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NVWG Meeting September 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on September 9, 2021 by Dianne TyreeOctober 7, 2021

NVWG Meeting

NVWG Meeting September 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM

  • L’Ecole Provinciale des Arts Domestiques 1930 (Provincial School of Domestic Arts)
  • Exhibition of products woven in the Searle Grain weaving program.

Oscar Beriau and the Canadian Handicraft Revival.    

On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, Mary Underwood, Front Porch Textiles will be the featured speaker for the NVWG meeting. Oscar Beriau and his contributions to the revival of weaving in Canada during the 1930s and 1940s is the subject of Mary’s presentation. Mary is in the process of writing a book on Beriau and his contributions to the weaving community and no recording of this presentation is allowed per agreement with her publisher.

This meeting will be a hybrid of in-person and Zoom. The business meeting will begin at 7:00 PM and our speaker is scheduled to start via Zoom at about 7:30 PM. The in-person meeting will be at the Congregational Church of Harvard, 5 Still River Road, Harvard, MA. This is right next to the Harvard General Store, and right across from the Harvard Common.   The meeting room is on the second floor.  There is an elevator.

Masks are required in all hallways, entries, the elevator, bathrooms, etc. Masks in the meeting room if unvaccinated, or as comfort level dictates. 

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Bauhaus-inspired women textile artists

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on August 2, 2021 by Dorothy SolbrigAugust 3, 2021

Interesting article on an exhibit in Chicago

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-women-weavers-bauhaus-inspired-generations-textile-artists

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Annual Meeting and Potluck, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 6:00 PM

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on June 11, 2021 by Dianne TyreeJune 30, 2021

Postponed due to weather!

We are happy to announce that our annual potluck picnic will be happening on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:00 PM. Rain date Tuesday, June 29, 2021. It’s actually a BYOP (Bring Your Own  Picnic), not a potluck as you will need to bring whatever you want to eat and drink.

 We will have the NVWG Annual Meeting during the event and a ” show and tell and touch” of our 2021 Guild Challenge pieces–something woven from stash yarns–that stuff that threatens to take over every square inch of floor space available and that will outlive us. 

There will be a yarn and equipment sale from the Pauline Duke donation, for sale to members at the picnic. Small items will be available on-site and photos of the larger items will be provided for you to view. Cash or check only–NO credit or debit cards will be accepted.

For additional information email chair@nvwg.org. 

You will need to bring:

  • your own food, beverage, and utensils
  • a chair
  • your stash buster Guild Challenge piece
  • cash or check for the yarn/equipment sale

Note: Those who are not vaccinated are asked to wear a mask at all times except when eating. Vaccinated people may do as they wish when socially distancing.

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25May Meeting: The Fabric of Civilization

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on May 4, 2021 by LauraJune 3, 2021
Co-Sponsored with the Boston Area Spinners and Dyers
Presented by author Virginia Postrel, 7pm via Zoom
Textiles are one of humanity’s oldest and most influential technologies, but nowadays most people take them for granted. Drawing on her widely praised new book The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World, author Virginia Postrel will take us on a tour of some of the innovations–in fiber, spinning, weaving, and dyeing–that gave us today’s textile abundance and the ways textiles shaped civilization as we know it.
Virginia Postrel is a Los Angeles-based author, columnist, and independent researcher whose latest book is The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. She is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Her previous books include The Power of Glamour, The Substance of Style, and The Future and Its Enemies. During her research for The Fabric of Civilization, she learned to weave and is now the program co-chair for the Southern California Handweavers’ Guild.
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27April Virtual Show and Tell!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on April 24, 2021 by LauraApril 28, 2021

A few of our Guild members took a 3 Dimensional weaving workshop with Sally Eyring, back in February.  Please join us for a Virtual Show and Tell, to see some of the pieces that we made during and after the workshop!  Didn’t take the workshop?  Bring your COVID Creations to Show and Tell, too!  This meeting is a fun way to see what everyone’s been working on.

The meeting will take place via Zoom, with a link to be sent out on Monday, the 26th.  All members should automatically receive the link.  If you aren’t a member yet, you can send a note to chair@nvwg.org to request the Zoom link information.  The meeting will start at 7pm, on 27April2021.

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Yarn, the Movie

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 24, 2021 by Penny LacroixMarch 24, 2021

Did you know that we have the DVD of “Yarn” available in our library? ‘Tis true! A few years ago, the Guild sponsored a screening of the movie at the Harvard Library. It was open to the public, and it generated much interest from locals.  As part of the licensing agreement, we are permitted to have the DVD in our Guild library to lend to members. According to imdb, the documentary reveals how “international artists and knitters take a simple skein of yarn to create their extraordinary ideas and stories.”  Calling it a documentary makes it sound serious, but it really is a fun movie to watch, if you’re into yarn!

If you’d like to borrow the DVD, you can contact Kathy, our multi-talented librarian, to arrange a socially distanced pickup. Alternatively, you can stream the movie through a link on its imdb listing for a small fee.

By the way, you can view everything in library by clicking the LIBRARY tab above!

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23March2021 Meeting, Photographing Handwovens

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 22, 2021 by LauraMarch 22, 2021

Join us via Zoom at 7pm for a presentation by professional photographer Joe Ofria.  Joe has been photographing fine art for almost 40 years. He will talk about what makes a good photo, how to use what equipment you have, and editing the image following the guidelines for entering shows or competitions.  He will also answer questions about setting up a “studio” and lighting options.

Not a member?  Send an email to chair@nvwg.org to get the Zoom link and join us for a visit!  (Please send your request before 5pm on 23March.)

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February 23, 2021 Meeting

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on February 16, 2021 by Leslie ArdisonFebruary 26, 2021


Laverne Waddington has been learning to weave on simple looms with indigenous teachers in South America since 1996. In her home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, she draws on ethnic design influences from around the world to create pieces on a backstrap loom using the various techniques and structures she has studied in South and Central America as well as with backstrap weavers from Vietnam and Mayanmar.
Since 2010, she has published eight instructional manuals on the various woven structures and finishing techniques that she has studied and produced a dvd on Operating a Backstrap Loom.
Her articles on backstrap weaving and indigenous textiles have appeared in Handwoven magazine. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot and Spin Off as well as in the published proceedings of the 2012 and 2016 Braid Society conferences.
She has shared her skills and experiences with many visitors to Bolivia over the years and now reaches a global audience with her weaving tutorials and travel tales on her blog. She provides online advice and support to weavers through forums such as Ravelry and teaches and speaks at guilds and textile conferences around the world.

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26 January 2021 Meeting

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on January 17, 2021 by Penny LacroixJanuary 26, 2021

What is sprang? How exactly does it work, what evidence do we have of sprang in the past, and what can you do with it today?

Carol James, aka The Sprang Lady, will be joining us live (on Zoom) from Manitoba, Canada for our regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday 26 January 2021 to answer these questions.

We begin with simple definitions and live demonstrations to help you understand how every row of work yields two rows of cloth. A variety of stitches lend themselves to this type of work, some even look like woven cloth. Diverse  techniques transform simple rectangles into hats, socks, mittens, vests and more. We will see this played out in a series of images of sprang through history. The presentation offers photos of actual sprang artefacts, ancient artwork, and Carol’s sprang replicas taking us from the bronze age to present.
The presentation finishes will focus on ways to make sprang shirts. The ancient Persians and pre-Columbian Americans made shirts, so why shouldn’t we? History suggests a variety of approaches. Trial-and-error suggest a few more. Carol has made more than 20 sprang shirts, and shares what she has learned.

For more information on Carol and her work, see https://www.spranglady.com/.

If you are not a Guild member and wish to visit, please email Chair@nvwg.org to request the link to the Zoom meeting.

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December 1, 2020 Meeting

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on November 19, 2020 by Leslie ArdisonNovember 19, 2020

November/December Meeting
December 1, 2020, 1:00 pm
Via Zoom
We will be making star ornaments. Supplies you should have on hand for the meeting are listed below. A link for the meeting will be sent to you via email. If you are just joining our guild, please let us know you would like to attend.

 

1. Two 2”X2” pieces of corrugated cardboard
2. Two 2”X2” pieces of tin foil
3. Scotch tape
4. White Glue or paste
5. Yarn – from your stash. Wool, cotton, whatever. Sock yarn weight or so for this size ornament, not too thin. If you would like to get creative, go a bit thinner and use more than one strand at a time. Add a thin strand of something that sparkles!
6. Straight pins with the colored ball point tops
7. Yarn needle

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