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- weaver in residence post in Shetland now open for 2012. See creativeindustriesshetland for details.2012/02/05 11:16
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Shetland Isles- weaver in residence post in Shetland now open for 2012. See creativeindustriesshetland for details.
Category Archives: textiles
Weavers we know – Sarah Beadsmoore
Sarah ‘phoned up and booked to come to Shetland to stay on our Buy Some Time programme in February 2011. She duly arrived in the snow and ice, and spent a lovely ten days chatting, cooking together and getting excited … Continue reading
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Courses in Unst for the summer
This year, the Unst Heritage Centre has prepared a good variety of courses for folk wanting to learn spinning and knitting. The courses are four or five hours long and are suitable for people just beginning to learn all the … Continue reading
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New books for the library
Three new books have arrived for the library. Margo Selby’s new book – Contemporary weaving patterns – colour and texture in 150 patterns is a fascinating resource with loads of interesting ideas for projects. Weaving made easy – 17 projects … Continue reading
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Interesting websites….
Today is apparently an interesting website kind of day. A friend has sent me the link to this http://www.trekearth.com/, a lovely idea about using photography to learn about and explore the earth. Then another email came in about this exhibition in … Continue reading
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Pattern and Loom – free download
The WeaveTech forum has done it again! Robyn Spady has blogged about John Becker’s Pattern and Loom which is available for download free! See Robyn’s blog for how to get the book which is an amazing resource. I have added the … Continue reading
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Weaver in residence post – applications open
The Weaver in Residence post for Summer 2012 opens today, February 3rd, with a closing date of 31st March. To apply, please email for an application form or go to the webpage and download a form there. The Weaver in Residence … Continue reading
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Giving magazines to a good home?
We have been Spring cleaning and have a pile of magazines that are duplicated in our reference collection. We have some Interiors, Crafts and a few Journals for Spinners, Weavers and Dyers. The magazines are going free and you will … Continue reading
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Asante cloth
Last night, I watched a documentary on the Asante Kingdom from the series, Lost Kingdoms of Africa, hosted by Gus Casely-Hayford. It is an amazing series made with care and thought, and this film in particular was really interesting because of … Continue reading
Textile tour 2012
This year our four day textile tour is going to take place on July 6th through the 9th, and we have added some new places to the itinerary. Our tour takes a maximum of eight people so that we can … Continue reading
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Legends and weave
Have a look at this amazing installation by Tatiana Blass. Weaving a legend…I love it! http://www.trendtablet.com/9076-penelope/
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