Questionable weather

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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.

Notices are also being sent to our membership email list and the yahoo group. Please pass the word to others who may not get the notices directly.

Survey from The National Needle Arts Society

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Hi, folks,

This came to us through board member Judith Shangold.  If you like taking surveys and you like fiber arts, then check it out.

Penny

 

Calling all fiber artists! 

The fiber arts community needs your feedback.
Please take ten minutes to complete the TNNA Fiber Arts 2016 Survey athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fiberarts16, part of a major study of U.S. knitters, crocheters, needlepointers, cross-stitchers, weavers, and spinners.

By taking this survey you will…
– Help fiber arts organizations and businesses serve you better
– Tell retailers and brands what you want
– Explore your fiber arts life
– Get the chance to win one of five $100 fiber arts store gift cards

This survey is anonymous – you will not receive marketing spam.

The results of this survey will appear in the fifth edition of the TNNA State of Specialty NeedleArts Study at http://www.tnna.org/?page=Research. The survey results will be available to non-profit fiber arts advocacy groups and TNNA members in mid-2016. TNNA is an association of hundreds of independent and family-owned fiber arts brands and retailers.

The TNNA Fiber Artist 2016 Sweepstakes Rules are at http://hartbusinessresearch.com/documents/tnna-fiber-drawing-rules/.

Please take the TNNA Fiber Arts 2016 Survey today:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fiberarts16

Unusual Materials: from the almost familiar to the odd

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The next meeting of the guild will be held on February 23rd 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 modern. Some will seem similar to yarns you have used before, others will be quite different. Horsehair, paper, straw, stems, unusual silks, plant and animal fiber yarns, and over-twisted yarns have been used for centuries. Elastics, plastics and stainless steel, copper, brass and synthetic metallic yarns are all newer. We’ll look at them all. Why use some of the more unusual materials available? How do you go about evaluating them? We will look at the properties of some more common and not so common materials and compare and contrast.

Come for refreshments, socializing and a selection of library materials at 7 pm. The program will begin at 7:30 pm.

Free Heddles

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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

Twisted Again: The New Kumihiomo

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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

Kumihomo Exhibition

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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

Mid-19th Century Apparel Textiles

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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.

Join us on Tuesday, January 26,  at 7:00 pm  for refreshments, socializing and the library and at 7:30 pm for the meeting start and program at the Fiber Loft, Harvard Mass.

Prussian blue plaid fabric in a day dress

Fabric with design woven elements woven into the fabric

Woven ribbon curtain and ties over a straw bonnet.

Wayland Winter Market Farm Fiber Days – January 23 and March 5

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     Sick of your fiber stash? Feel the need for something new? Want to support local farms and businesses?  Check out the Farm Fiber Days at Russell’s in Wayland. The market runs weekly on Saturday from January 9 – March 12 in the plant-filled greenhouses at Russell’s Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA.

Farm Fiber Days will be held on January 23 & March 5, 2016, 10 AM to 2 PM.

     Vendors are local and include products from NVWG member Laura Busky’s North Brook Farm Alpacas, as well as from : A Hundred Ravens, Baaaystate Blanket, Dirty Water DyeWorks, Dorchester Farms, Fancifelt, Foxfire Fiber & Design, Foxhill Farm, Good Karma Farm, Greenwood Hill Farm, Hampden Hills Alpacas, Iron Horse Farm, The Kangaroo Dyer, Journey Wheel, Moonshine Design at Keldaby Farm, Rag Hill Farm, Raja Farm, River Valley Farm, Romney Ridge Farm, SAORI Worcester, Stone Harvest Farm, Subito Farm, Tidal Yarns, Windy Hamlet Farm, Windy Hill Farm, Winterberry Farm, and Woolies of Shirkshire Farm.

     There will be a Fingerless Mitts workshop on January 23. The yarn will be from Romney Ridge Farm and the workshop led by Maryly Mathewmen. Check for workshop updates and see which vendors are attending on each date by subscribing to the Market email (mallettpeg@gmail.com) or follow their Facebook page ‘Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market’.