Hello NOBO! Meeting this Thursday night – on the agenda is NEWS! Lots of feedback and great information will be shared. Also, Fiber Revival Time! From the Boston Globe: “A day-long exploration of fiber arts, demonstrations of needle felting, hand-spinning,…
If there is an official fan club for Foxfibre organic cotton, count me in! I was working on my Schacht article, and decided to use some of the 10/2 cotton to weave my project. Since I was writing about the…
If you’re going to NEWS as a visitor next weekend (which I STRONGLY encourage), be sure to start at the Campus Center. It’s up near Route 9 (Elm St.), on the West side of the main Smith campus. There will…
I can’t believe the gall of this woman, posting this 2 days before the event. But hey, people are funny… Anyone want to demo in Newbury? Subject: demo needed for Heritage Fair Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:26:27 -0400 From:…
For those of you who missed Judith Shangold’s presentation on loom shaped garments last night , you can download her pdf on clothing construction for $20. Go to ww.judithshangold.com and click on Weaving Collection. Her thoughts on Easy Shapes for Fashionable Garments were…
As you know, I’ve been helping my friend Polly sell her late daughter Lorna’s fiber equipment and supplies. Polly’s eager to clean out and is willing to give away remaining fiber at this point! Free wool and lama hair! Some…
It’s time for our May meeting! Just a reminder – our meetings now start at 6:30pm for those members wanting to borrow/return books from our guild library and some “before meeting socializing”. Lady NOBO’s Textile Tales will begin promptly at…
Middle Earth Farm (http://mefamesbury.wordpress.com/) in Amesbury MA has several dorset x sheep. They have just been been given a fleece cut & this yummy wool needs a crafty new home. A few of you lucky ladies have already claimed a…