We Farewell a Friend

Friends of this group will be sad to know that our long-time member, colleague and friend, Win Currie. died on Sunday after a short illness. Win was a founding member of this group and the Marlborough Creative Fibre Guild. She was a talented loom weaver, tapestry weaver and, in recent years, also a felter. Win will be greatly missed. Here are some images that many of us will remember her by.

Farewell Friend

October Meeting Part Two

Show and tell brought forth several scarves, some on the table and some being worn.

Chris had used less than one ball of crazy sock yarn to make this scarf showing drifts of light and dark in a random pattern.

Rose had made alpaca scarves in three different weights, searching for the most suitable result for a man's scarf.

As always, Nancy's knitted scarf was exquisite

Both Joan and Chris wore the scarves that resulted from the recent dye day. What fabulous results.

October Meeting Part One

Our plan for the day was to work on the stash reduction grocery bags that some have been working on. Energy seems to flag when the weaving is done but the sewing up has not yet started!

Rosemary had finished two bags and lined them with calico

Joan chose a honeycomb weave with bright green in the cells on one side (above) and black on the other (below). Her plan is to use an existing fabric bag as a foundation.

Rosemary is ready for next winter with her kaftan/dressing gown which she recently made up with fabric she has had "maturing" since she wove it some time ago.

Jan used her overlocker to separate the cushion pieces woven on the Guild loom. Watch this space for the finished articles.


Rose didn't get as far as taking her six bags worth of fabric out at the meeting . . . but she did set up her machine at home (as prompted) and separated the pieces. One more step on the way