The Nashoba Valley Weavers’ Guild Potluck Supper and Annual Meeting is coming up. It will be held on Tuesday, June 28th at 6:30 pm. (Please note the change in time from our regular meetings.) The location will be sent by … Continue reading →
From the Sunday Globe 6/19. “Yarn:The Movie” screening Saturday 6/25 at 1pm at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2016/06/…/story.html
Continue reading →We have our first opportunity to demonstrate at Iron Works Farm in Acton on Sunday 26 June, 3-5 pm. Their loom is not yet ready for use, but whoever goes could bring the guild loom or their own portable loom. … Continue reading →
Just over six minutes: https://youtu.be/DDM39j5sYZw “After housing a tapestry factory founded by Louis XIV’s Finance Minister Colbert in 1664, Beauvais became France’s national tapestry centre under Napoleon. The traditional “low weave” technique is still used in its workshops today. “You … Continue reading →
The next meeting of the guild will be held on May 24th at the Fiber Loft. The program will be presented by Deb Kaplan and will be on Unusual Materials. Here is her description: Unusual materials are both ancient and … Continue reading →
Social Catalysts Charitable Foundation Presented by Christine Wyman Tuesday, April 26, 2015 at the Fiber Loft, Harvard, MA. Come at 7pm for refreshments, to peruse library selections and to socialize. The program begins at 7:30pm. Christine Wyman will talk about … Continue reading →
(Forwarded to us by Reba) Follow the link below for images and video A Rocking Chair That Knits You a Hat as You Read the Paper Two longtime porch activities are now combined into one simple contraption thanks to designers Damien … Continue reading →
Is anyone interested in a field trip to the Worcester Art Museum to see the Flemish tapestry “The last Judgment”?
Continue reading →Thousand Island Arts Center, home of the Handweaving Museum, will be hosting this event again this year in Clayton, NY. If anyone is interested, the registration deadline is 12April. Details can be found at http://tiartscenter.org/whc.php, including registration forms.
Continue reading →Circle Weaving with Jacquie Chalmers Please Note – the program will begin at 7 pm The March meeting of the Nashoba Valley Weavers’ Guild will be presented by Jacquie Chalmers on Circle Weaving Techniques and an example application – covered … Continue reading →