TFAC Events
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All events and drop-ins scheduled at TFAC are listed on the Google calendar on the Calendar page of the Events menu. Click here for calendar! If you need to schedule an event, such as a study group, a drop-in session, or a class, please contact Lori Rhodes at purplerhodes@hotmail.com or 919-656-8179. |
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If you haven't been to the Triangle Fiber Arts Center in a while there's more to see and do all the time. We have a large warping mill, five warping stations, oodles of yarn, lots of books, magazines, a Dorset loom for rental and more classes being planned.
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Many types of events happen at TFAC:
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This month's TFAC Events
Drop ins are a great time to come by the TFAC, check out materials and socialize with other weavers! All members are welcome to come use the resources at the Center. You don't need to reserve anything in advance, just drop by. They are usually held at regular times on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, but upcoming ones are listed below. You can always check out the full schedule of future and past drop ins on the Calendar page.
- Tuesday, December 10, 1:00-4:00 Drop-in with Dianne Byrne hosting. We won't have many drop-ins toward the end of the month so do come when we are open. Color questions? Draft choice decisions? Come get another opinion.
- Saturday, December 14, 1:00-4:00 Drop-in with Janet Borel hosting. A weaver, a felter, a seamstress and a sailor! Janet can answer questions about many things. Come for answers, or check out a book for the stuck-inside winter days ahead.
Come by TFAC and weave !
The 4 shaft Harrisville has been set up for a small twill gamp, threaded for blocks of straight twill, broken twill, Rosepath and Bird’s eye. The sample was woven using a straight twill treadling but there are so many other possibilities!
Try treadling tromp as writ ("Tromp as writ means to “treadle as written,” and the assumption is that the “written” part is the threading draft. ... Then, you use the treadle with the number that corresponds to the shaft number in the threading” - from Ask Madelyn) or any number of treadling combinations.
An example of an extended 4 shaft twill gamp is in the classroom - a sample woven by an early member of the guild which was threaded in eleven different configurations and woven using fourteen different treadling sequences - 154 different blocks
Please be sure to weave about an inch at the end of your sample so there will be room to cut and zigzag and place a tag with your name on the side of your work. Make notes of what you are weaving as you change the treadling and take that with you to go with the sample when it is returned to you.
Enjoy! And let us know if you have suggestions for the next Come and Weave structure !
The 4 shaft Harrisville has been set up for a small twill gamp, threaded for blocks of straight twill, broken twill, Rosepath and Bird’s eye. The sample was woven using a straight twill treadling but there are so many other possibilities!
Try treadling tromp as writ ("Tromp as writ means to “treadle as written,” and the assumption is that the “written” part is the threading draft. ... Then, you use the treadle with the number that corresponds to the shaft number in the threading” - from Ask Madelyn) or any number of treadling combinations.
An example of an extended 4 shaft twill gamp is in the classroom - a sample woven by an early member of the guild which was threaded in eleven different configurations and woven using fourteen different treadling sequences - 154 different blocks
Please be sure to weave about an inch at the end of your sample so there will be room to cut and zigzag and place a tag with your name on the side of your work. Make notes of what you are weaving as you change the treadling and take that with you to go with the sample when it is returned to you.
Enjoy! And let us know if you have suggestions for the next Come and Weave structure !
Most of the guild's study groups will be meeting during the next month. Check the Google Calendar for times and dates.
- Tuesday, December 3, 11 am - 1 pm, Garment Study Group (Interfacing, Creative Use of your Weaving )
- Thursday, December 5, 9:30-11:30 am, Tapestry Study Group
- Sunday, December 8, 1 - 4 pm, Weekend Tapestry Study Group
- Monday, December 9, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Advanced Color Group
- Monday, December 9, 2 - 4 pm, Contemporary Textiles (ContempT) Group
- Sunday, December 15, 2-4 pm, Shibori Study Group
- Warpsters - No meeting in December
- Thursday, December 19, 9:45 - 11:45 am, Handwoven Study Group
- Thursday, January 2, 9:30-11:30 am, Tapestry Study Group
- Tuesday, January 7, 11 am - 1 pm, Garment Study Group (Interfacing, Creative Use of your Weaving )
- Sunday, January 12, 1 - 4 pm, Weekend Tapestry Study Group
- Monday, January 13, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Advanced Color Group
- Monday, January 13, 2 - 4 pm, Contemporary Textiles (ContempT) Group
- Tuesday, January 21, 10 am - 12 noon, Warpsters - Bring your Rep Weave exchange!
- Thursday, January 23, 9:45 - 11:45 am, Handwoven Study Group
- Sunday, January 19, 2-4 pm, Shibori Study Group
Classes & Workshops
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Classes are taught by our talented guild members. These classes include beginning and specialty weaving classes, and classes in dyeing and other fiber arts, Workshops are usually offered in a multi-day format and are taught by nationally recognized instructors. For more details, visit the Classes & Workshops page |
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Illoominations
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Illoominations are member-led activities which may may have a nominal fee. These educational opportunities are open to guild members only and require pre-registration. For more details and to register online, visit the Illoominations page. |
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