REMINDER from Guild Member Reba Maisel
TIME TO DESTASH!!!!
MASSIVE YARN SALE
Cones, Skeins, Assortments (a few vintage Rowan Kits), Free Patterns – all from my personal stash.
(Prices start at $2 – BARGAINS GALORE!)
cash or checks
Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd and 4th – 10 am – 4 pm
17 East Bare Hill Road
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-8797
Driveway parking will be tight – additional parking is available on Armstrong road.
I’m participating in 2 different events this weekend that might be of interest.
Historic Trades Day at Hartwell Tavern (part of Minuteman National Historic Park) in Lexington – I’ll be spinning in my great wheel.
Colonial Craft Day at the Old Chelmsford Garrison House – I’ll be weaving on an old barn frame loom that I rescued and revived.
Both events are free and open to the public.
So far four of us have expressed interest in helping to demo at Fruitlands on 10/11: Judith, Penny, Leslie, and me. The demo is 12-4pm. We will have the guild loom with some of Reba’s softball cotton for lap blankets. Judith offered to bring her RH to demo; I think Leslie has one too that she used in Sept. I don’t want to treadle yet because of a sore foot, but I can bring my inkle loom. So my questions are:
Are you all still willing to help? Does anyone else want to join in?
Do you want to be there all four hours, or just part?
Laura, will you take the loom back after the demo?
WEAVERS’ YARD SALE – September 25 – 27, 2015 – Public Welcome
ALL are welcome at the Weavers Guild of Boston’s sale of yarn, equipment and books from estates. Members may bring their own to sell, on the same terms as the Member Sale Table at meetings. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Guild. Books cover weaving, knitting, sewing, and other needlecrafts.
9/25: 10am – 9pm; 9/26: 10am – 5pm; 9/27 11am – 4pm. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. At: Beth Guertin’s studio: 49 Pleasant Street, Waltham, MA. 781-863-1449; email: yarnexp@aol.com.
Hi. I’m looking for a 36-40inch 12-dent reed. Does anyone have an extra? Free would be best, but I can pay something.
As always,
Arlette
I just finished 2 blankets for our service project. One had natural color weft and the other has lime green. Both are about 34″ x 38″. I used a color transition in the warp that have kind of a neat effect!
Post pictures when you finish yours!
We will be doing demonstrations at Fruitlands on Sept 14, 10AM-4PM, and Oct 11, 12-4. In September we have two people demonstrating on the guild loom. If anyone is interested in bringing a loom, a rigid heddle, inkle, or table loom, we could offer people a hand-on opportunity. We have 3 people on Oct 11, but more are always welcome. If you would like to help, let me know.
Janet’s submission to the Faculty Exhibit at NEWS, July 2015
There is still space in Janet Austen’s Tapestry Workshop the last weekend of October. All the details can be found at this post https://nvwg.org/?p=490. This class sold out at NEWS, to the disappointment of many.
To sign up, send an email to Laura to hold your spot, and send a check to Laura Busky, 96 South St, Berlin MA 01503.
This class is appropriate for all weaving levels.
Embellishments woven on Jacquies WeeLoom
Jacquie Chalmers weaves buttons on “Wee Looms” made on her husband’s 3D printer. We’re talking with her about a guild program in the spring. Anyone interested?
We’re hoping to have her do a hands-on program at one of our Guild meetings in the spring.
The Director of Education at Fruitlands has contacted me to see if the Guild would be willing to do weaving demonstrations at Fruitlands this fall. The dates suggested are Monday 14 Sept. and Sat.-Sun. 10-11 Oct. Here is what she says:
1) Senior Day at Fruitlands Museum – Monday, September 14 10am-4pm. On this day, individuals ages 55yrs and up are admitted free to the museum buildings and grounds. We are planning a series of walking tours, artist demonstrations, and a lecture on Shaker music and we’d love to include a demonstration on weaving. We can arrange to have a large loom staged on the porch of the Fruitlands Farmhouse or inside the Family Learning Center (part of the Farmhouse building) so that folks can see a work in progress. NVWG may also have smaller table looms set up inside the Family Learning Center so that people can try weaving under the guidance of a guild member. The event runs from 10am until closing at 4pm, but if it seems like it would be difficult to pull folks together to cover such a long day, we could make the demo a bit shorter – say from 1pm until 4pm or 11am until 2pm.
2) Harvest Weekend – Saturday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11 12-4pm daily. I believe NVWG participated in Harvest weekend in 2013. As I recall, we had a large floor loom set up on the Wayside Visitor Center porch and table top looms inside. Somebody was doing a demo on the large loom while visitors tried their hands at weaving on the smaller looms. We’d love to do this again if your group is interested. This event runs for four hours each day and we’d likely want to looms staffed for the full time frame each day.
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Is anyone willing to help with this? We have some volunteers for October, but more are always welcome!