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Rebecca’s Cranbrook loom is for sale.

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 I am selling my beautiful original, maple, Cranbrook J.P. Bexell and Son, Pontiac MI, countermarch loom, Texsolv heddles, excellent condition, ideal for light to heavy textiles or heavy duty rugs, beginner or pro, 4-harness/6 treadles, 13 shuttles, lease sticks, two skein holders, 2 warping boards, many slats, warping video and instruction binder, newer Schacht Bobbin Winder, bench, four reeds that are 4,6,8, and 14-dent, 3 threading tools, 3 large and heavy bags of beautiful new rug yarn and new linen warp. Weaves 44″ width, has all the pegs and parts, and comes with everything you need. Cleveland Heights, OH. This loom will last several lifetimes. Pickup only. Disassembles in sections for transport.  $1,800 for all.

 

Contact Rebecca–419 632 3084 or langley.rebecca@gmail.com

HELP on the way

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Counting and measuring are part and parcel of the weaver’s life. And has its perils.

Has this ever happened to you?

Joan writes:

“One thing has become very clear to me. I need  to recheck my calculations for almost everything and would love to find someone who would help me recheck them, as needed.  For example, I have just wound and threaded an 8 yard warp.  Even with attempting to check my own math, I miscalculated the amount of yarn needed ( I forgot to multiply by 8), warp ends needed ( for whatever reason, I added 16 + 16 and got 36 – so all of my calculations were off – from then on) and finally, when I was presleying the warp before winding on, I figured a sett of 8 rather than 16 – luckily I caught that one early on.”

So the question to the guild is “would there be an interest in offering a ‘measure twice, cut once’ service?   There would be benefits of having a second set of eyes to review our projects BEFORE the uh-oh moment.

Might you offer your help?  Let Joan or Nancy know, please.

A PSA from Victoria

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Hello Fiber Folk

While the good folks are all hunkering in place, be aware that bad people are everywhere. I can personally testify.
There’s a new internet nasty out there. They pretend to be PayPal (which is closed by virus and has no people to talk to)
They’ll tell you you just paid $500.00 to the Google Play Store (which you didn’t do) and contact their highlighted phone # if you think there’s an issue.
THIS IS NOT A REAL PAYPAL PHONE NUMBER
A few days later, you’ll get an email that seems to be Microsoft telling you that you just spent (and they delivered) a $499.99 update of the Windows Defender. (you didn’t) They provide another phone # for you to contact.
THIS IS NOT A REAL MICROSOFT PHONE NUMBER
(cheeky little buggers to use security to scam you)
When you actually call Microsoft, they will check your account and find
you have had no activity. They’ll take notes and issue you a case number.
Then you call the Federal Trade Commission. They will want all the addresses and phone numbers from the emails, and you’ll get another case number.
If you don’t want to make the phone calls, fine. But please don’t click on anything or call the numbers they provide. I’m told this is a ransomware thing.
Stay safe. Stay Healthy.😷
Victoria

Point-Line-Pattern-Plane exhibit at Heights Arts

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Joan sends this.

I thought that this might be of interest to the guild. There is a wonderful small show at Heights Arts (on Lee Rd next to the Cedar Lee theater.
It’s called Point-Line-Pattern-Plane.
The show runs 1/17-3/1.
The curator is Janice Lessman-Moss
Contributors are: Lauire Addis,  Lena Brebenel, Si-Yun Chang, Rebecca Cross, Hildur Asgeirsdottir Jonsson, Andrea Myers, Jessica Pinsky, and Katlin Shae.

Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk + Poets Respond will be Thursday, 2/13 at 7 pm at the gallery
The write-up explains this a “an opportunity for visual artists, poets and the community to connect in discussion over the evening’s array of artworks. Hear the artists speak personally about their process and thoughts behind their work.”

Both the exhibit and 2/13 program are free

She says, “the exhibit is small, but terrific.  Hope you are able to go see it.”