Volunteer opportunity for 4th of July events: Ferry Farm 4th of July from 10 – 4 We could use more afternoon volunteers to demonstrate and/or assist folks wanting to try their hand at weaving, spinning and knitting. Colonial costumes encouraged but not mandatory. Contact Keren Pritchett or Fran Slaterbeck for more info. Port […]
Written by A message from Judy and Linda Hello All, If you want to experiment with dyeing plant fibers we will have directions and dyes for everyone to use or just come and watch! If you want to dye please bring: 1 warp, 3 yards or less long, 150 ends or less, cross tied, and warp […]
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All, I was wondering how many would be interested in taking a field trip/yarn crawl to the Textile Museum, Looped Yarn Works, and Fiber Space in November as our program for the month. The schedule would look something like this: 8:00: Admin meeting 8:30: Carpool to the Springfield Metro 9:30 AM: Take metro to Dupont […]
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This October, in partnership with the Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild, LibertyTown Arts Workshop presents Fiber, an exhibition celebrating everything fiber. We want to showcase the full breadth of fiber art, including but limited to weaving, dying, felting, sculpture, sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. Fiber can be, but is not limited to, cotton, wood, wool, […]
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Date: Saturday March 14 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 pm Location: 5994 Plank Road, Fredericksburg – Ruritan Building Yarn Swap and learn what to do with Novelty and other yarns. We will have yarn, patterns and help available. We are going to do a yarn swap – bring those skeins you don’t like and swap for something you […]
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Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center’sBreakfast with the Curator series Fredericksburg, VA – Join the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center (FAMCC) for coffee and a light breakfast during its Breakfast with the Curator series. On December 9 at 9 am local artist Lorie McCown, will speak about the art of quilting and her work in the 2013 Quilt […]
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Mary sent this to me back on May 30th, but it got lost in my email. So if you don’t have any plans, this might be something to do in the local area. For more information and registration, click *HERE*. Tired of the long hot days and longing for a fiber fix? We have a […]
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Saturday, May 10th from 10 – 4 pm. at the Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries, VA. They are requesting members from our Guild to demonstrate colonial spinning and weaving on Charter Day. This year they are celebrating 265 years–the oldest charted town in VA. We have participated in this before and were unable to last year. […]
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We talked about it at the last meeting. I’d love it if we could get someone to attend on May 13 and bring back information, about how we could support them, or about how we might start something similar in this area. I think it’s cool because not only is it using our gifts, skills […]
