Bauhaus-inspired women textile artists
Interesting article on an exhibit in Chicago https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-women-weavers-bauhaus-inspired-generations-textile-artists
Continue reading →Dorothy Solbrig
Haunted loom
Haunted loom weaves a pumpkinhttps://youtu.be/En_NAU9i7AE
Continue reading →Mayan Hands Sale at meeting
At our meeting/workshop on Tuesday, I will be selling fair trade handwoven and other handcrafted goods from two women’s cooperatives in Guatemala, Mayan Hands and UPAVIM. Please bring cash or checks and be prepared to buy! This is the last … Continue reading →
new owner for Handwoven
Interweave was bought by a new owner. However, Handwoven and SpinOff were bought from them by a new company formed by Linda Ligon, the original founder of both magazines, and longtime editor Anne Merrow. Press release: https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67508241_2669670569712077_6775377039051456512_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnfSuBscGEVwuicLWWG-yNa6lL6HAzZRxjxzJ72-HLixOe_YDkLUXlhOLjXmhUEadA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=f4308524ee306b72bded19adcdefd621&oe=5DEC3E59
Continue reading →Guatemalan handwovens
I’m planning to bring some handwovens, baskets, and other handcrafts to sell at our guild meeting next Tuesday. They are Fair Trade items from Mayan Hands and UPAVIM, two women’s cooperatives in Guatemala (mayanhands.org and upavim.org). Bring your checkbooks and … Continue reading →
New tool for finding a skeleton tieup…from Handweaving.net
New Skeleton Tieup Search We have added a new page to help find skeleton tieups for weaving on rising shed looms. Please see: http://reducer.handweaving.net Skeleton tieups are useful if you have enough shafts to weave a draft but not enough … Continue reading →
CT guild show
The Handweavers Guild of Connecticut is having a show til the end of April in New Haven. Laurie Autio was one of the jurors and highly recommends it. http://www.handweaversguildofct.org/public/pages/specialevents.php I’m thinking of going, maybe this Thursday. Is anyone else interested?
Continue reading →WWM Echo Weave study group presentation
At Weavers of Western Mass on Feb 15, 2017, please join us! Using Marian Stubenitsky’s Weaving With Echo and Iris book as a springboard, the Echo Weave Study Group has been busy exploring this diverse weaving system. At the February … Continue reading →
Social Catalysts
Anybody remember what they use for warp? Cotton, I believe, but what weight? (I have a question from the weaving list.)
Continue reading →Softball cotton blankets
Reba asks that we bring our woven lap blankets to the Guild meeting on Dec. 1. If you can’t make it then, you can leave them at the Fiber Loft by Dec. 15. Bring them in and let us all … Continue reading →