TEXTILE <span class=sans serif> * </span> GAMES — Last Minute Check List Before the New Year

Christmas has come and gone but our hopes are that each of you had a warm and wonderful celebration with family and friends. This next week is the time to take care of a few chores to make your fiber journey the best ever in 2013. First of all, take some of the Christmas cash that Santa […]

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Hand Jacquard Weaving – One Thread at a Time

Sheila O’Hara Saturday, January 19, 2013 – 10 AM Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, San Francisco Handweaving has become the lucky beneficiary of the computer age as the dream of individual thread control becomes more accessible. Handweavers, once thrilled with computer assisted dobby looms, are now searching out hand jacquard looms for exploration. Enjoy an […]

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Something Old, Something New and Definitely, Something Blue

The cyanotype procedure was discovered in England by Sir John Herschel in 1842.  He used it to reproduce his notes and diagrams and thus the word “blueprint” became part of our vocabulary.  Anna Atkins, who was reputed to be the first woman photographer, discovered she could lay plant specimens on treated paper and once they were exposed to the […]

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Design, Stitch, Color — in Abruzzo, Italy!

Design, Stitch, Color with Holly Brackmann Abruzzo, Italy June 12-18, 2013 Travel to and enjoy the beautiful countryside of the Abruzzo region (between Rome and the Adriatic Sea), perched in the foothils of the Apennine range, known for its well-preserved medieval villages, deep valleys and mountain forests. Be inspired to create unique fabric interpretations of […]

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Tapestry Program at Redwood Guild

At the January 2013 meeting of the Redwood Guild of Fiber Arts, the guild’s own Tapestry Study Group will present a program on tapestry weaving, including a brief look at the history, its definitions, and differences from other types of weaving and fiber art, as well as looms, equipment, and technique, and a display of […]

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TEXTILE <span class=sans serif> * </span> GAMES – Everything you need to know about knitting up your stash of space dyed yarns

I was flipping through my CNCH 2013 booklet the other day and my attention was caught by the class taught by Lorna Miser, “Tips for Knitting with Space-Dyed Yarns”. I could certainly use some tips and I am betting that there are other knitters who want to solve the dilemma of how to make these […]

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Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild January Meeting

The topic of the lecture by Jackie Abrams will be, Textile Travels in Africa. Take a visual journey to Ghana, Namibia, and Uganda. Visit the workshops of Kente cloth weavers, follow the steps of glass bead making, and see the basket makers as they work. Experience the culture, the people, and the places. Date: January […]

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TEXTILE <span class='sans serif'> * </span> GAMES – Timed Shuttle Race and Coucours d’Elegance

Did you check “Shuttle Race” on your entry form when you sent it in and have you found the time to dig around in your weaving studio to find an old shuttle to modify?  Maybe your guild wants to sponsor an entry and they are looking for  shuttle customization ideas. I found a couple of […]

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