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October 2010Harriet Boon October 2 and 3, 2010: Harriet Boon will be with us from Canada for some silk spinning. This is a 2-day (Sat. and Sun.) workshop for spinners and weavers which will include a brief history of sericulture(domesticated silk worm farming), reeling of cocoons in the Thai manner and with available equipment, simplified mawata making and degumming cocoons for spinners and weavers. Also covered: How to select the silk preparations for the desired fabric, spinning moil and blending effects and the use of mawata for spinners and weavers. October 4, 2010 (Monday): Harriet Boon will spend the day with participants blending silk for silk socks. November 2010November 13, 2010 (Saturday): This workshop has been canceled. February 2011
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