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All meetings & groups are temporarily cancelled due to COVID-19 protective measures
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Check out our new
for helpful videos on
Weaving, Spinning,
Dyeing, & Felting!
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We have two categories of participation: a basic 'JUST WEAVE!' level and a stricter 'DESIGN A TOWEL' level. Any weaver at any skill level is welcome to enter their towels into either (or both) categories.
Entries are Due June 1st!
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For the JUST WEAVE category, the towels can be any number, any size, any design, any yarn ... anything goes! The weaver of the BEST towel in this category gets a $100 gift certificate to use at ETC!
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For the
DESIGN A TOWEL category, things get more complicated. We would like to turn the winning towel into a kit so that other weavers can recreate your magnificent design! That being the case, the entries need to follow some extra guidelines.
The weaver of the BEST towel in this category will win an
all-expenses paid one-week trip to Madelyn van der Hoogt's Weavers' School (week I or II)!!
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Now, get back to weaving!!
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Some of our entries so far!
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UPCOMING CLASSES
All upcoming classes are being rescheduled.
We will begin holding some small-sized classes beginning in June.
Please call or email if you have any questions!
541-688-1565
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2020 Shows
Most of this year's shows are being rescheduled or cancelled. As soon as we know where & when, you'll know!
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Eugene Textile Center
Facebook Group
for Creative Customers
 Join the conversation, show off your latest projects, and connect with other ETC customers.
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Not sure what to buy, but want to help support us?
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Your business means the world to us right now
If you're local, you can call or order online and pick up at the store. Thank you for keeping us busy!
The Friday team!
Susannah, Janis, Suzie, Rob, Cameron, & Buddy
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We are about to hit
Ten Thousand total online orders!
We have a small yarn treat to throw in the box for whoever
places order #10,000
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We are planning to re-open to the public on Monday, June 1st!
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Still going ... our stay home & create
10% Off Online Sale
until the shop re-opens on June 1st
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Join in!
We are all super sad to miss out on Fiber in the Forest this year. We're going to spend this coming weekend playing with yarn OUTSIDE!
Join us this year for
Yarn in the Yard: Send us your photos, or post them online with the hash tag #YarnInTheYard and we'l share them in the next newsletter.
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Fiber in the Foresters:
Support Camp Myrtlewood
Do you love spending time at Camp Myrtlewood for Fiber in the Forest? Do you have some extra cash? Please consider
sending them a small donation to help them maintain the camp while closed due to COVID-19.
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LIMITED TIME ONLY
ETC Dyed Yarns & Fibers
We have never been able to put our Janis-dyed yarns and fibers up online because it sells too fast in the store. Silver lining! No one is visiting the store, so we're putting some of our more popular items on our website. There are limited quantities of each colorway, first to check out gets it!
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ANWG Colors
ANWG 2021 will be held in Salem Oregon, June 7-13, 2021. ETC will be there, and so should you!
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The Latest Magazines are Here!
For those of you who purchase your magazines in the store or at shows, we have all the latest issues (except the May/June Handwoven, which should show up any day!)
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Want to Learn a New Skill? Try Weaving!
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By Kate Inman @ cal Poly (Suzie's Grand-daughter)
Shelter-in-place has many people around the world getting creative with activities you can do at home. If you're tired of watching Netflix or baking, try using this time to pick up a new skill - weaving! Weaving is somewhere in the middle of sewing and knitting, but this retro art is making a comeback and is an activity you can even do with friends over FaceTime.
Whether your living room wall needs a new decoration or your bedroom could use some sprucing up, weaving is a great way to express your creativity and try something new!
To start your weaving journey you need a few basic supplies, which you will likely be able to find around your house!
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1.Buy or Make a Loom
The first thing you need is a loom, which is a wooden frame with nails or ridges where the base of your wall tapestry's strings will lie. If you can't go to the store and buy one, make it! The simplest method is to deconstruct an unused canvas. By loosening the staples holding the cloth to the wooden frame, you can separate the pieces and have the base of your new loom. Then, using a ruler and pencil, marking out one and a half-inch lines that will be your guide for placing the "hooks." Nails can be used for the hooks, which you hammer in place at the measured lines on opposite ends of the frame. And like that, you have made a loom!
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Next, find some thin, cotton string and start by wrapping it around the nails. Using the string, you can change how narrow or wide your finished piece will be by wrapping the string around one or multiple nails.
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Now this is the fun part! Choose lots of fun colors that stand out and use your creativity to think of good combinations and designs. A good place to start for beginners is using complementary color combinations like blue and orange, red and green and yellow and purple. If you're more advanced or want to explore other color combinations, try analogous or split complementary color combinations.
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Using the same cotton yarn as before, you will want to attach a hem stitch to hold your wall hanging together when it is done. One technique for beginners is an over under stitch, which consists of using a piece of yarn that is around six times the length of your loom (it will shrink as you weave it) and threading it over and under each cotton string attached to the nails. Once you finish one row, you can loop the string around and do the same pattern but in reverse. So instead of over under, you will go under over. You can keep doing this until you are out of yarn, and then add a different color or more of the same.
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Once you're comfortable with the basics of weaving, try more complicated techniques like the Rya Loop. This stitch requires coordination on the loom mixed with creativity. By creating a base knot in the center of your weave, you will then leave some slack as you pull through the rest of the yarn in a crescent shape to secure the loop. This technique is very versatile as you can create different size loops to get the desired effect you are going for.
One fun way to make this technique even more unique is to cut through the loops to create a fringe once you are done with your pattern.
If you're looking for a new skill to learn while sheltering-in-place, weaving is a great way to express your creativity and relax. Weaving is a skill you can practice almost anywhere and is a great way to take a productive break from school.
Happy weaving!
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Sincerely,
Suzie,
Staff and Buddy (the shop puppy)
Eugene Textile Center
2750 Roosevelt Blvd., Eugene, Oregon
541-688-1565
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Here's to learning new things!
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