Textile Expressions and Global Yarns - March 2011

I've just completed the first part of an east coast trip centered around the Westminster Fibers conference, where we gathered from around the United States, Canada, Europe and England to review new yarn collections being introduced into the global marketplace for Fall/Winter 2011. to kick-off the conference, I facilitated a color workshop with many participants including the new general manager, Donna Armstrong. And each night I checked both Facebook and Weavolution to read the growing list of textile expressions I'm collecting. In addition to expressions such as "a stitch in time saves nine", there are many in Swedish and one in Yiddish, fortunately with translations. Check them out, and please add more!   http://weavolution.com/forum/chat/textile-expressions-17583

On Saturday, I teach at the Fiber Loft in Harvard, MA and present my newest lecture "Textiles of Bhutan: A Weavers Journey." http://www.thefiberloft.com/