The weather forecast is iffy for tonight. We are going to make a decision before 5:00, so please check back here before going to the Fiber Loft.
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Free Heddles – I think they’re just the standard wire heddles from Leclerc. They are 10.5″ long tip to tip and were given to me but I can’t use them on either of my looms. My best guess without counting, is there are about 100 or so wrapped in the paper bundle and the way they are wrapped leads me to believe they’ve never been used.
If anyone in the guild can use them, email me (weavingonmain@gmail.com) and I’ll bring them to the meeting next week.
Thanks much,
Diane
NVWG members are invited to a private tour of Twisted Again, led by the curator, Lyn Christiansen, at 11 am on Tuesday Feb. 9th. We will meet at Fiber Loft at 10am to carpool. The exhibit is at Lasell College in Auburndale (part of Newton). The address of the gallery is 47 Myrtle St., Auburndale. There is more information at www.braidart.net. Parking space is limited so car-pooling is recommended. I need a car count so Lyn can secure our places. Please let me know if you will be coming. sostberg@charter.net. There is a facebook page and Lyn can friend you to join it if you wish. This should be a fun outing. There will be modern kumihimo pieces as well as a few traditional Japanese ones. Susan Ostberg
The gallery is open Tues thru Saturday 1-4. The artist reception is Sunday Feb 9 from 4-6, which might be a fun day to go, but I may have another commitment that day. Wondering if anyone would be interested in going on Tuesday afternoon, either Feb 2 or Feb 9? I can drive.
Twisted Again: The New Kumihimo that is on from February 2 – 22, 2016 at The Wedeman Gallery in Auburndale, Massachusetts, US
Curated by Lyn Christiansen (Massachusetts, US) who is also exhibiting, there will be work by Jacqui Carey (Devon, UK), Hiroko Ojima (Kochi, Japan), Jennie Parry (Leicester, UK), Makiko Tada, (Tokyo, Japan) and Helen Vonow (Adelaide, Australia).
More details on:
TWISTED AGAIN: THE NEW KUMIHIMO
and www.braidart.net
Learn about the fashions and textiles of the 1860’s. Fabric of the period was vibrant and women used it to create spectacular clothing for themselves and their families. At our next meeting, I’ll be giving an overview of cloth common during the mid-19th Century, some no longer in production, and how it was used to create various types of garments from underpinnings and dresses to bonnets and outerwear. We’ll review some of the these fabrics with examples and photos of original garments and reproductions made from modern versions of the cloth.
Here is a video about Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, where we donated our blankets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBWI11vbObs&feature=youtu.be
Here are a few of the blankets woven by our members for donation to Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley.