NOBO Handweavers

This Sunday~ Circular Sock Knitting Machine Crank-in and Spin-In

Diane Howes — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:20:50 +0000

Hi NOBO’ERS Our next Circular Sock Knitting Machine Crank-In and Spin-In at the Crank-In will be on this Sunday May 6th! Pleasce come and work on a project~ any fibre arts are welcome. For the past year, I have been rug-hooking, but this Sunday, I’ll be finally be bringing my sock machine! Hope to see [...]

Thank you!

BetsyM — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:56:16 +0000

Allow me to thank all of you for the lovely flowers I received at NOBO’s fourth anniversary celebration. It has been so heartwarming to watch our guild grow and prosper. I look forward to many more years of weaving adventures with all of you.

News from NEWS

Melentine — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:41:37 +0000

Your trusty delegate has just returned from the latest NEWS planning session, and I am over the moon excited about the classes that will be offered. Mark your calendars now, because you’ll definitely be taking time off from work and so on to participate (beginning July 11th, 2013). I’ll share a sneak peek of what’s [...]

Happy 4th!

Margaret B. Russell — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:06:02 +0000

I would like to sincerely thank every single guild member for growing NOBO Handweavers into a guild that is truly beyond what Betsy and I imagined that first meeting in April 2008. We have gone from this (a section from Gail’s very first notes!) - Notes from Thursday, April 24th meeting of A Weavers [...]

Search is on for a galvanized washtub!

Margaret B. Russell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:43:01 +0000

Melissa, Kirsten, and I are hoping there just might be a guild member who has one of those great, old-fashioned galvanized washtubs that we could borrow. We are working on quite the collaboration and need to photo document the washing of some Dorset fleece in early May. Please let us know if one is out [...]

NOBO 4th Anniversary Celebration!

Gail — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:17:38 +0000

NOBO Handweaver’s 4th anniversary celebration is April 26, 7-9 pm at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury. There is plenty of parking available. We will have a short ceremony to recognize the change of court positions before the presentation of Linda Cortright, editor and publisher of Wild Fibers Magazine. Other than the collection of dues, [...]

Complete Loom Package for sale

BetsyM — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:55:09 +0000

The following weaving equipment is being offered for sale by one of my customers: LeClerc Nilus Loom – Used – in very good condition – 4 shaft – 6 treadles – 43 inches wide (at the widest points). Included with the loom are the following accessories: Harrisville warping board 2 sets of lease sticks – [...]