NOBO Handweavers

I wanted to tell you folks about a few upcoming events:

For those of you who missed my weaving with plants lecture last year, I am giving the talk to the West Newbury Garden Club this coming Thursday night, 11/5. Email me for more information. A $5 guest fee applies.

The Weaver’s Guild of Boston is having our annual sale 11/5-11/7, in Weston, MA. See www.weaversguildofboston.org or email me. I will be working there Saturday afternoon. Worth a look!

The Hudson Mohawk Weaver’s Guild is having their annual sale 11/19-22. To be honest, their sale puts the WGB sale to shame! They have such a fabulous location and a lot of professional weavers participate. If you have an inkling for a drive, it is well worth seeing. It’s in Newtonville, NY. Email me for more info.

Hi Gang. We need a ten person minimum to get the group rate of $6 per person for Sunday’s outing to the Textile Museum. We have four confirmed TWiNE members who will be there, so any of you who are going should keep your eyes peeled for a small group of weavers looking for you. If ten people don’t show up, the rate is $8 per person, which hopefully you will agree is still fair.

Melissa.

…as in rusty reeds.
I read this technique on Ravelery and wish I could remember who posted it. Here’s the trick:

Take old rags that you can throw out when you’re done (the rust won’t come out in the wash). Saturate the rags in white vinegar, wring out a bit and place them along the length of your rusty, nasty reed. Then wrap up the whole thing in plastic and leave it for 24 hours.
Remove the plastic and rub the rust off with one of the rags. Then I rub the reed with a completely dry cloth and use the hair dryer to completely dry everything.
This works like a miracle!
Thanks to the person who first mentioned it on Ravelery.

I have a question about storing yarn (in this case wool and alpaca).  I have yarn for future projects and I am wondering about the best way to store it?  Any suggestions?  In plastic?  Never in plastic?  In some type of herbal insect repellant?  Any responses would be appreciated.

Is anyone planning on heading to the Textile Museum with some of the TWiNE members next Sunday the 1st? We have four definites from the TWiNE group, and I’d like to let them know if they should expect anyone from our group.

Thanks, Melissa

The Tartan Weaver has gifted our library with eight books,  two pamphlets, one monograph, and one weaving-related workbook.  These items have been catalogued, shelved, and added to our website.  Should you have the opportunity to visit with Ralf, please thank him for his generosity.  In addition, Dave has added color to the library headings.  Looks great.  Thanks to him, as well.

The American Textile History Museum in Lowell will extend a group rate to NOBO and TWiNE members on Sunday November 1st. The rate is $6 per person. We should plan to meet at the museum at noon. Unfortunately I am out of town that weekend, so if someone who can attend would like to volunteer to gather the troops, that would be great. Please let me know if you have any questions. Directions to the museum are as follows:

Easily accessible via Route I-495 North or South to exit 35C (the Lowell Connector). Follow the Connector to exit 5B Thorndike Street. Go through four traffic signals and look for the Museum immediately on the left. Turn left into the Museum parking lot. Free parking is available in the Museum’s lot.