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Duke Students Learn Tapestry Basics
On October 9, 2025 the Mad Hatchers, a tapestry study group, welcomed students from Duke University who are taking a class to co-curate an exhibit featuring Sylvia Heyden’s work. The afternoon started with receiving a tour and history of the Triangle Weavers Guild. The students then got a quick lesson in tapestry techniques and even got to…
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Carol Lerner
This tapestry was inspired by a photo of the Smoky Mountains and is 11″ by 27″ The warp is cotton seine twine, and the weft is all fine and medium weight wool yarn from Weavers Bazaar. It is mounted on a wood slat with a strip of velcro, so it will “float” on the wall.
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Mary Kircher
This tapestry is called “I am Light and I am Strong”. Each panel is 12’ X 33”. It is installed at the UNC Rex Cancer Center at 2605 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. The center is now open to patients Monday-Friday. I wove these panels one at a time on my Macomber loom. The weft is wool (mostly…
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Phyllis Demko
Tapestry “Sunday Morning,” inspired by one of the sun pictures from the TV show “Sunday Morning,” which I have watched for years. The warp is cotton seine. Weft is all wool – Harrisville Highland and Paternayan. I added the blue sky to cool it down. Tapestry is mounted on linen wrapped foam board.
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Tapestry Study Group Regroups
The Thursday Morning Tapestry Study Group met for the last time before summer break this month, and is looking forward to regathering in the Fall with new projects, more questions, and more topics to investigate.This was a lively Zoom meeting with questions flying (How do you….? What if you….?) and answers shared. Tapestry is a slow process,…
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Thursday Tapestry Group
by Carol Lerner On a normal first Thursday of the month, tapestry artists gather at TFAC to practice their “meet and separate,” hatching, hachure, and all sorts of great tapestry techniques. The air crackles with creativity, and members often fall into an intense working silence between discussions, requests for help, and brainstorming. It’s a laid back sort…
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Protected: Mounting Weavings That Stand Out
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Tapestries and Tempestries
by Carol Lerner Although the Tapestry Study Groups have not been meeting for several months, members of each are still pursuing tapestry expression in various ways. In fact, the Tapestry Weekend Study Group has decided it is time to stop waiting and reconvene virtually, graciously inviting the Thursday Tapestry Study Group to tag along on their Zoom…
