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An Interview with Pam James
The Heddle to the Metal study group is delighted to share that Pam James, one of our members, won third place for her submission to the “Explorers of Wind, Wagons, and Wheat, Mixed Media Exhibit” at Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence in July. Sue Griffiths, a colleague in the rigid heddle weaving interest group, interviewed Pam for this blog. Sue: …
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The Warpsters Towel Exchange
The Warpsters Study Group decided about a year ago to do a towel exchange, and somehow the year got away from us. Finally last month, several study group members shared the results of their study, and everyone agreed that they were thrilled with the 4 towels they got to take home! The parameters for the exchange were:…
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How I accumulated weaving equipment!!!
Hello! Welcome to 2024. Are you as amazed as I am how fast this last year has gone? Phew! Let me introduce myself: my name is Amanda Dussault and I will be your new TWG Blog Admin. I am very excited to be part of this amazing group of artistic, creative, and welcoming people. I joined TWG…
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Stash Busting with Monks Belt
by Jane Bynum Inspired by blankets that Petra brought to the TWG meeting, I went home and surveyed my stash and my library. My looms are smaller, my stash has a lot of fine yarn, and I have a collection of Swedish and Norwegian books that include drafts for coverlets and other household textiles. According to Ulla…
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Heddle to the Metal Visitors
by Pam James Last September the Heddle to the Metal study group met in person for the first time in many months in Room Three. As we were settling in and chatting quietly among ourselves, the energy in the building seemed to change. We could hear a gradual crescendo of happy little voices and excited commotion in…
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Weaving with ChatGPT
by Pattie Lamb There is a lot of debate these days about Artificial Intelligence. Is it cheating? Or is it a tool? It probably depends on the situation, in my opinion. There is a tool called ChatGPT that my son introduced me to. He told me to give it a prompt. I asked it to describe how to…
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Warpsters
by Pattie Lamb The Warpsters Study Group had been studying Atwater Bronson Lace in its various forms. Five members of our group decided to do a round robin project in November on the TFAC looms. The criteria were as follows: Choose a structure that is a form of Atwater Bronson If desired, select a profile from…
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More than Four is Up and Weaving
by the More than Four Study Group* While starting a study group in the height of a pandemic might have been daunting to some, weavers are cut from special cloth, and so it began. Our first meetings, and in fact all our meetings, have been via zoom; we have not yet met in person. But zoom has…
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ContempT Makes Its Mark(s)
MAKING MARKS At a meeting in October, members of the ContempT (Contemporary Textiles) Study Group focused on mark making. Members contributed a huge array of marking tools for all to share, including dog brushes, tissue paper that bled colors, corks, cardboard paper rolls, cheese cloth, Saran Wrap, bamboo sticks, yarns etc. Acrylic paints and inks were used…
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All Things Fiber
From Lynda Myers for the Fiber Explorations Study Group “From the day we arrive on the planet And, blinking, step into the sun There’s more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There’s far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But…
