by Web Weaver | Jun 25, 2017 | Workshops
PAINTING ON SILK FABRICS – INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED TECHNIQUES Three-day workshop (9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) September 22-24, 2017 Instructor: Nadia Kahn Using dyes from France and silk cloth from the far East, participants will explore different techniques to...
by Web Weaver | Jun 25, 2017 | Events
Tinkuy 2017, the Gathering of the Textile Arts in Cusco, Peru, November 8–11, 2017. This international gathering of indigenous textile artisans, textile enthusiasts, art historians, anthropologists, and many others will celebrate the wealth and diversity of our...
by Diane Ferguson | Jun 25, 2017 | Weavehouston Updates
Interesting riff on a loom – click on this link: Raspberry Pi Loom.
by Web Weaver | Jun 19, 2017 | Fiber Study Group
Ginny Eckley has an EZ way to Silkscreen print. The Fiber Study Group met for a workshop on Wednesday, June 14th. Ginny provided a huge selection of screen designs to choose from and the inks, and we used our own fabric or paper for our project. It was a great...
by Web Weaver | Jun 17, 2017 | 2017 Conference, CHT, Spinning
What Happens When You Win a Spinning Wheel! from Kathy Bone Backstory: My mother, now 92, grew up dirt-poor on a farm in central Illinois. Her father was a widower by the time she was two, so his mother came and helped raise the four children, my mom being the...