August 22, 2010: Born in 1906, like all good little German girls in the early years of the 20th century, Else Regensteiner was expected to learn and love needlework. Learn it, she did. Love it, she did not. She disliked…

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…

April 18, 2010 If you read the March/April 2010 edition of Handwoven, you may have noticed the wonderful tribute to Russell Groff (1924-2010) on Page 8. The first paragraph reads as follows: “For decades, Russell Groff has been a quiet…