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News from the Fiber Loft

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on May 5, 2015 by Penny LacroixMay 5, 2015

For those who may not be aware, here’s how the Fiber Loft is now handling weaving yarns.

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Meeting reminder 28 April

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on April 26, 2015 by LauraApril 26, 2015

7pm at The Fiber Loft, Diane Fagan Affleck presents “Comfort and Style”!

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Library update: new titles

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on April 19, 2015 by pktApril 28, 2015

New and new-ish titles in the Guild library. Contact the Guild librarian to reserve any of these.

DVD: The Efficient Weaver by Laura Fry
Book donated by Joan Paul:
Title Author
The weaving, spinning, and dyeing book (second edition) Rachel Brown
Books donated by Judith Shangold:
Title Author
Adventures in yarn farming: four seasons on a New England fiber farm Barbara Parry with photos by Ben Barnhart
Weave * knit * wear: simply fabulous clothing for rigid-heddle (and other) weavers Judith Shangold
Books donated by Pat MacAlpine:
Weaves and pattern drafting, John Tovey
The rosepath motif: an approach to weaving design, Margaret B. Windeknecht
Ikat: an introduction; Japanese ikat: warp,weft,figure Diane Ritch and Yoshiko Wada
Quilts to wear Virginia Avery
The handweaver’s pattern book: over 120 designs for upholstery, curtains, place mats, etc. Iona Plath
Handspinning: art and technique Allen Fannin
Handloom weaving technology Allen Fannin
Spin span spun: fact and folklore for spinners and weavers Bette Hochberg
Dyeing the natural way Frances E. Mustard
Dyeplants and dyeing: a handbook
A twill of your choice Paul R. O’Connor
Brocade Harriet Tidball
Ancient dyes for modern weavers Palmy Weigle
Step by step spinning and dyeing Eunice Svinicki
The double weave, plain and patterned Harriet Tidball
Hands on dyeing Betsy Blumenthal and Kathryn Kreider
Weave structures used in North American coverlets +ACI-Clarita Anderson, Judith Gordon, and Naomi Whiting Towner
Knitting on the loom: techniques for producing knit stitches within the woven structure Birgit Olson Barron

 

Magazines donated by Dorothy Solbrig:

Piecework
1994: January/February, March/April, May/June, September/October and November/December
1995: January/February

Newsletters donated by Penny Lacroix:

The Spinning Wheel Sleuth, issues 86 and 87 (October 2014 and January 2015)

Newsletters purchased by the Guild:

The Spinning Wheel Sleuth Loom Supplement, issues 6, 7 and 9-16, inclusive; Index to Issues 1 – 15

Miscellaneous:

Art to Wear Workshop with Sarah Fortin
Compiled by Linda Snook. A record of our March, 2014 garment construction workshop with Sarah Fortin, including about 20 pages of background information from Sarah, as well as swatches and project notes from 12 participants.

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Pat’s books could become your books

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on April 19, 2015 by pktApril 19, 2015

Longtime Guild member Pat McAlpine has donated a large number of books to our library.  A few titles we already owned, and Pat requested that any duplicates be passed on to Guild members.  The books in the list below will be distributed at the June potluck, possibly by silent auction or random drawing.  Details to be determined;  we’ll do our best to include everyone who can’t attend the potluck, too.

Many thanks to Pat for this generous donation.

Title Author
The complete illustrated book of dyes from natural sources Arnold and Connie Krochmal
Double weave: theory & practice Laya Brostoff
Early American weaving and dyeing J. and R. Bronson
Natural dyes and home dyeing Rita J. Adrosko
Step-by-step spinning and dyeing Eunice Svinicki
The techniques of rug weaving Peter Collingwood
Textile art from southern Appalachia: the quiet work of women Kathleen Curtis Wilson
Weaving: a creative approach for beginners Clara Creager
Workshop notes for winding multi-colored warps with a warping paddle Leslie Voiers
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Tapestry exhibits

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on April 2, 2015 by Leslie ArdisonApril 2, 2015

There are two exhibits of Tapestry Weaving in Deerfield MA right now.
I was out that way today and stopped in at the DeerfieldArtsBank exhibit and talked to a few of the weavers. They said the one at Deerfield Acadamy is well worth seeing. Links for both exhibits are below.

I am definitely going to head out there and wondered if anyone was interested in going out there with me?

I live west of the FiberLoft, so we would meet in the Fitchburg area and head out from there. It’s about one hour from Fitchburg to Deerfield. There is a large shopping center right off rte 2 in Fitchburg that allows commuter parking –

If we go next week on Thursday or Friday, we could see both exhibits. If we did not go until a day during the two weeks following that, we would only see the one at Deerfield Acadamy. The “Weaving up & Down” is the one I saw today and the one that ends April 12. Beautiful pieces by local weavers – 2 or 3 pieces from each of the 13 weavers.

If your interested, let me know when would be good. We could even manage to get in a visit to a local fiber shop and Webs if you wanted. They are all within a few minutes of each other out there.

Leslie

“Weaving Up & Down:
13 Tapestry Weavers”
March 12 – April 12, 2015
Wed Thur Fri and Sunday. Not open Mon,Tues, or Sat.
http://deerfieldartsbank.com/

AND

“The Art is the Cloth: A Series of Reflections” until April 30, 2015
Mon thru Fri 8:30 am – 4 pm not open weekends.
http://deerfield.edu/departments/administrative-departments/von-auersperg-art-gallery/

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BBC Mastercraft-Weaving series

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 30, 2015 by Carol ValesMarch 30, 2015

“Three hopefuls who want to learn how to weave are put through their paces by the country’s leading practitioners. The trainees are immersed in the world of weaving, attempting to sell their woven wares to the general public. Their final test is to both design and weave three-metre lengths of fabric — to be judged by Michelle Bowen from the Arts Council and Angela Swan from the Worshipful Company of Weavers.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjvzOEbWd8 part 1-5
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Amy’s shadow weave

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 24, 2015 by Penny LacroixMarch 24, 2015

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Amy took a shadow weave class with Tom Jipson at Harrisville.

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24 March Meeting Reminder!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 23, 2015 by LauraMarch 23, 2015
Our January meeting was cancelled due to snow.  We were lucky enough to be able to reschedule that program for this month.  Please join us for a presentation by costume designer Meghan Boemer!
We’ll meet at The Fiber Loft at 7pm for social and library time.  At 7:30, we’ll have a brief business meeting and then Meghan will present:
“Textile Illusions in Film”
Meghan Boemer will discuss techniques used in film costuming that create the illusion of various materials. This includes aging and distressing, sculptural textiles, armor and repurposing materials.
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Samples for new weavers at NEWS

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 9, 2015 by pktMarch 9, 2015

From Jayne Flanagan, Past President NEWS 2003:

The NEWS Beginners Class is a good “new home” for draft sheets with samples that your members may be de-stashing or “spring cleaning” (if spring ever gets here). Once again I will be collecting them, sorting and bundling, so that each beginning student will leave the conference with a stack of inspiration to go with their new knowledge. Shipping them to me prior to NEWS is an option, but I will be there on Wednesday, so I will try to arrange a drop off location as well. Their teacher, Carol Birtwistle, always says that the students are thrilled with this extra gift from all of us. Thanks in advance!

UPDATE from Jayne:

The drop off location at NEWS will be a box in the Registration Desk area.

Or contact one of your NEWS representatives for Jayne’s mailing address.

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Duchess Camilla shows off her Plaid

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on February 26, 2015 by Carol ValesFebruary 26, 2015

Check out skirt design in second photo
http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201502252924/duchess-camilla-shows-off-her-signature-plaid-style-and-love-of-animals

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