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
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
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.
Life Care Center (Blanket Donations)
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
Blanket donations
Here are a few of the blankets woven by our members for donation to Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley.
Wayland Winter Market Farm Fiber Days – January 23 and March 5
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’.
Bolton Artisans Guild 12th Annual Holiday Show and Sale
Posted on behalf of Chris Sterling:
“I am a charter member of the Bolton Artisans Guild. We will be having our 12th annual holiday exhibition and sale this Saturday from 1 to 4 at The First Parish Church on Route 117 in Bolton. Please come by and see the wonderful and diverse articles created by my fellow guild members.”
NVKG program
Thanks again to Judith for a great hands-on program on Tuesday!
I mentioned that the Nashoba Valley Knitters’ Guild is having Linda Cortright from Wild Fibers coming to give a presentation on her recent travels in the Falklands and about the Fiber School Linda started in the Himalayas this year. You don’t want to miss this. She is a fabulous speaker and has generously offered to find time for the guild despite her busy schedule. Guests are welcome. A $5.00 fee applies to them.
It’s on Wednesday 6 January 2016 at 7 pm at the St. Theresa’s Church, 15 Still River Rd., in Harvard.
We’re hoping to do a joint program with the NVKG sometime next year. We have lots of fiber in common!
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 admire them!
Nursing Home Blankets
If you are participating in the nursing home blanket donation project, Reba will be collecting finished blankets at the meeting this coming Tues afternoon. This initial group of blankets will be donated in time for Christmas. Another collection will be taken next year, so please keep working on them even if you can’t finish by Tues!