Posting this for a customer who has a loom for sale. This is actually a table loom with a floor stand, not a floor loom, no treadles. “I have a beautiful Iris floor model loom…..made in Canada….excellent condition. It has…
It seems there are term limits to being a NEWS rep and my two-cycle term has run out. I enjoyed my position as the NOBO NEWS rep and working with Melissa was such a bonus. Meeting fellow weavers from guilds…
Hi, I’ve been ‘harvesting’ my dyer’s broom (Genista tinctoria) seed pods. I handed out a bunch at the last NOBO meeting. However, if anyone else wants any let me know and I will save some out for you. It gives…
Please return any borrowed books and let me know if anyone has requests. Remember, our library listing is accessible through our website. We have some stern guidelines that were implemented by the “First Keeper” of the Written Word which covers…
I have a spinning wheel that needs a spinner to determine whether it is usable (really questioning this) and then if it is usable, I need a spinner who wants it. I am going to bring the wheel to…
The minutes of the August 22, 2013 meeting have been posted on the Minutes page.
Monday, Sept 9, is the deadline for entries in the Topsfield Fair. You can enter your articles online but the process is a little confusing, so here is the path I followed to enter my piece. Hope this makes it…
Liz Sorenson is going to be selling these beautiful skeins of North Ronaldsay yarn in her shop but wanted to give NOBO weavers the first crack at them. I bought the darker and lighter grays and they are SO soft…
Only two spots left in this beginner-level workshop at Antrim Handweaving Studio & Study. Sept. 13-14, 2013. Imagine learning to weave with merino, alpaca, silk or cashmere! Contact Margaret Russell at Antrim Handweaving, antrimhandweaving@comcast.net, or Betsy Martin at A Loom…
Okay, so I guess the natural dye bug bit me good on Saturday. And I don’t mean those little cochineal critters… I’ve been trawling the different Ravelry groups and really like this one: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/plants-to-dye-for Lots of sharing, as Ravelry does…