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Note: Meetings will be held in the Green Township Building, Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month, unless the date falls on a Federal holiday such as Verterans Day or Columbus Day, then the meeting date may be altered.

Please note that calendar dates and topics are subject to change.

2023-2024 FIH Programs   
SEPT 11, 2023   What I did over the Summer, MAFA attendees, “What did you take and make”  AND                     
EASY YOGA FOR WEAVERS – Kari Murante    In-person    Green Township Building                                       

Namaste Weaving Yogis! Our upcoming Yoga class is designed around your craft and the movements of each push of the shuttle and peddle of your loom. We will look to find these mindful movements of relief for the strength of your neck, shoulders, full back, hips and legs. Let's also include those beautiful hands! Consider our upcoming Chair Yoga Practice as a head to toe, full body stretch and as a strengthening to your Fiber Therapy Daily Practice. Please feel free to reach out prior to our group meeting to offer insight to particular parts of the body you would like to pay more attention to during our session as this course is for YOU! Our class will include breathwork, meditation and mindfulness. Looking forward to cultivating peace, love and compassion in your practice. 🙏 Kari Murante, 500 hr RYT   Dharmachakra Yoga School   Luna Bala Yoga

OCT 9, 2023     DEFLECTION DETECTION  -  Ellen Hess          In-person    Green Township Building                                      
What makes some woven threads form lovely curves and circles rather than 90° grids?  Learn the secrets
of weave structures that use deflecting threads for their distinctive looks and textures: lace weaves,
honeycomb, waffle, M’s & O’s, surface weave affects and deflected double weave all share a common quality
that allows them to live off the grid.  Find out how you can harness the power of these fascinating weaves and
create uniquely different woven patterns and motifs.                  

NOV 13, 2023     OLD TIME HANDWOVEN CLOTHING   Sue Oiler – Elaine McCarthy     AND    Presentation of Challenge for Spring 2024
Join FIH members Sue Oiler and Elaine McCarthy in exploring 18th century clothing typically worn by farmers, “women-folk” and children of rural Pennsylvania.  Learn how the raising of sheep and the careful planting of flax crops were essential in providing the wool and linen used for clothing. Discussion will include the fabrics, patterns and sewing directions for common articles of clothing worn in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

DEC 11, 2023     HOLIDAY LUNCHEON:    In-person    Green Township   The luncheon will begin at 11 AM so any hot dishes stay hot. 

Please arrive a little earlier to set up what you have brought.

                        Need someone to collect wrapped gifts and give out numbers at the meeting to those who have brought an item FOR THE HOME
It is not necessary to participate in the gift exchange. Carole to check with Celia Love

Everyone enjoyed our pot luck holiday luncheon so we will do that again this year.  At the November meeting we will be passing around a sheet so members can sign up for what they will be bringing.  We will need things like plates, napkins, utensils, table decorations.  In the food line we will need appetizers, main dish, side dishes, salad, dessert.

If you will not be at the November meeting you can send an email to Joyce Burkle, who will be the coordinator of our lunch, to let her know what you would like to bring.  Please do this by December 6.  Joyce needs to know who is bringing what. 

JAN 8,2024               Pin Loom Weaving   -  Meg Stump  Zoom presentation                                                                                                
                               
Rediscovering one of the most popular unknown weaving techniques ever" with Margaret Stump
This is an introductory presentation covering the background of pin loom weaving, an introduction to the pin loom weaving process, a demonstration of weaving a two inch pin loom square as well as lots of examples of what you can make with a pin loom.
She will use screen share to give the best views of various pin loom projects. She enjoys talking about all aspects of pin loom weaving and is interested in hearing from the audience and answering questions. She is looking forward to a lively discussion that focuses on the audience's weaving interests.

 FEB 12,2024     The Magic of Indigo: History, Contemporary Artists and Sustainability. -  Barbara Shapiro   Zoom presentation       

This program covers the history of this traditional dye all around the world as well as contemporary practices, 20th and 21st-century artists, and of course my own work. I include my teaching of Indigo through the decades and the more sustainable natural indigo practices that I have moved to over the past 20 years. 

MARCH 11, 2024   TEXTILES & WEAVING IN JAPAN  -  Daryl Lancaster -    Zoom Presentation                                                   

In May of 2023, Sara Bixler and her father Tom Knisely, of Red Stone Glen, led a tour of northern Japan, in search of all things textile and weaving related.  It was a life altering experience for the 24 of us who went along for the ride.  Join Daryl Lancaster as she presents a virtual tour of the 13 day trip, the sights, hands-on experiences , and impressions of this amazing culture. 

APRIL 8, 2024   FABRIC ANALYSIS  -  Sally Orgren, Patty Chrisman, Ginny Kurshan  In-person  Green Township
                         

MAY 13, 2024            INFORMATION STATIONS   In-person   

                        Proper way to wind a stick shuttle
Paddle Warping
Souvenir Yarns  How to figure what your can make with what you have  Carole
Yarn ID – How to figure sett for what you have?
Info on Loom Maintenance?

JUNE 10, 2024           Results of Old Time Clothing Challenge presented in November -  Weaver’s Bingo  -  Social Get-together POTLUCK

 

SPECIAL WORKSHOP
JUNE 8, 2024   Independent workshop on Indigo Dyeing   by Natalie Burger at Hidden Pastures  

This program will focus on using indigo from natural and synthetic sources, creating a mother of indigo and setting up and calibrating a healthy and functioning indigo vat for dying. Participants will learn how to use the vat to produce different shades of blue and create their own gradient using three mini skeins. Participants will then explore the ancient art of shibori and create three cotton squares.