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26March Meeting Reminder

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 21, 2019 by LauraMarch 21, 2019

Our March meeting will focus on “Organizing your Weaving Studio”. Fellow member Susan Targove (yes, that’s a picture of her wonderfully organized studio) will share her secrets! Susan is an accomplished weaver who, among many other things, designed and created the Caitriot tartan for the lead actress in the Outlander series. Susan also brings her background as a Professional Organizer to this discussion!

Join us at The Fiber Loft at 7pm for social and library time. Our business meeting will start promptly at 7:30, followed by Susan’s presentation.

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Fiberlicious Show at Loading Dock Gallery!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 12, 2019 by LauraMarch 12, 2019
This show is going on at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell until the end of the month. If you go, check out the pieces by Ann Ribbens. She is my neighbor, and told me about the show. Anyone interested in a field trip?

The Loading Dock Gallery is approaching the month of March with an adventurous spirit!  Fiber and Textile artists, hailing from New England, explore materials and concepts that are so inspired, unique, and attractive to the senses, the exhibition had to be entitledFiberlicious!
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Experience the joy of fiber-play that visually and tactilely push artistic boundaries. Ponder artistic pieces that challenge the senses utilizing fiber/textile inspired 2D, 3D, video or digitally-generated pieces and wearables, often offering commentary and are brilliantly unexpected.
http://www.theloadingdockgallery.com/

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NEWS Registration opens this Sunday at 2pm!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on March 6, 2019 by pktMarch 6, 2019

New England Weavers’ Seminars Registration opens this Sunday. Some classes fill up quickly, so it’s best to visit the NEWS site in advance to make sure your account is ready to go. More details:

Please mark on your calendars this year’s dates for NEWS (New England Weavers’ Seminar) that will be held at Smith College in Northampton, MA from July 11-14, 2019. The website is: www.newenglandweavers.org. Please open the website and click on the 2019 Conference link, then scroll down and you will see the various workshops, events, and registration. ONLINE REGISTRATION BEGINS ON MARCH 10th AT 2:00 PM. Happy Weaving!

 

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Warping Mill

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on February 21, 2019 by Marie PorteusFebruary 21, 2019

HI all,
There is a warping mill (~40 inches in length – horizontal) for sale in Harvard – appears to be in fine shape, 50$. I am thinking this is a good idea and hassome good advantages over a warping board. Your thoughts please?

 

Thanks.
Marie

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Evelyn Vanderhoop on Friday 2/22 for our next meeting

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on February 11, 2019 by Penny LacroixFebruary 11, 2019

Note the change of day, time and location!

Friday February 22nd at 7 pm at the Memorial Congregational Church at 26 Concord Road in Sudbury. Evelyn Vanderhoop will be arriving at 6:30 to set up and have some chat time before the program starts promptly at 7.

Evelyn Vanderhoop with a handwoven tunic

The Nashoba Valley Weavers’ Guild and the Boston Area Spinners and Dyers are jointly hosting an evening presentation by Evelyn Vanderhoop, Haida weaver.

Evelyn and her family carry on the long textile traditions of the Haida, a Northwest Coast people, with a particular interest in Raven’s Tail Robes. She has spent several years researching this almost lost technique of weaving. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts commissioned Evelyn to weave a traditional Raven’s Tail Blanket for their collections, and she will be presenting the robe to the museum in February. Evelyn is going to dance the robe at the MFA at 11 am Wednesday, February 20 (probably gallery 168). She will give two programs at the Museum that will include materials and demonstrations of technique on Thursday, February 21 (one hour each; one in late morning and one in early afternoon).

We have invited Evelyn to speak to our two Guilds (and other invited guests) about the history of these robes and the processes involved in making them. While the MFA’s Raven’s Tail Robe will not be part of her presentation (it will already be a accessioned into the museum’s collection), she will include some materials in her talk.

This is a very special program and speaker, and we’re very excited about being able to host this event! Note that this is in place of our regular 4th Tuesday meeting. There will be no meeting on 2/26 at the Fiber Loft.

For more information about Evelyn, please visit her website: http://evelynvanderhoopart.blogspot.com

In addition, a video is being made. There may be some filming at our event, and we may get to see some previews of the work in progress!

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Mill No. 5 Fiber Fest this Saturday, 02Feb2019!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on January 31, 2019 by LauraJanuary 31, 2019

Hi Everyone!  This Saturday is the inaugural event for Mill No. 5’s Fiber Fest.  A few NVWG members will be helping out in the demo area.  Anyone else want to join us?

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Sunday 27Jan2019 is Farm Fiber Day #1 @ the Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on January 23, 2019 by LauraJanuary 23, 2019

Details and Vendor List, click here:  http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101389290518&ca=8c1856b7-2168-43c7-940c-eac86becaafb

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Meeting Reminder, 22Jan2019, 7pm!

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on January 15, 2019 by LauraJanuary 15, 2019

Hi Everyone,

Please remember that our next meeting is Tues, 22Jan at The Fiber Loft.  Refreshments and social time will begin at 7pm.  Our meeting will start promptly at 7:30.  Amy Stevens will present “Blended Drafts”.  See below for details!

Blended drafts are a wonderful way to utilize an 8-shaft loom.  Two 4-shaft drafts are combined to make a single 8-shaft draft that allows weaving either of the original 4-shaft drafts.  It’s a technique that is particularly effective with overshot drafts, but there are lots of other possibilities for its use.  Don’t have an 8-shaft loom?  You’ll still walk away with a new perspective on drafting, and a couple examples of “blended” drafts using only 4 shafts.

Handouts, including a bibliography from Kathy Tappan, will be provided. You are encouraged to bring along colored pencils or a computer drafting program on a pad or laptop (if you have one).

Amy Stevens got started weaving in Boulder, Colorado, where she lived from 1980-1984.  She has no problem with drafts and warping, but is working hard to develop fluency in weaving—the years since Boulder have included many years with no time to weave.  Amy joined NVWG in 2014, and has been treasurer since 2016.  She weaves on an 8-harness, 45-inch loom that she bought in Boulder in 1983—a Schacht, of course!

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04December AFTERNOON meeting reminder

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on November 27, 2018 by LauraMarch 5, 2019

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving!

Our combined Nov/Dec meeting is set for next Tuesday, 04Dec.  This will be an afternoon meeting, starting at 1pm with refreshments, library and shopping (an advantage to the afternoon meeting!).  At 1:30, we’ll have some brief announcements and time for show and tell.  Our program this month will be hands on, making star ornaments made out of woven paper strips for holiday decorations.  Member Joan Paul will lead this project.  Joan would like a headcount, so she knows how many supplies to bring.  Please email her if you plan to attend.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next Tuesday afternoon!

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Guatemalan handwovens

Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild Posted on November 26, 2018 by Dorothy SolbrigNovember 26, 2018

I’m planning to bring some handwovens, baskets, and other handcrafts to sell at our guild meeting next Tuesday. They are Fair Trade items from Mayan Hands and UPAVIM, two women’s cooperatives in Guatemala (mayanhands.org and upavim.org). Bring your checkbooks and plan to shop!

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