I have the good fortune to belong to two great weaving guilds. One is the NOBO Handweavers of Newburyport, MA. We formed just a little over a year ago and it blows me away how wonderful this group is. The other group I belong to is the Weavers Guild Of Boston, the oldest guild in [...]
Archive for September, 2009
It’s Greek to Me!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Looms- the Glimarka
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I suppose the place to start, in my weaving world, is to introduce my looms. There are many forms of weaving and many types of looms. I’ll start with my dream loom, my Swedish Glimarka. I was quite lucky when a friend emailed me one day with the link to a Craigslist listing. She asked [...]
Weaver’s Swap 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I recently had the good fortune to have been in a Weaver’s Swap that Dave Daniels (www.TheWeavingStudio.com) and Benita Story (www.basicallybenita.com) created. The challenge was as follows: Weave a cotton fabric, choosing our own pattern draft and colors. The fabric was to measure two yards by 12″ to 18″ wide. Mail this fabric to our [...]
Hello!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s my small contribution to the weaving world. I’ve been very fortunate to finally learn how to weave and join a larger weaving community. It’s been a lifelong goal of mine and finally made possible because of a special place called Loom With A View. Betsy Martin opened up her weaving haven in Newburyport, MA [...]
