I love calatheas, and I'm looking for a tall/large one that will be a "statement" piece in my living room. Which Calathea have you seen grow the tallest?
I wish I could get a Calathea Lutea, but I can't find a source in the U.S.
Hi, all. I live in the U.S. (Arizona), and I'm looking for a source for purchasing Calathea houseplants. I would love to find some of the larger varieties specifically!
I fell into the rabbit hole when I first saw photos of a Calathea Lutea, but I've been unable to find any retailers for those here in the States. If anyone knows of retails for that variety or any others, I'd be happy to hear it!
Earlier this week, I posted asking about fun destination tournaments that were open to amateur players. I got some good responses, and the thread started me down a rabbit hole of researching tournaments that I thought would be fun to attend (because they're on a unique surface, in a cool location, or have other perks).
So, I created a spreadsheet to keep track of the tournaments I found. I want to share it here in case others are interested!
I am based in the U.S., so a lot of what I listed is U.S.-specific. However, if you're interested in expanding the list, you can always make a copy for yourself and add your own findings. Or, if there's something you think I should put on here that is missing, feel free to let me know!
This year, I started going to tournaments and I found that I really enjoyed the experience traveling to play in a few tournaments in my region. For next year, I'd like to identify a few tournaments that I can travel to, even if they are a bit farther.
Specifically, I'd love to learn about tournaments played on surfaces other than hard court, in cool destinations, or with other specific perks that would be fun and exciting for an amateur player.
Do you know of any cool tournaments available to amateurs?
If it matters, I'm a 4.0 USTA.
I'll start by mentioning that here in the Southwest region we have a series of open "slams." The series used to include a grass tournament (which is not happening this year), but still includes an indoor hardcourt tournament (Flagstaff, AZ), a Har-True Green Clay tournament (Scottsdale, AZ), and an outdoor hard court tournament (rotating location).
I'm looking for some advice here when it comes to hitting a crosscourt return (i.e. back to the server) off a serve coming up the middle of the court to my backhand.
I'm a lefty, so for me, this occurs when returning on the ad side. For the majority of players (righties), it'd be returning on the deuce side with the ball still coming up the middle.
When playing doubles, I have a hard time hitting a comfortable return deep back to the server in this scenario, unless I slice. That's fine, but I don't want to have to slice every time the ball is served up the middle to my backhand. Strong doubles players start to notice this and pounce on it at the net.
As best I can tell, the problem I am feeling is that, because of the angle the ball is coming at - not straight, but in toward my body - it feels like the ball is jamming me and that a topspin crosscourt shot is not a reliable option.
Do I need to be moving further around the ball to give myself some space to close my stance? Perhaps I am too behind it, and not beside it enough?
Any advice?
I am considering buying a large tapestry loom, but the model doesn't have notches to hold the warp in place. How much harder does this make warping the loom? I have only have warped a frame loom with notches at the EPI I'm working at.
I just played a singles match, and for the first time in a long time, I couldn't really "feel" the ball at all. I just wasn't able to get into the zone that I am usually able to get into.
I still went for my shots and ended up scraping out a win, but everything felt off. I couldn't find a rhythm; my serve didn't feel natural; my strokes felt anything but smooth. Most of all, I just really didn't have a feel for the ball out there.
What do you do when you are playing a match and everything feels just a little off?
Hi,
I'm weaving tapestries on a frame loom at 8 epi. I am looking for silk yarn, or a blend with a significant amount of silk, that will be thick enough to work at this epi.
Most of the silk yarns that I find are extremely fine and too thin for my purposes.
Thanks!
I want to share this beautiful wall hanging that my great uncle made, as well as ask some basic questions about how to get started on my own weaving journey.
I feel silly that it took me so long to decide that I want to try my hand at weaving. I live in the United States, and my great uncle who lives in Denmark spent his whole career as a weaver making artistic wall hangings. The wall hanging in the image is one that I absolutely adore that is hanging in my grandma's house. It's roughly 4x3'.
I have experience in other art forms, but zero experience weaving. I would love to start learning about weaving, specifically with the goal of learning how to make wall hangings like my great uncle. (I understand that it's probably going to be a long journey.)
I reached out to him via email; however, he is in his 90s and it can be hard to get ahold of him quickly, so while I wait for his response, I wanted to ask some questions here:
If I am beginning weaving with the specific goal of creating wall hangings, is it correct that a frame loom/tapestry loom is probably the type of loom I should learn to use?
Ultimately, I would like to create large weavings for the wall (I mean, like 4x4' or even larger), but since I have no experience weaving, it feels a bit silly to start with a large loom, especially since I don't yet know how much I'll enjoy it. What size loom would you recommend for a first-time weaver? And are there any specific brands that produce trust entry-level looms?
Are there any resources (books, youtube channels) that you would recommend to someone learning to weave wall hangings?
Any other advice for someone looking to get into this kind of weaving?
Thank you! Looking forward to the day I can contribute one of my own creations to this sub.
I'm looking for a place in Tucson where I can learn to weave using a loom. Are there any local places that offer classes?