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Jerri
Jerri gave us a very lively presentation on What Spinners Know that Weavers Don't.

Placemat Exchange
Beeb shows off one of the placemats that she received as part of an Overshot Placemat Exchange at her NH guild.

Another Overshot Placemat


Huck Towel
This is a close up of one of Sharon's colorful huck towels.

Another Huck Towel


Colorful Huck Towel
Another of Sharon's great towels.

Huck Samples
Denise showed us her huck samples which she wove for the huck sample exchange.

Blanket
Sally wove this lap robe using acrylic yarns for easy washability.

Sally's Angel Ornament


Scarf
Sally's scarf with woven transparency leaf details.

Handmade Vest
Cathy made this stunning vest using the screen print fabric she made at the recent workshop.

Felted Jacket
Cathy models a jacket she crocheted and felted using yarn she got at last June's meeting.

Handspun Socks
Nora handspun the beautiful yarn for these stunning handknit socks.

Table Runner
Margriet wove this lovely one-shuttle weave table runner.

Another Table Runner
Here's another of Margriet's one-shuttle weave runners.

Duct Tape Wonders
Brianna has gone wild making all kinds of items using duct tape. Here are some very large shears.

Brianna's Fish


Duct Tape Shoe
Which actually fits her foot.

A Closer Look


Trombone
The trombone is made entirely of duct tape and it moves too.

Duct Tape Deer
Bri found lots of different colors of duct tape on the internet.

Ancient Weaving...
The Threads of Time - Member Mary Roth Davies presented an interesting history of weaving across the centuries.

Lekythos Vase 550-530 BC
This ancient vase shows an image of a warp weighted loom.

Warp Weighted Loom


Ancient Warp Weights
Mary explained how the weighted warp loom worked.

Elisa's Crocheted Rug
A work in progress.

Elisa's Rug
Wool strips make an interesting pattern on this woven rug.

Reverse
Two looks for the price of one!

Angel


Nora
Nora explains how she did her screen print at the Kerr Grabowski workshop.

Nora's Second Sample


Jenny
Sample 1 from the Kerr workshop.

Jenny's Second Sample


Jenny's Third Sample


Wristers
Jenny shared with us her ruffled wristers which matched her knit top.

Lois C's Overshot Sampler


Lois C
Lois shows off her beautiful overshot runner.

Quilted Tote Bag
Quilting is among Lois C's many talents. Here she shows us a tote bag she made and then quilted.

Margriet
Margriet's first sample from the Kerr workshop.

Margriet's Second Sample


Margriet's Third Sample
Margriet explains what she did to get this result.

Saly's First Sample


Sally's Second Sample


Sally's Third Sample


Sally's Bateman Yardage
Sally shows the front and back sides of her yardage. Truly reversible.

Sally's Been Busy
Sally wove up this gorgeous yardage for entry into this year's Convergence. It has a 12" repeat.

Sally's Bateman Sampler
Sally always samples and consequently her weavings are fabulous. See the yardage she made in the next picture.

Close Up
Here's a close up of the reversible Bateman fabric.

Sherrie
Sherrie is covered in blankets. She's been weaving up a storm of blankets on her 60" loom.

One of Sherrie's Blankets


Another Blanket
Looks like it would be wonderful to snuggle in.

Mary's Tapestry
Mary finished her tapestry which was started last fall. Here she explains about the figures.

Another Vew of Mary's Tapestry


Elizabeth
Elizabeth will be making another tallit (prayer shawl). Here she shows us her sample

Denise
Denise made this adorable baby blanket on her Passap knitting machine.

Members At Meeting
Everyone was in awe of the many places Robin has traveled and the beautiful textiles she's purchased during her travels.

Robin in Her Tunic
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Varied Assortment
These are just a few of the many treasures that Robin talked about.

More Treasures


Damasks & Mud Cloth


Mongolian Felt Rug


Tree of Life Rug


Wedding Canopy
This wedding canopy was woven by a young girl.

Magnificent Embroidery
Adorns the top of this tunic.

Chinese Embroidered Jacket


Soviet Georgian Tunic


Robin Wearing Her Carry Bag
Robin's prize possession is this carry bag woven by the Dani women of New Guinea.

Close Up of the Carry Bag
It's made from the inner core of reeds.

Felt Rug
Robin tells us about the felt products made by the Mongolians.

Inuit Coat
Roberta shares her Inuit coat with us. The inner lining is felt with designs. The collar is wolf fur.

Mud Cloth Jacket Up Close
Catherine shows us a mud cloth shirt and woven mat.

Catherine's Poncho
Catherine shows us an Argentinian handspun, handwoven poncho worn by men.

Robin
Robin is wearing her Soviet Georgian shirt while she tells of her travels.

Shetland Lace Scarf
Made from Shetland wool.

Mongolian Camel Rein
Braided rein made of camel hair used for leading camels.

Interesting Structure


Harris Tweed
Sherrie brought in this Harris tween yardage she purchased on a recent trip to Scotland.

Mud Cloth Jacket Up Close


Batiks


More Fabulous Textiles


Beautifully Embroidered Silk


Guatamalan Textile


Double Sided Embroidery
This embroidery is the same on both sides. The Chinese have a special way of doing it but we couldn't figure it out.

Another View
Robin has a lovely stand for the piece.

Jenny's Show & Tell
Jenny handspun and handknit her hat for spinning guild's paper bag challenge.

Lois's Sample Pillow
Lois took the samples and remaining yardage on her loom from a recent workshop and created this lovely pillow.

Margriet's 2007 Christmas Cards
Every year Margriet weaves her Christmas cards - at least 120 of them. This is the for 2007.

Candiss
Candiss wearing one of her "scrap" jackets. Leftover fabric is never wasted.

Members at Meeting
Members were hanging onto every word that Candiss said.

Feast for the Eyes
Just some of the many garments & samples Candiss brought with her.

Another Array
More stunning clothing.

Chevron Vest
Stunning colors.

Blue Vest


Jacket


Jacket Back
Detailing the chevron design produced by Candiss's ikat shibori technique.

Another Jacket


Stunning Colors - Flowing Vest


More Clothing


Candiss
Candiss explaining her ikat shibori technique. She uses silk yarns.

A Sample
Ikat chevron fabric.

Ikat Chevron Yardage
Candiss has done extensive work perfecting her techniques.

Fabric
Candiss uses a product called Thiox to remove color from fabric. This is the before fabric. Results shown next.

Same Fabric
This is the same fabric after the Thiox treatment. Truly unbelievable.

Vintage Style
Candiss models one of the vintage style jackets she produces.

Stunning Vest


Stunning Jacket


Vest with Collar


Candiss Modeling Vest


Back of the Green Vest


Needle Felted Jacket


Needle Felted Coat
This coat is a needle-felted garment. A new venture for Candiss.

Coat
Candiss explains the needle felting process. This is another new venture for her.

Needle Felting Up Close


Another Close Up


And Another


Beautiful Chevron Jacket


Purple Vest


Interesting Color Combination


Great Vest


Another Chevron


Turquoise Vest


Aother Great Jacket


Scrap Jacket
Here's a close up showing how the pieces are put together.

Toile from Quarry Bank Mill
Candiss and her husband have helped preserve the Quarry Bank Mill in England which produces historic fabrics.

Blue Daisy
William Morris's Blue Daisy fabric - another fabric from the Quarry Bank Mill. For more info visit wovenbywater.com

Cathie
Cathie models one of Candiss's jackets. The fabric on this was just beautiful.

Daryl's Yardage
Daryl's been busy weaving off yardage from her looms.

Yardage
Daryl displayed some more of her recent yardage

Daryl & Brianna
Mother and daughter show off the gorgeous yardage.

Nora's Show & Tell
Nora spun and knit this beautiful lace scarf.

Duct Tape Anyone
Brianna models her duct tape dress.

Some slides from Presentation
The following are just a few of the slides we saw showing some of Candiss's previous work.

Red Jacket


An Early Work


Erte Wedding Dress


Hot Colors


Great Colors


Scrap Scarf

Vicki Leading the Workshop
Workshop attendees listen intently as Vicki discusses "Overshot Variations" - the topic of the workshop.

Vicki Explaining


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Vicki's Samples
Just a small assortment of samples that Vicki brought with her.

More Samples


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Members Listening
Vicki Tardy presented a wonderful program and trunk show.

Vicki Tardy
Vicki presenting "A Bounty of Kitchen Linens".

Vicki
Vicki shares with us a humorous moment. This was the first time she has taught in the east.

Trunk Show
Wonderful linens - In each set there are no two alike. Why didn't I think of that. Keeps weaving interesting.

More Kitchen Linens
All her linens are done with 8 shafts or less.

Still More
Amazing variety.

And More
Great colors.

And Yet More
Vicki spends a lot of time weaving.

More
Vicki likes to use 16/2 cotton, but she also has linen and cottolin samples.

Colorful


Subtle


Nors Parishi
Not sure I have the name right of the design but this is a close up of one of Vicki's fabulous linens.

Reversible Linens - Side 1
Fabulous colors and the second side is so different.

Reversible Linens - Side 2


All Together
Both sides at one time - dazzling!

Towel
Cotton towel in 16/2 cotton.

Close Up


Shadow Weave Sampler
Absolutely stunning. This was woven in Jaggerspun Zephyr - wool and silk.

Tow Linen Samples
Who knew tow linen could look so good.

Fox Fiber Towel
Fox Fiber cotton is a colored cotton grown by Sally Fox. Makes a great towel in Summer & Winter.

Bronson Lace
These placemats are done is a lovely blue linen.

Blue Linen Bronson Lace


Close Up
Close up of the Bronson lace.

Elizabeth's Shawl
Black on black. Lovely.

Free Form Sweater
Cathie D made this lovely free form jacket. I believe she said it was her first attempt.

Cathie Modeling


Sally
Sally explaining about her "reptile series" of original designs.

Artic Aligator
Sally's latest in the "reptile series".

Earrings
Sally's also been bitten by the beading bug. Here are some earrings she made recently.

Pendant
Sally made this pendant at a recent Frances Irwin Handweavers meeting.

Members at the Meeting
We had a terrific turnout and LOTS of good food.

Cathy
Here's Cathy's shadow weave shawl.

Dee
Dee's shadow weave sampler.

Elizabeth
Showing off her shadow weave sampler.

Close Up


Purse
Elizabeth made this purse with Kuba cloth and used a really interesting "charm" on the flap.

Basket
Elizabeth made this basket during the basket workshop. She later embellished it with some blue lace.

Helen
Helen showed us her sampler book of Tallits she has made since last year. Word of mouth has spread and she's in much de

Jerri
Earlier Jerri gave a program on twining. She showed us how to do a circular project. She's continuing to work on her r

Twining Close Up


Lu Ellen
Lu Ellen shows off her first weaving. She's taking lessons from our very own stellar weaver - Sherrie.

Marigold
Lu Ellen makes wonderful felted items. Here's her latest - Marigold. It took her about a week, working steadily, to c

Betty
Betty's been busy knitting. She made 3 scarves and a sweater plus she's learning to weave.

Betty's Scarf #1
Betty said this was made with "crappy" cashmere. Is there such a thing???

Betty's Scarf #3
A soft pink lace scarf.

Betty's Scarf #2
A lovely blue mohair creation.

Sweater


Jenny
Jenny explains how she achieved the wonderful colors during her recent Cooper Mill dye demonstration.

Gold Dye Pot
Jenny used yellow and red onion skins; she also had a stinging nettle dyepot. Depending on which additive she used (alu

Madder Dye Pot
Jenny used alum, tin and iron to produce the various shades.

Dyed Skeins
Jenny used merino wool that she purchased from Kraemers Yarn in PA.

More of Jenny's Dyed Skeins
The small bright orange skein was dyed with madder last year. Totally different from what she got this year.

Color Order
The greenish yellows were produced in a stinging nettle dyepot.

Woven Sample
Jenny used her dyed samples to create this woven color swatch.

Margriet
Here's Margriet's shadow weave.

Close Up


Beeb
She's thrilled with her new toy and explains how she will use it.

Beeb
Beeb demonstrates how the Conair hair braider makes fringe in no time flat.

Sally
Sally shows off her shadow weave.

Close Up


Handspun
Sally used a drop spindle to create this lovely yarn. She wove a similar yarn to test out structures before proceeding

Daryl
Another wonderful creation from Daryl. She brought the fabric in a couple of months ago and here's what it turned into.

Back View


Inside Look
Here's a peep at the dress that's under the jacket.

Daryl's Gown
Daryl showed us a lump of fabric which looked like just that - a lump. Here's what it looks like on a body.

Onion Skins


Results of the Onion Dye Pot
Jenny's hanging the skeins up to dry. Gorgeous yellow colors.

Dye Pot
Jenny at the natural dyepot.

Fantastic Colors
Who would believe you could get such wonderful colors from natural dyes!

Gathering
A Cooper Mill worker gathers up newly shorn fleece.

Who's That Behind the Hat & Sun Glasses
It's Jerri demonstrating spinning and carding.

Melissa
Melissa, one of "Carmen's Girls", is helping a volunteer to weave on the loom that Sally brought for the kids to weave o

Learning to Weave


Going Like a House on Fire
This little boy is a natural weaver.

More Cards


Cards
Some of the many cards that were made during the April 28 workshop at Margriet's house.

Close up of some cards


Margriet


Beeb


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Robin's Samples
Robin was busy during the February program creating these color collages

More of Robin's Collages


Robin with Another Sample
This time she used bigger woven strips.

Robin
Robin explaining the process from our February meeting; she wished she hadn't done such tiny little strips

Daryl's Collages
Daryl showing her collages from the February meeting

Needle Felted Scarf
Caroline scarf illustrates a needle felting technique on fleece which she made with the new Janome machine.

Phyllis
Phyllis discusses her Theo Moorman sampler from the recent workshop with Nadine Sanders.

Phyllis's Sampler
Here's a better view of her sampler. It shows the variety of techniques learned, including weaving with rocks!

Jerri
Jerri with her completed Log Cabin in a spectacular variegated weft with glitz of course!

Close Up
Here's a close up of Jerri's cloth. You really need to see it in person to appreciate the beautifully subtle colors.

Margriet
Margriet's tencel blend, hand-dyed yarns by Just Our Yarns.

Margriet's Yardage
She's thrilled to find a stylish skirt pattern that will work with this bold print.

Members
Members listening intently.

Collage 2


Members
Members listening intently to Sara's report.

Noses to the Grindstone


Are we Having Fun Yet?


Clutter Or Chaos
Robin & Beeb are busy cutting out "colors" suitable for their collages.

Hard at Work
Roberta and Sharon hard at work deciding how to translate their feelings into colors.

Example of Collage
Margriet brought in this example of a collage done in a workshop she attended.

Collage 1


Collage 3


Collage 4


Sherrie's Skirt
Sherrie brought in this terrific skirt she is working on.

Dee's Basket
Although we didn't have show & tell, Dee brought all her materials to the meeting in the basket she made in January's ba

Sara


Sharon & Lois


Roberta


Dee


Dee


Basket Bases


Jerri & Sara


Caroline


Sharon & Lois


Lois


Elizabeth


Pam, Dee, Andi & Polly


Sherrie & Caroline


Elizabeth Working on Base


Jerri


Margriet


Baskets taking shape


Sara Hard at Work


Helen Having Fun


Overview of Basketmakers


Sharon, Sherrie & Caroline


Lois


Dee


Polly


Sherrie


Andi


Caroline


Roberta


Pam's Baskets & Supplies


More of Pam's Baskets


More of Pam's Baskets


Great Baskets


More Baskets


Decorative Edging
Twined Interlacement

Margriet Begins Designing Detail


Nice Design


Sara Designing


Roberta Almost Done Weaving


Design in Progress


Andi Twining


Sharon too


Nice Detail


Jerri


Helen


Pam Showing How to Finish


Helen, Pam, Jerri, & Caroline


Students Watching Pam


Margriet Attaching the Rim


Jerri


Pam Showning How to Twine the Rim
With Helen

Elizabeth Hard at Work


Lois


Making "Curls"


Helen & Andi Twining


Phyllis's Curls


Sally's Sampe Curl


Andi Twining the Rim


Jerri Twining


Caroline's Almost Finished


Dee Almost Done

Jerri's First Sampler
Jerri describes all her shadow weave samplers for the group.

Another Sampler
Jerri's gone wild weaving up these shadow weave samplers. One will become swatches for the guild exchange.

Another Sampler from Jerri


Up Close
Jerri's sampler up close.

Dee
Dee explains how she uses craft ribbon tape to measure her weaving so all her scarves come out the same length.

Dee's Helper
Dee's husband made her this nifty tool for turning the wing nuts on her loom - no more hurt fingers.

Woven Scarf
Joannah made this colorful woven scarf recently.

Weaving Helper
Sherrie uses this pointy pick up stick from Leclerc to weave the very last pics on her loom. She's able to fit this thr

Daryl
Daryl made this catch-all for her loom.

Daryl's Vest
Daryl explains how she made this vest. She had a limited amount of the alpaca which lines the vest.

Cropped Vest
Daryl models her great vest.

Daryl's Jacket
Daryl made this jacket from a coat she had made for her mother-in-law over 20 years ago.

Margriet's Loom Tray
Margriet made this loom tray to hold her tools while weaving. It fits on the front beam.

Margreit's Sampler
Margriet's shadow weave from the Sara Fortin workshop.

Close Up
Here's a close up of Margriet's shadow weave.

Motif
Margriet shows off the motifi she used for her Christmas cards. She made over 100 cards

Sally's Tote
Sally found this tote bag at AC Moore and it's perfect for carrying all her weaving tools. She also found a use for the

Sally
Sally demonstrates how her Auto Dent tool works.

Auto Dent Tool


Tencel Scarf
Sally made this incredible tencel scarf.

Sara's Idea
Sara made this lease stick holder to help make warping easier.

Lease Stick Holder
Sara shows off her lease stick holder.

Freeform Vest
Daryl's latest work in progress. She's combining knitting and crocheting to create this one-of-a-kind vest.

Necklace
One of Daryl's students made this gorgeous necklace for her.

Sally
Sally giving an overview of what we'll be doing.

Example of Inspirational Image


What do you see when you look at this?
Sally asking members what is the first thing that strikes them about this image.

Examples of Different Interpretations
Examples of how different people interpret an inspirational image.

Daryl, Beeb & Margriet
They discuss their image inspiration and how they interpreted it into fabric.

From Inspiration to Finished Project
Lois's show & tell pillow was a perfect interpretation of the inspirational image.

Caroline's Jacket
Caroline treated herself to this wonderful chenille jacket by Albany weaver Barbara Decker.

Towel
Sally couldn't resist this $10 craft sale bargain while she was in Sun City, Arizona recently.

Close Up


Beeb's Shrug
Clever Beeb! This great shrug is knitted flat in a 2x2 rib using a hand spun yarn. Side seams are sewn partway to crea

Daryl's Fabric
This lovely yardage has a hand dyed warp. Wonder what it will be. We're looking forward to seeing a completed project.

More Yardage by Daryl
Daryl's cleaning off her looms big time. She doesn't know what this will become, but knowing Daryl it'll be something f

Straw Backstrap Loom

Twining with Jerri
Jerri explains how twining is done on a frame loom.

Jerri Explains How to Warp the Loom


Not Easy Warping Backwards
Jerri shows us how to warp the mini loom preparatory to twining.

Twining in Action
Jerri with helper Andi shows us how it's done.

More Twining in Action
Jerri explains the different methods of twining at the edge of the work.

Twined Sample
Twining with rags can produce a fairly thick fabric which is perfect for cushions, mug rugs, and hot pads.

Circular Sample
Not only can twining be done on a loom but it can also be done off loom and circularly to boot. Can't wait to see the f

Sherrie's Mini Bag
Leave it to Sherrie to come up with a gorgeous mini bag. She says they are quite time consuming to make.

Daryl's Vest
Another spectacular garment from new member Daryl.

Sampler
Sally's woven sampler from the Sara Fortin workshop on shadow weave.

Susan's Show & Tell
Susan a new member and fairly new weaver wows us with her rugs.

Another of Susan's Rugs
These are big rugs!

Another Gorgeous Rug
Love the colors in this one.

Heirloom Rug
Susan also brought in an heirloom rag rug.

Rug Close Up

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COATS
Sorry for the poor picture.

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April Meeting
Margriet conducting the meeting.

Bedford Cord Program
Margriet explaining how Bedford Cord is woven.

Bedford Cord Sample
Close up of a Beford Cord sample.

Margriet's Bedford Cord
Samples of some Bedford Cord suit fabric woven by Margriet..

Wrong Side
Here's what the fabric looks like on the back side.

Sherrie's Show & Tell
Sherrie describing how she made her bag.

Sherrie's Bag
Sherrie made this fabulous bag from the fabric she made at the rag weaving workshop with Joanna Erickson.

Bag Fabric Close Up


Inside the Bag
Sherrie lined the bag using the same fabric as she used to create the rag fabric. She even put pockets in.

Felting Experiment
Elisa has been experimenting with the effects of washing her knitting to create a felted fabric.

Caroline's Coat
Caroline made this fabulous coat with chenille.

A Visual Feast
Scrumptous yarn colors adorn this coat all dyed by Caroline.

Another Look


Lining
Members admire the lining which was also dyed by Caroline.

Caroline's Scarves
Caroline describing how she made these wonderful scarves using leftover yarns.

Scarves
She sews the yarn onto a backing which dissolves when it is put in water.

Close Up
Here's a better look at the scarves.

Shawl
Margriet made this lovely knitted shawl. Each section is a different stitch pattern.

Shawl Close Up
Here you can see two of the different stitch patterns.

Close Up
Margriet chose a simple edging to finish the shawl.

Margriet's Handwoven Suit
Margriet was one busy lady. An absolutely gorgeous suit. Sorry the picture isn't better.

Suit Fabric
Great design.

Margriet's Skirt
She also made a second coordinating skirt which is flared at the bottom.

Coordinating Skirt Fabric


Baby Blanket
Another great woven piece from Margriet.

Baby Blanket Close Up

Margaret
Margaret explaining how she got into business

Spool Rack
Margaret explained how she uses a spool rack and cones of yarn without winding the yarn onto spools.

Sectional Beam
Margaret explained how she uses a sectional beam to warp her loom. She usually makes at least a 20 yard warp!

Sectional Warp Beam
This is a close up of a small sectional warp beam.

Tension Box
She also uses a tension box to insure an evenly tensioned warp.

Vest
Margaret explains how she makes her "pieced" vests from fabric scraps.

Pattern
One of Margaret's patterns laid out on the handwoven fabric. She has her patterns professionally graded for size.

Jackets
Examples of Margaret's chenille jackets. Great colors!

Vests & Jackets
Some vests and more jackets. All wonderful.

Vests
Lots more colorful vests - some with collars and others without.

Red Jacket
Another of her jackets - pictures don't do the clothing justice.

Polly
Polly modeling a vest she purchased from Margaret a while back.

Back of Vest
Here's a look at the back of the vest. Great colors.

Carolyn's Scarf
Carolyn has been busy making these creative scarves.

Caroline's Scarves
Here are some more - the one at the rear is gauze like and made with sewing thread.

Carol Russell Color Workshop
Carol gave us a very informative and entertaining workshop on color.

Interested Group
Carol held everyone's attention while she talked about the components of color.

Value Excercise
Carol had us placing yarn samples on gray scale squares to determine the yarn's value.

Hard At Work
This was harder than it looked at first.

Finished
Carol reviewing our finished line-up.

Can this really be right?
Members are astonished at some of the results of the value exercise.

Color Value Chart
Carol reviewing the color values using paper.

Color Palette
Our color value samples in yarn.

Light Color Value Keys
Carol explaining the variations on color value keys - these are the light values.

Middle Value Color Keys


Dark Value Color Keys


Examples of Color Values in Works of Art


Examples of Dark Color Values in Art


Carol's Color Wheel


Carol's Color Book
Carol dyed all the colors in this book which replicates the color wheel.

Jacket
Carol discusses all the great color values in Sherrie's jacket.

Jacket Close Up
So many colors - but yet they looked great together. Someone knew what they were doing colorwise.

Analogous Colors in Works of Art


Split Complements

Meeting
Margriet leading the February meeting.

Muslin
Sherrie showing the muslin she made to determine the fit before cutting into her handwoven fabric.

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Close Up
Here's a closer look at one of the towels.

Another Close up
A better look at one of the towels.

BLue Towel
Another gorgeous towel.

Basket
Another wonderful basket from Elisa.

Sally's Sampler
Sally wove this sampler using many different treadlings on a Summer & Winter threading.

Sampler Close Up
Another look at her sampler plus a second one.

Beginning our Bobbin Lace Adventure
Andi explaining the basic movements in bobbin lace.

Winding a Bobbin
Andi demonstrates how bobbins are wound.

Winding On


Demonstrating the Movements
Andi showing us how to move the bobbins to create a cross stitch.

Andi's Torchon Lace
A beautiful lace edging for a hankie.

Antique Pillow
This is Andi's antique bobbin lace pillow which is stuffed with straw.

Red Pillow
Another of Andi's pillows complete with lace in progress.

Work In Progress
Here's what we were working on. Our pillows were cloth covered toilet paper rolls!

Margriet
Margriet leading the January meeting.

Caroline's Coat
Caroline shows members her beautiful handwoven hand dyed chenille coat.

Inside the Coat
Caroline also hand-dyed the fabulous lining for her coat. The picture doesn't do it justice.

Party Time
Members relaxing during our Holiday Pot Luck Dinner.

Party People
Members and guests enjoying the food and conversation.

More Party People
Chatting and enjoying themselves.

Sally Instructing
Sally explaining how to made the origami stars.

Hard At Work
Members working on their stars.

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Instructions
Sally's great instructions make it easy.

Star in Progress


Star Close Up
Here's a completed star.

Jody's Hat
Here's a beautiful handspun, handknit hat made by Polly's daughter Jody.

Sherrie's Jacket
Sherrie models her fabulous jacket. Such a talented weaver!

Jacket Back
Here's what the back looks like.

Beeb's Tabbard
Beeb describing how she made her woven tabbard based on a knitting pattern.

Next Month's Program
We'll be making this wonderful Bobbin Lace Bookmark. Stay tuned.

Sally & Boa
Sally modeling Joanna's boa; log cabin is on Sally's loom.

Joanna Rag Prep
Joanna preparing bias cut rags

Jean Cutting
Jean cutting her bias cut rags for her weft

Visitor Leslie L
Leslie working on her "picture rags" weaving

Visitors Judi & Cathie
Westfield Weavers Judi, working on her log cabin, and Cathie, working on her boa warp

Delaware Visitors
Pat and Sandy hard at work

Roberta & Sherrie
Roberta and Sherrie setting up the loom

Sara A
Sara busy weaving

Fabric Finds
Sally's Walmart finds for $5

Bias Tube
Sara A's bias tube made with several different fabrics

Group Discussion
Day 2 Group Discusion

Group Discussion 2
Cathie describing a technique to the group.

Group Discussion 3
Day 2 Group Discusion

Jean's Shadow Weave
Jean's shadow weave rag rug sample from a MAFA workshop

Jean's Warp
Close up of Jean's warp

Jean's Samples
Jean's samples

Log Cabin
Sandy's weaving on Sally's log cabin (4H) loom. Nubs are interesting.

Card
Thank you card Sara A made for Pastor Carol in appreciation for use of the room.

Sachets
Sachets Joanna E makes and sells on Martha's Vineyard.

Presentation
Caroline & Sherrie making presentation to Pastor Carol and son Scott on Saturday morning.

Scott
Scott tries weaving as mom and Caroline look on.

Tensioning Device
Sara A with her warp tensioning device.

Tensioning Device 2
Sara describes how it works.

Tensioning Device 3
Judi & Sara position it in front of a loom so show how it works.

Rag Rug
Judi's rag rugs from a previous rug session.

Picture Rags
Sara A working on "picture" rags with some of Sally's Walmart finds.

Sample 1
Sherrie admiring some of the completed samples.

Sample 2
Leslie's weaving on Carolines loom - very pleasing color combo.

Sample 3
Fun Boas and Picture Rags

Sample 4
Some of the fun warp samples.

Sample 5
Earthy colors - very attractive.

Sample 6
So many samples and not enough wall space!

Sample 7
Caroline's warp samples.

Sample 8
Nice colors.

Sample 9
Picture Rags

Sample 10
Close up of one of the Boas.

Sample 11
Summer & Winter

Sample 12
Four Harness Log Cabin

Sample 13
Another four harness Log Cabin

Sample 14
Swedish Overshot in earthtones.

Sample 15
Another Swedish Overshot

Sample 16
Tabby in chenille - value shift in warp; done by Caroline.

Sample 17
Same warp as Sample 16 but with many other weavers' work on it.

Sample 18
Crackle - with varying values of rag weft done by Sandy on Pat's warp.

Sample 19
Crackle

Sample 20
Plain weave - Jean's chenille warp.

Sample 21
Close up of Sample 20

Group Critique


Participants
The ladies look like they had a good time and produced lots of samples!

Joanna
Workshop leader Joanna Erickson with everyone's work.

A good use for shoestrings
Nadine attaching the raddle with shoestrings to keep it secure.

Shoestring Cradle
Nadine showing how to attach the shoestring cradle to hold the lease sticks. Note the raddle being held by shoestrings.

Raddle Explanation
Nadine explains how the raddle is used for members who don't warp back to front.

Andi Diligently Working
Andi volunteered to put the warp ends into the raddle.

Nadine Entertaining Us
Nadine entertains us with a lively tune.

Making Adjustments
Nadine showing us how to adjust the warp on the back apron rod.

Snitch Knot
Nadine showed us how to make a snitch knot to hold 1" bouts of warp to the shoestrings used in tensioning the warp.

More Singing & Playing
Nadine kept us entertained the whole evening.

Nadine's Signature Weaving
Using the Theo Moorman inlay technique, Nadine wove wheat into this beautiful piece.

Closeup
The woven piece is a representation her life growing up on a farm.

Nadine's Stunning Vest
This is also made using the Theo Moorman technique.

Nadine's Shawl
A beautiful shawl with openwork which unfortunately cannot be seen in this picture.

Kimono
Sherrie modeling Nadine's Kimono which incorporates weaving with gorgeous commericial fabric.

Kimono Close Up
A better look at the fabric.

Weaving
Another weaving using the Theo Moorman inlay technique.

Members at meeting

Caroline's Yarns
A selection of yarns dyed in gorgeous colors by Caroline

Elisa's Feltwork
Elisa wearing and describing her felted necklaces.

Jerri's Sampler
Jerri shows off her Theo Moorman sampler.

Jean's Beadwork
Jean describing her beautiful beaded necklace.

Jean's Jewelry
An up-close look at Jean's beadwork - stunning!

Sally's Color Study
Sally explaining her double weave color study.

Sara A's Tallis
Beautiful Tallis woven by Sara A.

Sharon's Dolls
Sharon and her adorable handmade dolls.

Sherrie's Scarf
Sherrie modeling her chenille scarf.

Close Up
A closer look at Sherrie's scarf and her rep weave runners.

Rep Weave Runner
Here's a closer look at one of Sherrie's rep weave runners.

Phyllis
Phyllis describing Ply-Split Braiding and one of her reference books

Making Cords
Getting ready to twist the cords Phyllis makes for ply-splitting

Twisting Cords
Phyllis makes all her own cords using this tool

Flat Braids
Samples of Plain Oblique Twining (POT) & Two-Layered Oblique Interlacing (TLOI)

Lots of Possibilities
Phyllis has added glitz and eyelash yarn to some of these braids

Colorful Braids
More TLOI (2 on left) and POT (3 on right) samples

Other Types of Braids
The two on the right are holiday ornaments - great ideas for gifts

Complex Braids
The design possibilities seem endless

More of Phyllis's Samples
Lots of possibilities with more complex patterning

Ply Split Jewelry
Phyllis has made some wonderful wearables

Dimensional Braids
These examples show the spiral effects you can get

Ply Split Baskets
Is there no end to what you can do? Phyllis has outdone herself.

Basket Up Close


Inside Basket
A peek inside the basket - the design goes on & on

Top View of the RedBasket
Another view of the red basket

Members
Members making their own ply-split braids

Members
Everyone's hard at work and having fun to boot!

Members
More members hard at work maing their braids.

Sally's Pins
Sally's idea for the MAFA Goodie Bags

Decisions, Decisions
So many choices.

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GreenPin


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