TAPESTRY WEAVERS in NEW ENGLAND

A small group of TWiNE members met on February 25th at Slater Mill Historic Site , in Pawtucket, RI. Slater Mill is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, on the mighty Blackstone River.  I was the head tour guide for a brief time, 27 years ago, and I have always loved the Mill. To find out more about it, read David Macaulay’s fabulously illustrated book Mill. After our lunch and our meeting and “show and tell,” we took a tour of the three buildings: Sylvanus Brown House, a 1758 colonial home, where people processed, spun and wove their own wool and linen. This building was moved to the Historic Site in 1962.  The loom in the house could have been owned by the family, or it could have been set up by an itinerant weaver, who went around to different homes, to weave with the wool and linen that the family had been spinning all year. It  took about 3 months to card and spin enough yarn to weave fabric for one set of clothes. Most people could on...

with Janet Austin Everything you need to know to get started with tapestry weaving. Besides the actual tapestry techniques, and advice on designing, you’ll learn about looms, yarns, helpful books and other resources. No previous weaving experience is necessary. Class size limited to 6. Saturday, January 28 and Saturday, February 11, 2012 10 AM – 3PM (with 30 minute lunch break) Classes will be held in East Greenwich, RI. $175, plus $25 loom deposit. I have nice frame looms, or if you have a portable loom you’d prefer to use, let me know. All materials are included. For more information or to register janetaustintapestry@gmail.com

Small Works is up at the Emporium Framing and Gallery until February 3, 2012. The gallery is located at 261 Main St, South Berwick, Maine. TWiNE members Janet Austin and Suzanne Pretty are included, along with many other regional artists. Hours: Mon – Sat 10-6 Contact and Directions here .                                   Flora Fragment 7, Janet Austin   Technorati Tags: Tapestry , Tapestry Weavers New England

Julia Mitchell’s tapestries will be on exhibit at the Shaw Cramer Gallery in Vineyard Haven, August 5th through August 14th, 2011.  Julia will present a slide show and talk on August 9th at 6 PM. For more information check out the gallery website .   Technorati Tags: tapestry , tapestry weaving , Julia Mitchell

At the Emporium Gallery in South Berwick, ME. June 18 – Sept 9, 2011   Suzanne Pretty is an award winning tapestry maker, and also works in gouache.  

TAPESTRY: Katie Hickey will teach a tapestry workshop for weavers and artists who want to experience a new medium for creating images. May 13, 14, 15    10-3 each day  Gallery Ehva, Provincetown Beginners and Returning Beginners Inquiries: tapestrynewengland@gmail.com RUGS: Sara Hotchkiss will teach Rug workshops at Old Point Comfort Studio in Waldoboro, Maine. April 26/27, April 30/May1, and May 24/25. For more information: http://www.sarahotchkiss.com/old_point.htm   Technorati Tags: rug weaving class , tapestry class , weaving workshops

The American Tapestry Biennial 8 has been at the American Textile History Museum now since late January. The last day to see it is May 1. Micala Sidore will present a lecture “Bodies of Work,” at 2 PM, so you have an extra incentive to visit that day.