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After working on your Kumihimo Braid, it is always important to finish it with Sterling Silver. Braiding Kumihimo is an art, and part of your design which makes it important enough to finish it with the best looking caps you can find.
I love these hammered sterling silver caps which are created in Israel and most finer bead shops will have them.
Tempe Yarn and Fiber, Tempe, Arizona writes:
On March 23rd and 24th, Tempe Yarn & Fiber will be hosting a trunk show from Bead Holiday, a bead store from Tucson. She will be focusing on beads that can be used in knitting and crocheting. There will be thousands of beads here including seed beads, stone beads, copper and semi precious beads. The show will be from noon to 4pm on both days.
1415 East University Drive A102 - Tempe, Arizona 85281 - tempeyarn.com
Phone: 480 557 9166; Email: tempeyarn@gmail.com - Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am to 8pm & Sundays Noon to 5pm
Village Wools Gathering Room
418 S Beeline Hwy
(SW Corner of Bonita)
Payson AZ 85541 – 928-476-4710
Nancy Bollards Felted Vessel Class March 31, 2012 - 10am to 3pm.
Call 928-476-4710 for more information
You can also find our class schedule on www.villagewoolsyarn.com
Every 4th Friday here in Prescott we enjoy our Art Walk, Downtown Prescott. You can pick up your Art Walk guide at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 South Montezuma, Heart of Whiskey Row or go to www.artthe4th.com and print your own. Also, while visiting Arts Prescott pick up your complimentary Arizona Collectors Guide and travel Arizona. Check out Arts Prescott Weavers, Anne Marston and Michelle Johnson.
Loom N Essence - Handwoven Collection
" New York Nights"
100% Baby Alpaca Scarf with Fine Silver Threads
http://loomnessence.net/Home_Page.php
Originally designed for the holidays to be worn with that "Little Black Dress".
This tightly woven scarf does more than dress for the event.
Handwoven of 100% Black Baby Alpaca, this stylish scarf is a sure bet to keep you warm on the coldest days. A "Timeless Piece" $110.00
Fun with beads is what it is all about. I found several action figures that I could just see with my hand spun fiber and bead. This is actually a fun brooch and for sure a one-of-a-kind piece. After wrapping I used fine purple wire to add decoration and stability to the fiber and then just because adorning with beads.
Check "Action Man", along with all of my bead work at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 South Montezuma Street-Heart of Whiskey Row in Prescott. www.artsprescott.com - www.rowenaart.net - www.artthe4th.com - Don't forget the 4th Friday Art Walk in Prescott. Go to their site and print out your art walk guild or drop by Arts Prescott and pick one up for yourself.
Susan Jeffers crocheted this gorgeous vest for her grandson! Lovely stitchwork Susan! (Susan does crochet for hire as well as invisible repair work. Call The Good Yarn if you need her contact information).
Check out this crochet blanket designed by Lee King. Those are lions in the grass with white clouds and the golden sunshine. So imaginative for her grandson!
A Good Yarn - 928-717-1774 - agoodyarn@msn.com
Debra Dorrell
Here are just a few of Arts Prescott's hand woven towels created by weaver, Anne Marston.
These hand woven towels make such great gifts, but they are also for your own pleasure.
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loomnessence.net/Home_Page.php
Sharon Poplawski, owner of LoomNessence in Cedar Rapids, Iowa writes:
Aura Flyer from Majacraft
Majacraft writes: "thanks to the many requests, we are now going to make our spectacular State of the Art Aura flyer available for purchase individually.
YES, it will fit and work on all of our wheels.
Majacraft writes, "The flyer is all new and builds on the advances Majacraft has made in the past. It shares the aerodynamic shape of our other flyers for efficient and easy spinning. Most importantly it has a new dual function orifice. Fine yarns can be held still in the delta part of the orifice. This also has the function of holding coil yarns very still so you can observe your work. You can bypass the delta and use the large halo ring for spinning huge. With the new double drive, the Aura can spin anything that can be pulled through this orifice!"
Contact Us: Loom N Essence - 2562 L Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Telephone 319-210-7775 - Sharon@loomnessence.net - www.loomnessence.net
Visa - Master Card - Accepted
Jeane has taught classes at the Fiber Factory and Golden Gate fiber Institute. - This is the study that I've wanted for a while. jeanedecoster@elementalaffects.com
Description: The goal of this series of classes will be to design a garment and suitable fabric for that garment AND make the fabric and the garment.
Class is broken down into 4 (or 5) weekend sessions. Each session will consist of lecture/discussion and hands-on activities. You will leave each session with the skills you need to complete your "in-between" homework.
Weekend 1: Select a garment shape. Take measurements. First pattern draft. Discuss fabric requirements. Wind warp and get loom set up for sampling.
The next session contents and dates will be chosen at the end of the the first weekend and will partly depend on how much we can get done.
Note to all: This will be a thinking class. I do not plan on giving you a "sure fire" recipe and have you mindlessly follow the recipe. I want to impart the principles and decisions that are involved with this process, help you connect the dots between the knowledge you've already acquired and be there to help fill in the gaps. We'll have successes and we'll have challenges.
By the end the class you will be able to embrace the challenges with the good feeling that you'll know what to do with your woven cloth and what you want to try for your next project. And, you'll have a garment that you wove ... that fits you. :) Class size: Minimum 4 -- maximum 6. Please bring a loom with you for sampling. I'll have enough warping boards.
But plan on bringing any other equipment you need for warping your loom -- sticks, paper, threading hooks, etc. I believe that you should be able to sample on a portable loom, even if you plan on doing your "production" on a larger loom at home. As soon as we have signups, we'll discuss what yarn to bring for sampling. Bring a measuring tape, note paper, pencils, eraser, etc. I'll provide rulers for use during class and pattern paper. Please plan on "stripping down" to foundation garments for measurements. :) We're all in this together, but if you prefer to be measured in private, that can also be arranged. Please remember that we're planning on embracing and enhancing our current personal geography (all curves and valleys be-damned) and we're all going to do our best to leave body issues at home. :) we start on the weekend of March 3rd and 4th. $150 per person for the weekend.
