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  • What have the Peer Support sessions done for you?

    Posted by Janet Dawson on February 16, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Have you gotten a great piece of advice from the Peer Support sessions that helped you solve a problem or learn something new? Have you benefited from the PS sessions in some other way? Tell us all about it!

    Janet Dawson replied 7 months, 3 weeks ago 10 Members · 12 Replies
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  • Dayamitra Blenman

    Member
    February 16, 2024 at 3:14 pm

    The Peer Support is invaluable for me! At a time when I was isolated it was a way to connect – and with other weavers with similar interests to me. There are times I am not aware of a question till someone else asks it and I realise I’d had the same question. It’s a comfort to know there is someone there who can help if I have a problem that is insurmountable to me but who has superior knowledge. No other website offers live face to face interaction. This is what makes the Academy unique. I have received advice that has saved projects.

  • Sheila Roberts

    Member
    February 17, 2024 at 12:05 pm

    I agree with what Dayamitra said. Sometimes it’s a small piece of advice, sometimes bigger. I appreciate learning from other weavers, and I really like the sense of community I get. Sometimes I feel pretty isolated–I really don’t have a local weaving community I can ask questions when I don’t know what to do. The Peer Support sessions provide that support and community.

    • Dayamitra Blenman

      Member
      February 19, 2024 at 12:37 pm

      I am also a little isolated and without a weaving community. The Peer Supports give a place for me to ask questions and benefit from other weaver’s experience. I also think I learn unexpected things at times that are so handy to know.

  • Joy Pate

    Member
    February 18, 2024 at 7:39 am

    Ditto! For me, the peer support group has done two major things. First, I pick up all sorts of little tricks and tips that I hadn’t thought of, and I use many of them now. Second, I enjoy the community. I miss the active guilds where I used to live, and the peer groups (and forums) help to give me some of what I have missed. I absolutely love seeing the faces and talking directly with Academy members whose names and work and ideas I have seen in the classes and forums. I feel as if I have a whole new set of friends with shared interests, who inspire me with their amazing ideas and creative spirits. I am grateful for all of the members who participate in these sessions!

    • Dayamitra Blenman

      Member
      February 19, 2024 at 12:38 pm

      It’s nice to put faces to names.

  • Sarah Ullenberg

    Member
    February 19, 2024 at 5:38 pm

    The Peer Support sessions are helpful for picking up tips and tricks that I can incorporate as I am weaving. The community and putting name and faces is great as well! Ditto to much of what has been said as well!! The uniqueness of the Academy and the resources and opportunities it offers are amazing!

  • Barb Thoreson

    Member
    February 20, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    I agree 100% with the everyone’s comments!

    I wish more folks would attend so we could hear their stories, see their projects and help them with tips and ideas. Kathy (and Dawn) are great moderators and make everyone feel comfortable. No need to have your camera or mic on (although I also love to see faces with names), so you don’t need to feel self-conscience. Maybe if they read this thread, they’ll join in. There’s lots of fun to be had!

  • Kathy

    Administrator
    February 22, 2024 at 8:31 am

    I am going to let you in on a little secret……the moderators of these sessions love them just as much as you do!

    I look forward to these meetings every time, and I always learn something new!

  • Miriam Lebby

    Member
    February 25, 2024 at 2:34 pm

    Although I don’t attend regularly, I enjoy participating in the Peer Support sessions. As people have said, it is fun to see faces, get feedback from other weavers, and just talk weaving.

  • Courtney Mitchell

    Member
    March 2, 2024 at 12:58 pm

    I echo all the above comments. Unfortunately, I can’t attend regularly but really appreciate the technical and artistic information that is shared when I am able to tune in. For me, it takes courage to speak up and share, so the friendly community is important to me. Thanks for everything to everyone who attends and run the sessions. They are great.

  • Holly Haynes

    Member
    March 6, 2024 at 12:12 pm

    I’m guilty of going to Peer Support when I have a problem. And I always get a viable solution to whatever the problem is. So if you are thinking about ditching them — DON’T!

    • Janet Dawson

      Administrator
      March 6, 2024 at 1:56 pm

      “guilty”?? That’s exactly what Peer Support is for!

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