The Monteagle Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts is the oldest re-occurring festivals of the South Cumberland Plateau. Held at Hannah Picket Park, the show is gearing up to be one of the biggest and best markets yet. Many activities are planned for visitors of all ages.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Fiber Arts at Monteagle Market
Visit the Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild at the 53rd annual Monteagle Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts, July 28-29. Guild members will be giving demonstrations and fabulous fiber art pieces will be available for purchase. Come and see what the guild is all about!
The Monteagle Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts is the oldest re-occurring festivals of the South Cumberland Plateau. Held at Hannah Picket Park, the show is gearing up to be one of the biggest and best markets yet. Many activities are planned for visitors of all ages.
The Monteagle Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts is the oldest re-occurring festivals of the South Cumberland Plateau. Held at Hannah Picket Park, the show is gearing up to be one of the biggest and best markets yet. Many activities are planned for visitors of all ages.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Colorwork with Tapestry Crochet
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| Judy Anderson presents a program on tapestry crochet. |
Inspired by a workshop with Dr. Carol Ventura, Professor of Art at Tennessee Technological University, guild member Judy Anderson talked about the tapestry crochet technique and showed examples of crocheted pieces done by Dr. Ventura and others.
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| "Don't throw your Pearls to Swine" (left) and "You will Reap what you Sow," tapestry crochet works by Carol Ventura. |
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| Guild members work on tapestry crochet pieces. |
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| Books on Tapestry Crochet written by Carol Ventura. |
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| Tapestry crochet bag and cup cozy. |
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A revival of Tapestry Crochet
It's not weaving, it's not canvas work, it's not needlepoint... this mosaic-like colorwork is called tapestry crochet and we'll be wielding our hooks with this technique at the May 5 meeting of the Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild.
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| Tapestry crochet or mosaic crochet is a form of color crochet. |
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| Tapestry crochet pouch necklace. |
At the May 5 guild meeting, a demonstration on making a small pouch necklace will be given. Kits will be available for purchase (yarns only kits and yarns + hook kits), or members can bring the following supplies to make the project.
- 2 small balls of cotton yarn (worsted or light worsted wt.) in two contrasting colors
- a size G metal crochet hook
- scissors
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