Hagen loom --SOLD

Wonderful TED talk! Take a look...

Thomas P. Campbell speaks beautifully about tapestry and about the larger view of the museum's role in putting together exhibits:

http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_p_campbell_weaving_narratives_in_museum_galleries.html

Thanks, Gail, for asking for it to be linked here!

Kathe Todd-Hooker talk TONIGHT!

If you're in the Atlanta area you might like to go to the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild meeting at which Kathe Todd-Hooker will be the featured speaker.  She's in Atlanta to teach a workshop for CHG over the weekend but tonight's talk is open to the public.  It will be at 7 p.m.,  North Dekalb Arts Center in Dunwoody, Georgia.  Hope to see you there!

NW X SE Exhibit

Here's a YouTube giving an overview of the joint exhibit by member of Tapestry Weavers South and Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound.  Thanks to Mary Lane (TAPS) and Linda Weghorst (TWS) for organizing the exhibit!

Upcoming class in Asheville, NC

Hope some of you will join us at this class!  There are a few spaces left right now.  Pat & I are hoping to have the list of participants by the 12th of October so we can send out some pre-workshop information to those who'll be coming.  We've got some interesting ideas percolating and it should be a varied and enlivening class--made even more so by wonderful thoughts from participants!

Pat Williams and I will once again be at Sutherland Handweaving Studio in Asheville, North Carolina, to teach a class.  Here's the link to the Studio's blog with description and details for signing up... maybe we'll see you there!

Design is a particularly challenging part of being a tapestry weaver.  Pat and I will offer our thoughts about the ways we approach the challenge.  Of course, our ways won't be the "right and only" answer for anyone but we hope we'll be able to give some insight to avenues for exploration.

Add a stand

Ann Doherty has a copper pipe loom that had warp on it but no stand so she could sit it on a table and weave. She also has a pvc loom that she couldn't get comfortable weaving on.  The other limitation was trying to make a stand without using a saw or other tool to cut the pvc pipe.  Solution:  The pvc pipe loom was disassembled.  The tension on the copper pipe loom was loosened and the top of the loom removed after partially removing the warp from the top of the loom.  The pvc pieces were mixed and matched until the pieces were arranged into a stand for the copper pipe loom.  The top of the copper loom was replaced with the warp repositioned for weaving.  Now the  copper loom can be placed on the table for comfortable weaving.  The stand could also be removed and made back into a pvc loom if needed.  The other lesson learned is that the copper pipe loom can be compressed by removing the warp and rolling it up if need be for traveling or other purpose.  The stand also has the approval of Ann's cat.

Kathe Todd-Hooker Workshop, Atlanta, GA

KATHE TODD-HOOKER WORKSHOP: TAPESTRY: FURTHER BEYOND
Hi everyone,
I want to share that Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild is sponsoring a tapestry workshop featuring Kathe Todd-Hooker as the workshop leader October 20, 21, 22, 2012.
The workshop will be held in Room 4
North Dekalb Cultural Center
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338 (This is in the northeast metro Atlanta Area)
Registration is now open to all who are interested.
Additional information can be found in the workshops section of the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild website.  Registration is online only.  The website is:
http://www.chgweb.com/