<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[woven tales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woven Tales]]></description><link>https://www.taleswoven.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:02:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.taleswoven.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On (tapestry) weaving]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can’t really explain how to do it – there are lots of books out there which can help with that.  I was lucky enough to be taught in real life, on an adult education course no less (rare as hen’s teeth) and I think it made a real impact on how I felt.  I was learning the rules (there are a lot in tapestry weaving – but as I have discovered, most of them can be bent or broken.  If you make something and it doesn’t fall apart instantly then you are winning).  But I was also learning stories,...]]></description><link>https://www.taleswoven.com/post/on-tapestry-weaving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4a42e2f7b480551f11fc29</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f22eb5_ca6af02d219f41ad95b83042074ebea0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tania Staras</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[begin at the beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of my OCA course I undertook a virtual ‘drift’, led by maps.  My first thought was to take one of the areas in Lancashire that I want to explore but don’t know well.  I considered Bury and wondered if it would be interesting to “walk” the area in the shape of a letter; maybe even “B” for Bury.  I had a desultory play around, but it just wasn’t grabbing me. I then decided that Google maps felt too constrained – their style of mapping, which we use every day, is about decisions and...]]></description><link>https://www.taleswoven.com/post/begin-at-the-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a46c3b0316fbd62aff7d9d7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f22eb5_b776f6d9c8324f7d98a5bd8c459e36e5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_949,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tania Staras</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>