A Weaver's Notes From Japan
The Weaving Notes Of Linda Spencer, Apprentice Kasuri Weaver 1976 The back story on the partial manuscript presented here. Some time ago I was yet occupied as a generic antiques picker and dealer. A fellow picker spoke to me of a small collection of Japanese weaving tools and a note book he had picked. The collection was in storage. We went over to the storage unit to check out what was what. He had the notebook of one Linda Spencer of Wilmington, NC along with a four harness loom of user make, a Japanese spinning wheel, a few weavers tools and a handful of woven samples. I offered to help get them up for sale but, pickers being pickers, he declined. I did convince him to let me take some photos of the notebook for research. Unfortunately I could only take a small set of photos, which photos you will find here. First up is a transcription of the newspaper article giving the story of Linda Spencer. Although from Minnesota, Ms. Spencer had lived in Wilmington at the time of her passing....