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March 2021 Newsletter

Mood Indigo

March marks the one-year mark of Pandemic semi-isolation, uncertainty, plenty of time in the studio, a decided reduction in outside contact and no travel adventures. It’s been a long year, and here we are in March again, AKA the NW annual cold, wet, winter-into-spring slump. Then today the sun came out! For a minute. There are crocuses of three different colors in the back as well as the front garden. Tulips are poking their points up, and daffodils too. Entering the season of – okay, this isn’t spring yet, but with intermittent sunshine, daily vitamin D supplements, and indoor fiber projects, I’m going to make it.

“Am I Blue…” What to do? Indigo. In the middle of the dark and wet, I am now in the middle of an online Journey into Indigo workshop! Due to Covid, this class, normally a two-day on-site workshop, limited to 20 students, has been re-created online, opened up to 60 people, joining in from all over the world, over a period of 7 weeks. This is a great time to get into blue!

Banana Vat, Date Vat. White cotton yarn. The first wrapped and dyed warp is on the loom at last! It’s very basic, and it took quite a process to get to this point. I am looking forward to doing more, and planning more intricate pieces, but that’s the future. I have learned a lot so far, not the least of which is, this is a time-consuming multi-step process. There are no shortcuts. Having learned about Ikats in Uzbekistan, that each family workshop masters one step in the entire process, I am starting to get it. Any aspect of the fiber arts can be a pleasing pastime, an engaging hobby, and much more… this is a lifestyle, and it is changing my definition of Blue.
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To be sure, I am following safety protocols and have not turned my hands blue. I am creating organic vats, reduced with plant material, not harsh chemicals. Confident that once summer comes and we can safely meet outdoors, I look forward to sharing the process in small groups, so we can all be Blue, in the best possible way!


See you soon,

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Carol Berry

Please Renew Your Membership!

Have you renewed your membership? If you haven’t, your name will be removed from the membership email list before the next newsletter. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to renew so that doesn’t happen. The 2021 form has been revised to provide more information that will help the Guild plan programs and create an accurate directory. After completing the form please mail it and your check to the address at the bottom. ​(Click Here for Membership Form) 

Guild Meetings and Programs – Winter 2020 & 2021

​Online meetings and programs using ZOOM will be the norm, at least through June 2021. A Zoom meeting invitation will be sent to all members a few days before each meeting.
March 20, 2021  –   Alan Sanders – Photographing your Textile Art
Alan Sanders is a professional Fine Art photographer, a recovering commercial photographer, and digital imaging specialist. Alan is also an experienced and well-respected instructor, having taught at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and Western Washington University. He has partnered with Adventures NW magazine to teach location workshops. He currently teaches workshops at Whatcom Community College, in photography and digital editing. Alan’s program for the Whatcom Weavers Guild is designed to teach us more about photography of textiles and improving the photos we take.
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Social time 9:30- 10 am
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11:00-11:10am 
Program 11:15am- 1:00pm
Zoom link will be sent the week before.
April 17, 2021   –   Fine Gelfand   -   Pandemic Pandemonium variations on a theme; "Knit 1 + Felt 1"

Join Fine Gelfand for a Zoom presentation documenting her spontaneous exploration of a subject that caught her imagination early last year.  During the pandemic she immersed herself in the excitement and urgency of a new project.  Her obsession revolved around how to creatively combine knitting and nuno felting.  The resulting series culminated in two dozen (24) finished scarves, all variations on the same theme with some quirky detours permitted.

Fine’s program includes slides of finished work, video demonstrating work in progress and surface design techniques.  There will be live commentary as well as Q&A.  The idea is to inspire curiosity, adventure and cross fertilization of techniques: to be playful!  The ultimate “success” embraced in her program is the pairing of skill and experience with the thrill of discovery. Come dance in someone else’s fiber dreams….be inspired to jump off the cliff into the unknown.  

Social time 9:30 - 10 am
Meeting starts at 10 am - break 11:00-11:10am 
Program 11:15am- 12:30pm
Member Show and Tell after the program
Zoom link will be sent the week before.
Detail: knitted scarf (synthetic woven ribbon and acrylic yarn) felted onto striped silk organza.
Double sided nuno felted silk and knitted wool scarf with stitching and beading.

Detail of nuno felted knit scarf.
Note! For clear and detailed viewing on Zoom, Submit photos of your fiber work for Member Show and Tell, by the Wednesday before the Saturday meeting, to Sharon Allen or Susan Torntore [email protected] or [email protected].

Member Show and Share

Cheryl Wolf, Upholstered chairs, Vest, Scarf
Placemats with Raffia Weft and 8/4 cotton crammed and spaced warp
Donna Hunter’s Felting during Covid: Hats and Scarf

Announcements

Seeking a Newsletter Editor
Have you always wanted a career in publishing?  Here's your chance! Marilyn Olsen is now retiring from this position.  If you have interest this position and would like to know more about the specifics, just contact Carol or Marilyn.
Request A Program or Workshop! Nancy Ridenour – Program Coordinator
If you would like to request a program presenter for our guild please use this link to the online request form. Please fill out as fully as possible, including your email. The first and last name of the Presenter/Workshop instructor you would like, and what they/you would like them to present are required fields. If you can provide a website and/or Contact information for the presenter, that is very helpful.
Weaving School in Niger update by Judith Sen
Several Weavers Guild members are assisting a developing weaving school in Niger, West Africa. To get involved, contact Judith [email protected]. For more information about the Weaving School click here.
Kumihimo Wishes Project – Update from Seiko Purdue
Seiko is collecting the Kumihimo projects now, and planning the installation. She hopes to get 365 pieces back, and is making a large piece using 20 foot long rope. These will be installed at the Jansen Center soon. For more information about the project and exhibition click here.
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Snow Cap Project – 2020/2021
The Snow cap and scarf project continues – the really cold weather is not over for a while and more than 700 people are without permanent shelter in Whatcom County as of last count. Interfaith Coalition connected us with Ronalee Kincaid who iw collecting hats and scarves at the home during COVID. She distributes them through schools, CAST (Interfaith’s Coffee and Sandwiches Together meal program) and by taking them to other sites.
The current drop-off location is near Bellingham Tech School. Contact Ronalee/Projet
Warmup at 360-393-1283 to arrange a drop-off-time.
Uzbekistan Textile Tour 2023
The 2021 Taproot Folkarts Tour of Uzbekistan, focused on the Ikat Workshops, has been rescheduled for 2022. This means that the 2022 tour is full, and places are being reserved for the 2023 tour. If you would like to have your name added to the list for a future Tour, contact Marilyn Romatka, [email protected].
Sarah Jackson Workshop Cancelled – Molly Gerhard
The Skagit Valley Weavers Guild online workshop with Sarah Jackson, originally scheduled for March 2021 has been cancelled, and will be re-scheduled as an in-person workshop when we can meet in person again. Contact Molly Gerhard for further [email protected].
Guild Library contents online
Dori Painter, the Guild’s librarian is pleased to announce that the entire library inventory can now be viewed online (click here to see the inventory). The magazines and other resources are now also being uploaded to the site.
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Guild Library new check-out procedure

The majority of items in the Guild Library have been moved from St. James Church to Carol Berry’s Studio in Bellingham. Books, magazines and videos can be accessed two ways:
A book or video can be requested and Carol will pull the request, fill out the check-out card, and place the book in a bag on the enclosed porch to be picked up at a pre-arranged time. 
Guild members can make an appointment to view the collection in person and select items to check out. Studio visitors will be required to be Covid symptom free and wear a mask at all times while in the building.

The Guild Library is located about 1.7 miles from St. James Church, in Bellingham. There is a bathroom, with handwashing and hand sanitizer available, adjacent to the room where the books are kept. Appointments to access the Guild Library are available most days of the week, between 9 am and 4 pm. Contact Carol by email to make an appointment [email protected]. She will give you the address and a number to text or call before your arrival. 

For those who have checked out a book and haven’t been able to return it for the last 6 months, You can return your books now! Send an email to [email protected], with book return in the subject line. Carol will get back to you about dropping it off curbside at the Studio. A reminder message will be sent out soon to folks who have books checked out. ​​

Guild Challenge

“World’s Best Handtowels - from VAV, the Swedish Weaving Magazine
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This handtowel pattern is a reconstructed draft, based on handtowels woven at the “Hamsta Home” a care home for men with disabilities, in Timro, Sweden. The latest issue of VAV - available in the Guild Library, has an article about the origin of these towels and the author/designer’s personal connection. The project requires a four-shaft loom and is very suitable for a table loom or a floor loom.

VAV magazine has generously provided us with a PDF of the project instructions and draft for these towels. (Link to PDF here) As designed, they are woven in 16/2 cotton, two threads to a heddle. They can also be woven in 8/2 cotton, or in 22/2 cottolin, one thread to a heddle. These towels weave up fast, and are so soft!

Several WWG weavers have taken this challenge a little further by using the weave structure for scarves. The editors of VAV Magazine have offered us a little space for an article on our VAV challenge project, if we send them photos. The Big Reveal of this year’s challenge is in June, so you still have plenty of time to warp up and weave!
Jan Burton, VAV towels
Cathy Meyer, VAV scarf

Current Study Groups

  • Andean Pebble Weave:  coordinator Carol Berry.  The Andean Pebble Weave group meets Wednesdays at 9:00am on Zoom.
  • Rigid Heddle:  coordinator Susan Torntore.  The rigid heddle group meets on Zoom the third Wednesday of the month from 1 to 3.  The next meeting will be on February 19.  At this time the groups is working on a sakiori project as well as ideas and troubleshooting weaving on the rigid heddle.  Email Susan or the guild email if you are interested.  
  • Tapestry:  coordinator Sheila Atwater.  An informal group of 5 to 8 members will meet via Zoom until we can safely meet in person.  We will discuss topics related to tapestry weaving, share current projects, and perhaps plan a group project.  This group is designed for any level of tapestry weaver, beginner on up.  We can share information and help each other with problems and questions.  We will be meeting on the first Monday of each month from 1:00 pm to 2:30 starting on March 1, 2021.  To join contact Sheila or use the guild email.
  • Jane Stafford OnLine Guild:  coordinator Sharon Allen.  Sharon is in the process of setting this up.  Details of dates and times will be forthcoming.  
  • Eco dye study group:  coordinator Dori painter. This group is on hiatus until the Jansen is open or the weather is warmer.
  • All Jansen groups are on hiatus until the Jansen Center can safely open.  However, weavers can use the facilities one person per room.  Times can be scheduled with Sheri Ward.
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Other education news:  a reminder that if you have questions or ideas you would like to discuss with another weaver, we do have a list of mentors you can reach out to.  They are available through email, phone or Facebook/Zoom. Just send an email to the Guild, and someone will be in touch.  Weavers love to talk weaving and share their love of textiles! ​
Laverne Waddington” Within these Walls” Work in progress
Silk, hand-dyed ikat, warp-faced pick-up weave on backstrap loom
Pre-Columbian Cats
Fragment, handwoven
​ wool and alpaca (?)
Collection of Susan Torntore
Red-and-White Cats
Pebble weave on inkle loom
L: Design by Laverne Waddington
R: Design by Susan Torntore
#3 crochet cotton
Andean Pebble Weave Study Group

Andean Pebble Weave Pick up on Inkle Looms. Workshop taught by Laverne Waddington.

This first experiment with online learning for our guild took place in November 2020, after Laverne’s presentation for our October Program. The workshop started with a sampler. Under Laverne’s expert and patient guidance we learned two methods of picking up the patterns in this classic south American weave structure. The workshop, with Laverne teaching via live Zoom, slides and videos, was so much fun we decided to continue meeting in a weekly Zoom group. Laverne Zooms in from Bolivia each week, sharing her “covid work” (She’s in isolation too). We are all at different levels of skill and experience. Sharon and Paula are trying out wider patterns with more threads. Carol is staying with conservative narrow patterns, but trying out wool yarn, rather than cotton. Sigrid designed a Christmas Tree Pattern, adapting pieces of motifs from an Andean pattern that Laverne provided. 

The Andean Pebble Weave workshop brought Susan Torntore back to her weaving roots, when Susan learned to weave in St. Paul MN from Adele Cahlander, an expert in Bolivian bandweaving designs and techniques. Susan was thrilled to finally graph and weave a cat design, working from a fragment of Pre-Columbian that she collected over 30 years ago! 

Paula Tarleton shares her thoughts on our Wednesday zoom meetings. “It has been a joy to gather with my fellow inkle weavers. There is a great disparity of skills amongst us although this does not seem to matter much.  Everyone is very positive and helpful to others.  Laverne inspires us all with her incredibly beautiful and complicated projects. Susan and Sigrid inspire us as they work to create new patterns. It is just fun to be with these wonderful women.” 

We are all very inspired by Laverne’s work, as she has generously shared her progress with us each week. During covid, unable to travel, Laverne has undertaken a series titled  “Within these Walls”  Shown is one of three pieces in progress, Ikat dyed silk, warp faced pick-up weave, on a backstrap loom. 

“Abuelita” Pebble Weave on Inkle Loom, Perle Cotton (Sharon Allen)
Pebble Weave Band
​#3 Crochet Cotton (Paula Tarleton)
Fern Leaf Pebble Pattern  Strap for laptop case, #3 Crochet cotton (Carol Berry)

The Jansen Art Center

Exhibits at the Jansen Art Center

First, many thanks to those of you who submitted items for the Winter Explorations Textile Exhibit that is currently on display in the Library. We expect the J will be open to the public starting March 11, so you'll be able to see it in person after that, and staff will soon be making a virtual exhibit of this as well.

We are currently planning two future exhibits: the Studio Showcase Exhibit and the Foyer Exhibit.

The Studio Showcase Exhibit will include items from Ceramics, Jewelry and Textiles, primarily displaying items made as a result of studio experiences at the J, and it will be on exhibit for about a month, starting sometime in May.

The Foyer Exhibit will be a permanent and rotating exhibit in the foyer as you enter the Textile Studio. It will primarily feature items that might be made in classes and on-going study groups in the studio.

We are asking you to consider submitting items for either or both of these exhibits. For the Studio Showcase exhibit, we would ask for your submission information by late April - photos, label information, and artist's statements. For the Foyer exhibit, it will be an on-going and rotating exhibit, but we'd like to have some items in place when the J opens to the public in mid-March.

For the Foyer Exhibit, we plan to include not only textiles, but some hands-on opportunities for visitors - maybe a warped rigid heddle or table loom, or a spinning wheel ready to try out. The J is eager to engage the public in this way, and would definitely encourage "sidewalk" spinning, weaving, dyeing or felting when the weather improves.

In addition, Donna Hunter has generously donated a mannequin that we can use in the front window to display garments on a rotating basis.

The J staff will be supporting the Foyer exhibit by providing us with some uniform and "branded" signage, in a form that enables changing the items on a regular basis, keeping it fresh.

Here are some items you might consider for the Foyer Exhibit, just to give some specifics, but you may well think of other things:
Rag rugs made in the J studio
Summer & Winter rugs made as part of the study group
Cottolin towels from the Glimåkra towel project
Bath towels from the waffle weave project
Items made in a class, or as a result of a class
Items made in the dye studio, as part of a dye day or study group
Theo Moorman hangings made as part of the study group, or as a result of it
Hand made garments, for our lovely mannequin
Rep weave projects made as part of the study group, or as a result of it
Items made by the felt study group, or as a result of it

At some point, we'll have a schedule or process of some kind to rotate items in the Foyer Exhibit, but we're still figuring that out. For the start, consider that your item might be in the exhibit for a month or two.

Please email [email protected] if you have items you'd like to submit for either of these exhibits.
Current Covid restrictions

With Whatcom County now in Phase 2, t
he Jansen Art Center has changed its policy on studio visits, to allow up to 25% capacity. The J currently plans to open to the public on March 11, most likely Thursday through Saturday, noon - 4:30.

We are now permitted to have up to 25% capacity in the studios. For the various rooms, that translates into:
Front textile studio, 10 people
Back textile studio, 8 people
Dance studio (ours temporarily), easily more than 10
Library, 8 people
Alley Workshop, 7 people

During those times the J is not open to the public, you would need to make an appointment, just so the staff knows to be on the look-out for arrivals. Times available for appointments are Tuesday through Friday, 9-5, and Saturdays 10-4. To make an appointment, email [email protected] and indicate your date and time of arrival. Please try to allow 24-hour notice. The staff is very happy to accommodate us in this way, but they are sometimes on Zoom or phone calls, so please be patient if you happen to be left waiting for a few moments.

As we adjust to this new schedule, the tradition of "open studio" on Thursdays will return. For programming, we'll first be looking at one-day events - dyeing and felting perhaps - before we start re-scheduling multi-week classes.

Since we will now have access to the Alley Workshop and Library, some of our interest groups can resume, whenever they're ready to do so: felting, rigid heddle, tapestry, eco-dyeing, and dye days. When you're ready, please reserve these rooms ahead of time, since they are shared spaces. Incidentally, the ceramics studio members have been reminded that they need to clean up the Alley Workshop after they use it, so that room should be cleaner than it was late last fall.

With this change, the same safety procedures remain in place - sign in and out, wipe down hard surfaces you’ve touched just before you leave, and wear your mask at all times (exception:  you’re alone in the room).

Be assured that there would always be someone else in the building, a staff member, even with this arrangement.
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Delayed Due to Covid, the Block twill Towel group project started at the Jansen Center in January 2020 is finished! The group wove 21 towels on 20 yards of warp, extending from the stair landing to the elevator before cutting the towels apart to go to their separate owners! 

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How to submit to the newsletter

Have something to add to the newsletter?
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Whatcom Weavers Guild Newsletter welcomes news about textile related activities.  We do not accept commercial advertisements of goods or services.
Please e-mail your submission to:  [email protected].
Your submission should include: title of event (e.g Eco Dyeing Workshop), name of Instructor or group leader (e.g. Donna Hunter), and location, time and cost (if any).  It may also be helpful to give directions to the location.
If you are including any photos, they must be attached to the e-mail and be in JPG format. (Do not embed the photo in the email.)
Deadline for submissions is the 25th of the previous month.  (e.g. deadline for March would be February 25).
We do not charge for listing sale of weaving or spinning equipment.  Please see the listing in this issue for an example.  Your ad will run for 60 days. ​

Online Resources & Activities

Our guild members are enjoying the Zoom Programs and our monthly meetings, and lots of other resources available online. Handweaving.net, The Norwegian Textile Letter, Seattle Weavers guild Instagram, Jane Stafford Online guild, maiwaschooloftextiles.com are just a few.
Textiles & Tea

​The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) is excited to announce a new program, Textiles & Tea. Each week HGA will host a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. In each 45-minute discussion HGA will focus on the artwork and creative journey of the visiting artist. Textiles & Tea is broadcast via Zoom, and live on the HGA Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch the live broadcast. The broadcasts are free to view and open to all. Textiles & Tea takes place online every Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST. (1:00-2:00 pm Pacific time) Click here to register.
The March 2, 2021 Textiles & Tea Conversation with Denise Kovnat is sponsored by the Whatcom Weavers Guild, in memory of Leslie Comstock. ​
Local Fiber Groups

​Due to the uncertainty around us regarding how and when organizations may again begin meeting and/or holding events, we are not able to provide updated information. Below is contact information for the groups in our area.

olympiaweaversguild.org
whidbeyweaversguild.org
skagitvalleyweaversguild.org ​
Weaving Draft and Documents Archive   ~   from Sharon Allen

Do you know about Handweaving.net? 
When I was a new weaver I spent a lot of time on this site imagining all of the possibilities.  My first warp on the loom that I inherited had yards and yards of extra warp, so I went to Handweaving.net to find something that would work for the threading that was already on the loom.  For me it was my first taste of sampling…one table topper at a time.  
Handweaving.net describes itself as “A digital weaving archive with drafts, historic weaving documents and more.”  Currently the website contains 74,564 + handweaving drafts.
While you may browse the site as much as you’d like at no charge, browsing only gets you the photos, no drafts.

​For a fee of $25 annually, you also have access to the following:
Full Drafts
Ability to print full drafts
Download in WIF (weaving information file)
Common threading search (unbelievable how many drafts are threaded 1,2,3,4
Draft color editing
News From ANWG
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​Even as we are getting excited for ANWG 2023 in Salem, OR, planning for ANWG Conference 2025, which will be located in western Washington, most likely in the Seattle/Tacoma area,  is starting now. Several Whatcom Weavers Guild members have volunteered to help in various planning roles for this upcoming event. Please consider the following call for volunteers, from Nancy Deitch, of the Skagit Weavers Guild:

A special volunteer call is going out for 2 very critical roles needed to support our ANWG 2025 committee.  First, we are in need of a webmaster (2 positions to be filled, primary and a backup).  Secondly, the conference volunteer chair is looking for a co-chair to join her efforts. 

Please contact Nancy, if you would like to help out!
Nancy Deitch
ANWG 2025 guild liaison
[email protected]


The Conference Colors Exhibit offers attendees to create a space where they can present items in the conference colors including towels, garments, yardage and other items.  For further information visit this page.
 
Towel Exchange:  Stay tuned for More information about this popular activity.  
STUDY GROUP OPPORTUNITY—Weaving Challenge ANWG Noh Coat
ANWG Conference 2021 in Salem OR

The ANWG challenge is based on the work of American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin. The Noh Coat was one of her iconic designs from 1950s-1970s, and Threads Magazine generously provided a pattern for the challenge (Oct/Nov 1990 No.31).

This study group will:
Provide the Threads article and coat pattern
Learn the designer’s inspiration and philosophy for this the garment
Explore the innovative handwoven fabrics that Cashin used in her designs
Sample some of Cashin’s and other fabric structures to design our own coat fabric
Make a full size pattern and muslin/fabric coat samples that fit us
Explore methods of binding our coat fabric, even making our own handwoven binding

If you are interested in joining a ZOOM STUDY GROUP for this challenge, beginning in September, email Susan Torntore ([email protected]).

Get ANWG Challenge info here. ​

Classified Ads

Note! If you have fiber supplies or equipment that need re-homing, you can place them in the Classified section of the newsletter. An 8-shaft table loom listed has found a good home – and its new owner is now a member of our guild! ​
Gilmore Jack 4 harness floor loom with 45" weaving width and sectional beam. Manufactured in Canada based on Gilmore plans. Good condition. Acquired last year in Canada at an estate sale. Includes 10 dent reed and Leclerc tension box. Contact Sigrid via phone or text at 360-913-3656. Located in Snohomish County but delivery is an option. ​Asking $350. 
Glimakra Standard, 8-shaft Countermarche Loom, many extras, $2,500
Contact Jan Nilsson for more information – 509-999-2118 (Text Ok)
Click here to see PDF document with photos.
Free Counterbalance loom from Liz Moncrief
Free to a good home. Someone from Whidbey dropped off an antique loom several weeks ago and it needs a home. This is something that is complete, it just needs a thorough cleaning and some love. 4S $T CB. Sectional warp. Approximately 40 inches wide. She could be restored to beauty in the right hands. If you feel adventurous and have time, she’s yours! (Should take no more than 8 hours for a good cleaning and waxing and possible new tie up cords) Decent heddles and reed. Some steel wool will clean up the heddle rails. These pictures were taken 10 years ago before sitting in someone’s garage for the last 10 –so, I say good cleaning and love. Contact” Liz Moncrief [email protected]. (AKA "The Loom Whisperer”)
​Rassmussen Table Loom
4 shafts, 29”wide x 25”deep. Weaving witdh 24”. Includes shuttles and small tools. $50. Pick up in Bellingham. Contact Anne Regan (text) 206-953-9402
Harrisville Designs Floor Loom, bench, warping board and tools $600. 48”wide x 39”D x47” high. Weaving width 40” Back beam folds in for a folded depth of 29”. The loom has 4 harnesses and 6 treadles. This is in the Factoria area of Bellevue and would need to be picked up there. Contact Anne Regan (text 206-953-9402.
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Gilmore 26 Inch Floor Loom , bench, Accessories for sale. Loom was originally purchased new in Stockton, CA in 1998.
​The loom is located in Lynden, WA. There are accessories with the loom including bench, warping board, (2) reeds, the usual items to dress a loom, and (2) baskets of yarn. The asking price for the loom alone is $2,000. The asking price for loom plus accessories is $2,500.
Contact Shirley Reed by phone only (360)223-9003
​For Sale: Norwood 8 harness, 50” cherry jack loom with sectional ready back beam and cherry lidded storage “piano” bench with two side pockets.  Loom footprint is 58 ½” width x 42” depth x 39”height; partially folds for smaller footprint between projects.  Bench footprint is 36” wide seat x 11” depth x 22” height.
Excellent condition.  One owner.   Made by the original Norwood craftsmen
Roosevelt/Ravenna area in Seattle. Must be picked up in North Seattle
Loom $2000 , bench $50
Wanted: In Search Of Schacht 8-shaft Baby Wolf Loom. Contact Dori Painter [email protected]

Free to Good Home: Silk Painting dyes, paint tray and tools. Pick up in Bellingham. Contact Carol Berry [email protected]
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