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Kelly Walsh’s Classes are Busy
Kelly Walsh has recently had a few classes and the students are knocking it out of the park weaving colorful, joyous pieces! Here are a few shots from Beginning Floor Loom, Beginning Rigid Heddle, and Rigid Heddle Log Cabin classes.
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Registration for Classes opening soon
View available classes and come join us! We have something for everyone and superb instructors! “I loved this class and enjoyed the people involved. I made some new friends. TWG does a magnificent job.” -Recent satisfied student Color Concepts for Weavers- 2 Day Course with Jill Soha and Marcia Toms Class dates: Registration deadline: Saturday, August 2nd More…
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Pam James
Congratulations to Pam James; this piece won 3rd place at Convergence “Wind and Waves”. Woven on a rigid heddle loom with both clasp warp and clasp weft. The variable dent reed allowed for different weights of yarn and for creating spaces between sections to create waves across the piece. Recycled yarn and wheat.
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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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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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Eller Girls at Masonic Home for Children, Oxford, NC
Weave Got Joy! is one of the spring projects leading into Mother’s Day. The girls (ages 5 – 12) wove these lovely pillow covers in late March 2022 on Cricket looms donated by TWG. They chose the yarn donated by members of the TWG and others. Then they made a color map planning their warp and weft and wove the…
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Heddle to the Metal: Rigid Heddle Study Group
Overshot by Maria Weber The “Heddlers” had our first/organizational meeting just before the pandemic closed things down. Thanks to the efforts of Donna Eash, we’ve been able to meet via Zoom and the group is thriving. While most, if not all, of us also weave on other types of looms, there is something about the Rigid Heddle…
