Connections through weaving – fiber arts news
Weaving with feeling
There is so much to love in this article about the Weaving Center, in Hartford, CT. The Weaving Center is a non-profit devoted to providing space, looms, education and camaraderie centered around weaving. Programming is particularly focused on teaching weaving to people with low or no vision, as well as those 55 and older, but also has programs for children and the broader community. For those who commit to regular participation, the Weaving Center provides looms, materials and instruction free of charge. The Journal Inquirer quotes one participant, “This is my favorite place in the world”… Sounds like it to us!
5000 years of weaving under one roof
We came across a wonderful interview in Peru This Week with the CEO of the Amano Museum. What follows is enough to inspire ticket purchase to Lima. Mario Amano is the inheritor and CEO of a private museum that has been visited by US presidents and Japanese Emperors, and with good reason. Through the lens of weaving, the museum provides a window into pre-Columbian history and culture of Peru and beyond. For those of us in the grips of fiber-arts obsession, it’s kinda cool to have stories like this trigger such an immediate connection and to be a part of such an enduring art!
