exhibit at Slater Mill Pawtucket RI.
Janet Austin has an item in the exhibit. Dec 7, 2016 to Jan 22, 2017 Fiber in the Present Tense 2016 http://www.slatermill.org/programs/exhibits/
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Fun meeting
Isn’t this great!
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Anybody remember what they use for warp? Cotton, I believe, but what weight? (I have a question from the weaving list.)
Continue reading →My lovely Dorothy loom for sale.
I’m selling my LeClerc 4-harness table loom (Dorothy). Lovely loom. Great for taking to workshops. I think the reed with it is a 10 dpi. I’m selling to guild members for $250. Non Guild members: $275 which includes a $25 … Continue reading →
Potluck Supper
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 →
Yarn: The Movie article in Sunday Boston Globe 6/19/2016
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 →Demonstrating at Iron Works Farm
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 →
Video: LOW-LOOM TAPESTRY WEAVING I The art of French tapestry making
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 →
Unusual Materials: From the Almost Familiar to the Odd
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 →
April 26th Meeting – Presented by Christine Wyman
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 →