The Reno Fiber Guild had their first meeting of the guild year on Sept. 3rd. It was full of guild business, but there was also time for some spectacular "Show and Tell" and a "Make and Take" Christmas tree felted ornament.
Nancy wove and constructed this kimono. The painted warp was 10/2 mercerized cotton sett at 24 epi. At the shoulders, Nancy reversed the pattern so that the "feathers" would all point downward and she took advantage of the warp end to make a fringe detail on one of the sleeves.
Lorene was the winner of the "Little Luxuries" raffle basket at our May Christmas party! Among the treasures was a skein of fluffy pink yarn which Lorene used as weft in this "luxury" scarf.
Toni is the weaver of this tapestry. Here is what she said about her piece.
"Sheila Hicks has been juried into several Biennials and is represented by a Gallery in New York, who displayed some of her work at the recent Art Basel in Miami, Florida last March. I find it inspiring that a fiber artist has reached the status of New York Galleries and a Paris address, and have always followed her work. I gasped when I saw the price tag on her small 8x12 inch work entitled "Sweden" done in white and bits of blue; $10,000. and was inspired to weave my own interpretation"
And finally here is a sampling of the Christmas ornaments made under the supervision of Lorene and Victoria.
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left - Lorene's ornament with rick rack border center - Sharon's ornament and right is Suzanne's ornament. |