July 18, 2010: As you will recall, Lady NOBO invited us to bring our favorite weaving-related book to discuss at the June meeting. The book which Eileen brought and subsequently donated to our library is entitled “Barbara Eckhardt: Poetic Space.”…
During the May meeting, we received some wonderful contributions to our library from long-time members Patricia Morton and Sue Jones (well, as “long-time” as is possible), in addition to several items from Linda Snook, Librarian for the Weavers’ Guild of…
June 20, 2010: The following quote, printed on the back cover of The Handspun Project Book, is attributed to one Joan Z. Rough: “ ‘Where do you ever get the patience to raise the sheep, to spin the wool into…
I’m looking for a book detailing the history of spinning wheels. A book entitled “The Spinning Wheel” was mentioned at NOBO last evening; however, I do not have the author’s name and have been unable to locate a copy. Would…
May 23, 2010 If nominations were submitted for the dubious honor of “The Original Curmudgeon,” it is entirely possible that, in his time, William Henry Harrison Rose (1839 – 1913), would have been in the running. Weaver Rose, sometimes called…
At last month’s meeting, Lady Nobo alluded to “something of interest in the upcoming issue of Handwoven magazine.” The magazine is now in the hands of subscribers, and, I assume, on the newsstands as well. See Page 29, lower left-hand…
On Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, respectively, demonstrations will be held from1 – 4 p.m. in the Atrium at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. There will be a total of three demos, one of which is entitled “Weaving…