Please support your local fiber writer and fiber shop. Wild Fibers, Summer 2010 issue is out! See what breed Rare Thoughts shares with you this issue, read about the first fiber farm CSA, Arctic Qiviuk, Sericulture, and MORE! A Loom…
Be sure to get hold of the May/June issue of Handwoven!
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…
Last Fri eve, Betsy and I attended the opening of the annual Spring Show of the Greater Haverhill Arts Association. This year, the show exhibited a few added art forms – pottery, clay, blacksmithing, stained glass, and … fiber art!…
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…
If you do the Facebook thing, Handwoven just launched a page. They’re listed as Handwoven-Weaving Today. Next—Twitter!