For your interest...................Snow Dying

An article on snow dying, it can be found by scrolling on the website:
http://dianemblog.wordpress.com/

Great fun, Great food, Great People

A great time was had by the fourteen members of WCFG who attended the Potluck lunch Jan. 12th 2010 at the home of our president Roberta Murrant, who was as usual a wonderful hostess. The food was spectacular as always.
The scarf challenge was shown off, all attendees entered, and everyone won a prize for some part of the event. The entries were truly beautiful.
Next year's challenge was decided on and is to be leg warmers, made in any manner one might choose.
Much laughter and a general good time by all!
Thank you Roberta for hosting at short notice, due to Melodie having a worrisome eye infection, from which she is now recovering.

It is with deep sadness we wish to announce to passing of..

Russell Ellsworth Groff, weaver, teacher, author, publisher, champion of handweaving, and for 57 years the proprietor of Robin and Russ Handweavers, passed away on January 3rd, 2010, at the age of 85. For the last week, as the news of Russell’s passing has spread, the words have sprung from lips and keyboards: “It’s the end of an era.” And it is, in the sense that we have lost another of a wonderful generation of weavers. But Russ Groff and his contemporaries were not interested in endings, but in beginnings.

To read a description of his life's achievements please go to the following web site:
http://www.weavezine.com/news/russell-e-groff-1924-2010

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum turns 25!!

www.textilemuseum.mississippimills.com

Bayeux Tapestry visits the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is celebrating its twenty – fifth anniversay this year! To start off the celebrations we are revisiting the most popular exhibit that the museum has hosted during the past twenty – five years. The Bayeux Tapestry by Raymond Dugan is back!

A replica of the Bayeux Tapestry by artist Raymond Dugan will be visiting the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum at 3 Rosamond St. E, Almonte. from January 12 – April 25, 2010. The piece was created over eight years by artist Raymond Dugan and is done in the original eight colours. This world class replica of the famous 70 meter tapestries embroidered in the 11th century celebrates the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy. See the legendary animals, ships, Vikings, Norman and Saxon’s calvalrias illustrated in exploits of William and Harold without the expensive trip to France.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday between the hours of 10 am to 4 pm. Admission: $5.00. For more information: 613-256-3754 ex. 15, or mvtm@magma.ca