Thoughts on weaving with Damon Mahan

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 "Working with people's special orders - you pick out fabric to match what they want. You design the rug. I start with colored media and put them next to each other. I draw colors next to each other on paper. From that, I pick the one I like together. Then I choose fabric from the shelf to match the colors. I cut the fabric into strips and make a pattern. I sew them together in a pattern that I chose. Then I weave to make it into a rug."
 "Weaving makes me happy. It relaxes me. I am proud of the work I do. It is exciting to see the rug form from nothing to a rug. I am happy showing people how I weave."













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