Pot Luck Dinner June 25

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Hello Everyone!
536 Sugar Road – sage green antique colonial with pumpkin orange trim and my dark brown CRV in front on the right side of the road.

Parking – we have spaces for about 5 – 8 cars or so. Parking on the grass is ok. You can park on Coventry Wood – across/perpendicular to Sugar Rd or tuck in tight along the road.

We can roam around outside, sit on the screened in porch, and drink fancy drinks on the veranda – something like that. I believe the start time is 6:00 – everyone is welcome to come at 5:30 or so to relax.

Master Weavers at Hill Institute Annual Exhibition

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Brenda Parella and Barbara Gordon completed the Hill Institute Master Weaver program this year and will be exhibiting their work at the annual exhibition.

http://www.hillinstitute.com/annual_exhibition.cfm

The Hill Institute (83 Pine Street, Florence, MA) will have its annual exhibition on Friday, June 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The exhibition is open to the public free of charge. Everyone is invited, and there will be light refreshments and demonstrations under the tent.

Time Change/Meeting Reminder, Tues 28May2019!!!

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Our meeting this coming Tuesday, 28May2019 will begin at 1pm, at the Fiber Loft.


By popular vote, our members have asked for assistance in learning to spin their own fiber.  Please come for this afternoon of playing with drop spindles!  Members Krista and Laura will guide you through the yarn spinning process, and get you started on making your own yarns.


If you have a drop spindle (or more than one), please bring them.  There will be drop spindles available to try/practice with…and for purchase if you catch the bug!  We will talk about various kinds of spindles, and there will be ample time to practice if you’re a complete novice. We think you will leave with a solid base knowledge of how to make yarn. Practice, practice, practice, beyond what is taught, is key to making you well-skilled in the art!


Please join us if you have any interest in yarn, making your own, or just how it’s made!

weaving with fabric strips warp and weft

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Hello Team NVWG,

I would like to weave some fabric for a jacket so it has to be somewhat stiff (like denim-ish stiff) and have some body and weight. So my question is has anyone woven with fabric strips as both warp and weft?

My plan is to do something with strips much more narrow than what you would use on a rag rug and have a balanced plain weave on my rigid heddle loom.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Marie

23April2019 Meeting Reminder

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Shaft Switching! Doesn’t that term sound complicated and scary? Yet over and over we hear that it’s a very simple way to diversify your designs. Members Leslie Ardison and Amy Stevens will explain the mystery of this technique, invented by the legendary Peter Collingwood. Social and library time at 7pm, meeting to start promptly at 7:30. Meeting to be held at The Fiber Loft.

26March Meeting Reminder

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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.

Fiberlicious Show at Loading Dock Gallery!

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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/

NEWS Registration opens this Sunday at 2pm!

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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!

 

Warping Mill

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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