Relax amongst the alpacas for our annual Spin/Weave/Knit-In and Fiber Sale Saturday, September 18, 2010 12:00 – 5:00 (Rain date, Sunday, September 19th) In addition to your wheel, loom, needles, and fiber, please bring your lunch and a chair. Parker…

At our next NOBO meeting on August 26th we are going to have a TRAVEL EXTRAVAGANZA. Everyone please bring your handwovens (fiber/tools/etc) from all corners of the globe to share. Perhaps share with us your travel experience, and pictures if…

If you haven’t already done so, please check out Melissa’s Yearning to Weave, Lesson 16, Easy Weaving for Baby, located on the web at www.schachtspindle.com/yearning. On the home front, she’s been scraping wallpaper!!! A Very Good Thing.

A message from our Shepherd, Judith – Please keep Gaby in your thoughts on Sunday, August 8, as she makes her way back home to Chinchero, Peru. Aside from the obvious stress of the plane ride and all things involved…

I wonder how challenging it would be to create the strips of newspaper used to weave this limited edition wallpaper. It’s 100% recycled and woven on a loom. It looks pretty cool too. Might be fun for a library/office/study type…

Interesting news story about this new fabric that can hear and make sounds. Story here. I guess they never heard corduroy “talk”…

Gaby will be at the Riverwalk Bead shop on Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, 7/21 & 8/1, from noon until 5:00 p.m. where she will be demonstrating Back Strap Weaving, Dyeing and Spinning.

Although this won’t be happening for a couple of years or so, we are planning ahead! Those of you who attended our July meeting are aware that the program centered around tips and tricks pertaining to weaving. It was suggested…