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This profile about our own Jennifer Sargent appeared in the Weavers Bazaar Newsletter for October 2023. Weavers Bazaar is a UK firm that sells wonderful tapestry yarns. Jennifer had no idea they were doing a feature on her so it was a lovely shock as she was scrolling through the newsletter. She has another article…
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TWS had another virtual member meeting on November 12. Nine members showed some of their work, discussed what inspired them and the techniques they used.
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TWS added Zoom to our tools for communication this year. The board would like to use Zoom as an opportunity for the membership to meet in a more personal way. This can be our opportunity to meet each other, find out our mutual interests, and participate in TWS without leaving home! With that in mind, TWS…
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Already it’s spring and your all volunteer board has been working hard on projects for TWS. First, we have a new board member, Rebecca Spitler, who will be working with Laurie O’Neill to create a smooth transition as our new webmaster. Rebecca has written an introduction about herself for this newsletter. You will see that…
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By Terri and Ken Bryson This winter I had the opportunity to teach a beginning tapestry class with a friend. The weaving guild we were teaching for didn’t have any tapestry looms. In the past, tapestry teachers provided looms, usually copper pipe looms, for their students to use during the class. We explored options. The…
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Happy New Year, Everyone! So quickly, the new year is here. We’re in that quiet time before the spring and summer activities begin, and TWS has a lot going on. First, the “Follow the Thread” exhibit is up at the Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC. The exhibit is gorgeous! Betty Hilton-Nash has done an…
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Suddenly, it’s fall. The leaves are putting on their best colors and dazzling our eyes. 2022 has been an unpredictable year with many obstacles tossed in the path of many people, but there have been good things as well. I am just back home from the retreat. It was a fun experience, and I learned…
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By Betty Hilton-Nash Fiona Hutchison is an Edinburgh weaver, who studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and has been teaching weaving for many years. Please take a look at her website: https://www.fionahutchison.co.uk. We all followed our own paths in the class but they were based on a couple of new techniques that Fiona demonstrated.…
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From the Handweavers Guild of America: [TWS member] Allie Dudley will be our guest this Tuesday, at 4pm ET, join us on Facebook or Zoom. Sponsored by Weavers’ Guild of St. Louis. https://weavespindye.org/textiles-and-tea/
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