Archive for September, 2009

Costick Exhibit – You’re invited to submit!

Published Date: September 24th, 2009
Category: MWG Posts

ANNUAL SHOW AT COSTICK CENTER
OCTOBER 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31.
THIS IS EVERYONE’S FAVORITE SHOW:
NO ENTRY FEE–NO JUROR–NO STRESS AND LOTS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK!
WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED ON OCTOBER 1 FROM 10 TO 11 AM.
For full details, please visit the website or the September Fiber Fare:
http://www.michiganweaversguild.org/exhibits.html

Spider Silk

Published Date: September 23rd, 2009
Category: MWG Posts

The New York Times today had an interesting article about an item on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History that was woven with silk made by spiders.
Interesting article and picture….
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/design/23spiders.html

Loretta Oliver Exhibit

Published Date: September 23rd, 2009
Category: MWG Posts

Congratulations to Loretta Oliver on her exhibit, “Fiber Creations”, at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, First Floor: 3-D Gallery, 18101 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan.  The exhibit will run September and October.
Judy B

September Program

Published Date: September 20th, 2009
Category: MWG Posts

The September Program was a talk about the restoration of the Jacquard Loom at Greenfield Village.  I have been on two “field trips” with Richard and Chris to see the loom in action but it they presentation covered more of the historical context of the loom and Jacquard looms in general along with samples from [...]