Oh My Gosh….we are waiting for Spring – we can hardly wait!
I hope that you have all survived the cold and snow and if you are lucky to live in warm places….well……how lovely, we are so happy for you!
I should not complain because I spent February in India travelling around with Charllotte Kwon from Maiwa and 22 intrepid travellers visiting some of the most amazing artisans on the planet.
We had lovely warm weather in India and it was hard to write home and tell Grant and gang about it while they were under so much snow. For all you real winter dwellers out there, it is hard to understand how wimpy we can be out on the wet west coast. We try to be strong but we whine a lot :^).
IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT FIBRES WEST
It is coming up really soon!!!!!!!….next weekend to be exact. JST is bringing a big booth with all kinds of great yarn for weavers and knitters and looms for you to try out.
While we try to bring a good cross section we can’t bring everything so if you have special requests please let us know by March 13th at the latest. For instance we don’t bring our mercerized cotton because we just don’t have room for all those weights and colours but we will bring your special orders with us if you get them in online.
If you want to order for pick-up at Fibreswest all you have to do is enter our home address in the address bar and you will be able to choose pick-up as an delivery option.
No delivery charge for pick-up. Our address is 142 Richard Flack Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 1N4.
So come and visit us at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds March 17th and 18th.
JST’S ONLINE GUILD UPDATE!
Flowers aren’t the only thing Blooming around here :^)
We have had a remarkably upbeat, positive response to our Online Guild. Episodes 1 and 2 are now streaming….and I can’t believe I get to say this…..but, all over the world!!!!! We have members in Ukraine, South Africa, England, New Zealand, France, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, USA and Canada and maybe other countries that I haven’t noticed. I am overwhelmed by the support and encouragement exhibited so far. Episode 3 will air March 16th. So far we covered the importance of making good warps in Episode 1, dressing a loom from beginning to end in Episode 2 and Episode 3 is all about, good posture, shuttle handling, great selvedges, mending broken warp threads, finding that wonderful rhythm at the loom and hem stitching.
If you haven’t had a chance to sign up for JST’s online Guild…all you have to do is click here. The 2017 Membership is $75.00 $99.00 for 10 videos released every 5 weeks. Each video is 1:30 – 2 hours long and will stream to you over and over and over as many times are you want, as long as you are a member of the Guild. Take the opportunity to ask questions and become part of a growing community that shares its love of weaving and learning about it on our Online Guild Forum. You can read all the posts here but you must be a member to participate. All this for $7.50 $9.90 an episode.
I just thought I’d share a few reviews from the JST Online Guild Forum…..a place for all members to become acquainted and ask questions.
Episode 1….Loved it! The instruction on counting the warp threads was worth the cost of the year’s subscription. I’m dragging my feet on warping my next project because I want to watch episode 2 first! Elizabeth
I learned so much about warping that I had missed in other classes. You stressed some of the important little details and reviewed them several times. I also learned more about counting the threads . Thanks for all the excellent instruction. Margaret
Absolutely love these video’s! Now I have Jane in my studio anytime I want! 😉 I think this was a fabulous idea to create this online Guild, so many helpful tips and learning moments! And as usual, I had big smiles and chuckles as I watched Jane in her unique teaching style! Mary
Episode 2……
Wow, never did back to front warping! I love it and was able to dress my loom with cotton boucle With NO problems! Thank you so much! I have a Renewed desire to weave again 😊 Valerie
I love episode 2 as much as episode 1! Thoroughly enjoying this and finding it immensely helpful, especially as a newbie weaver Janet
Thanks Jane lots of good tips to improve the threading experience. If I can get them to work on my loom my back will be thanking you. Jennifer
Photos from India
I know this newsletter is getting a bit long but I really wanted to share some photos from India. Travelling with Charllotte Kwon and seeing India through her eyes is just one of the most remarkable experiences anyone could have. To see the work that Charllotte, Maiwa Handprints and the Maiwa Foundation do in India is life changing.
This was my third trip assisting Charllotte and I just want you to understand that I am not an intrepid wanderer or traveller, but I would follow Charllotte Kwon anywhere simply because of the good work she does, for the fact that she is so much fun to be with and that I always learn so much about so many different things. I am indeed and very lucky girl.
I am always happy to share stories from my trips…… if you’ve ever been on Salt Spring and have dropped in, you’ll know that I’ll talk till the cows come home! But for today I think I’ll just post a few of my favourite photos from the trip. Thanks for reading and for all your support.
Happy Weaving
Jane
