Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild

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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.

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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.

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

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.