Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild

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

     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’.

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!

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!

These blankets were woven during our demonstrations at Fruitlands this fall.  Thanks to all who worked on them!  They are now ready to be donated.  Anyone who has completed their blankets, Reba will be collecting them at our 01Dec meeting.