NEWS news

This arrived via e-mail today: “As many of you know, Laura Fry is seriously ill. Her doctor won’t allow her to travel this summer. On Tues she notified us that she deeply regrets that she cannot come to NEWS. We…

Macomber Groupies

If anyone is interested – “The Weavers Guild of Boston has a 40″ 12-shaft Macomber loom in need of some loving refurbishing and new parts (I’m told nothing big – nuts and bolts primarily) for sale. The wood is in…

Amazing Oveshot!

There are still a few seats remaining in Margaret’s next class, Amazing Overshot!, beginning May 18th. For those of you who missed this class the last time around, now is your chance to weave a fantastic overshot table runner in…

Recipe for Parmesan-Scallion Swirls

Here’s the recipe for the snack I brought the other night. It was found at: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/parmesan-scallion-pastry-pinwheels-00000000044922/ Makes about 20, they say it serves 8 Ingredients: * 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17.25-ounce box), thawed about 45 minutes *…

Pre-jurist found

Eileen Fitzgerald was able to find a most accomplished weaver to pre-jury any items intended for NEWS exhibits. That’s the first step, along with completely filling out the entry forms, for anyone wishing to enter one of the NEWS shows.…