Saturday, November 8th was the second Open Weaving Day.  It was a great day to meet new people and learn new skills.  Since our first Open Weaving Day, we have had a few more people join our regular Monday morning weaving group.  Anyone is welcome to join regardless of skill level.

Our day started with show-and-tell.  Each of the regular weaving members brought a past or current project to share with the group.  After introductions had been made, Anne-Marie showed us some inspiring peg loom examples.

She demonstrated how to thread the pegs, which is the warp for this type of loom.  We then were shown how to weave the wool in and out of the pegs.  Anne-Marie had a book with several examples for us to view.  She gave us different ideas of what could be made with a peg loom.  Some ideas were wall hangings, table runners and place mats.  Each weaver chose a selection of yarn to use for their project.  

There was lively conversation as we worked on our weaving.  Anne-Marie walked around and assisted us when necessary.  Several people in the group were able to finish their masterpieces before the end of the day.  One person, who shall not be named, went outside and "harvested" a branch from a nearby tree to complete her wonderful nature scene wall hanging.  

What is so great about these Open Weaving Days are getting to spend time with such wonderful people.  Yes, we are creating something lovely but more importantly, we are creating friendships and bonding with others.  

Weaving is an amazing art. Everyone makes such beautiful and unique pieces. Each person is inspired by different things such nature, or colour, or texture of the material.  If you would like to try weaving, please join us on either an Open Weaving Day or our Monday morning group.  Weaving isn't difficult - everything is easy, once you know how!   

Stay tuned to find out when the next Open Weaving Day will be planned.