knotted-pile weaving. We review an instructional video Cut-Pile Rug Weaving with Arlo Duker. In the swatch of the day, I describe learning pile weaving from Judith MacKenzie McCuin. And finally, the ending essay: Weaving fast; weaving slow.

* Sara Lamb’s Web site

* Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) 

* Archie Brennan Loom Instructions

* Pacific Yurts 

* Victorian Video/Yarn Barn

* Cut-Pile Rug Weaving with Arlo Duker

* Small Looms Yahoo Group

* Schacht 9″ mini boat shuttle

* John C. Campbell Folk School

* Jana Trent: Square deal Weave-a-long

* The Techniques of Rug Weaving by Peter Collingwood

Musical Guests

* Afghan Sands by Incidental Fusion

* Christmas Tree Farm by Push Start Wagon

* Re-Gifting for the Holidays by The Alice Project