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New Documentary Film Makes Debut 

New Documentary Film Makes Debut 

My videographer husband, Rainer Romatka, and I have spent the past 3 years working on a new feature-length documentary film celebrating handwoven cloth. The film is called “Interlacements: Threads and Lives”. We are taking a unique view of hand-weaving in the movie,...

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Saori Weaving

Saori Weaving

Sherrie Wilson – Saori Weaving April 20, 2019, Saturday at 10:00 About Understory Studio: Understory Studio is a registered Saori studio teaching Saori weaving and clothing construction as well as sewing. Our passion and focus is on teaching. We carry a full line of...

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What you missed

What you missed

Great number of samples passed around from Margaret Arafat's collection of samples and scarves at Saturday morning's general meeting.  I especially loved the apron made with natural colored cotton.  She showed examples of the reeds she's using to achieve these...

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Gallery Show Opening

Gallery Show Opening

From member Molly Koehn: sans delineation march 22 - may 4, 2019 opening reception: march 22, 6-8 pm artist talk: 6:15 pm art league houston 1953 montrose blvd. houston, texas 77006 Hope to see you there! MOLLY  KOEHN mollykoehn.com...

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Weaving with Ondulé and Other Unique Reeds

Weaving with Ondulé and Other Unique Reeds

Margaret Arafat is an accomplished weaver from Fort Worth. Her work was recently featured in the book Ondulé, by Norma Smayda. From Margaret - “At this point in time, most of you have probably seen an Ondulé or fan reed or other types of similarly unique reeds and the...

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Felt: Fiber Transformed

Felt: Fiber Transformed

Jurors Announced: Marie Spaulding and Vinitha Sara John (Sara Felts) Deadline May 17, 2019 Marie lives in Austin, Texas with her husband who is a constant source of support and encouragement for all of her creative and professional endeavors. Through her...

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