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Emergency Appeal – San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Dear Friends: It has come time to share with you the difficult news that the Museum is under serious financial duress, and if we don’t raise $80,000 for operating costs by March 31 the Museum will be forced to close in the near future. All areas of revenue at the Museum have experienced a decline […]
Continue readingTEXTILE * GAMES – The Drop Spindle Slalom Race
I had a conversation with Sue Robertson who is organizing the drop spindle slalom just so that I could pass on all the “fine print” rules that weren’t mentioned in the CNCH booklet. It turns out you may use your own spindle, or race officials will lend you one of their super duper CD spindles. […]
Continue readingThrumsicles
Okay, you caught me, we are not really making thrumsicles (though might catch on as a new way to floss). We will be creating Thrum Necklaces next Monday night, March 18, 2013, at the Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild meeting. Who does not have thrums to spare? Who feels a little guilty about tossing perfectly good […]
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