SCHWENKFELDER
LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
Phone 215 679-3103 Fax 215 679-8175
info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com
March 20, 2008
Contact: Rebecca Lawrence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
215-679-3103, phone;
215-679-8175, fax
TAPE WEAVING WORKSHOP AT THE HERITAGE CENTER
PENNSBURG, Pa. - The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage
Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, announces a special Tape Weaving
workshop, taught by weaver Susan Weaver, on Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10:00 am -
5:00 pm at the Heritage Center. Space is limited and a fee of $35.00 per
participant is charged. Participants are asked to bring a box lunch.
Hand woven tape ribbon was important to the PA Germans in the 18th and 19th
centuries. Led by Susan Weaver who taught our children's tape weaving workshop
last year, this Adult workshop will offer an intensive exploration of the
traditional tape loom and the weaving process. Learn to read a 'draft', 'dress'
a box loom and weave historical patterns. No experience necessary. Registration
deadline is April 12, 2008. A small snack and break is provided. Registration
forms are available on our website, www.schwenkfelder.com or by calling Rebecca
at 215-679-3103.
Susan Weaver, a hand weaver for over 20 years, has taught weaving classes for 15
years. She was the Textile Educator at the Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, PA, for
7 years.
The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center was founded in 1884 as an informal
collection in a private home to assure the preservation of the Schwenkfelders'
cultural identity. Today the Heritage Center, a not-for-profit organization, is
still preserving, interpreting and documenting the history of this German
Protestant group, along with the history of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. The
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Thursdays 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Saturdays 10:00
am to 3:00 pm; and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Heritage Center is closed to the
public on Mondays. For additional information call 215-679-3103 or visit our
website www.schwenkfelder.com
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David W. Luz
Executive Director
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street Pennsburg, PA 18073
Tel. 215-679-3103 Fax 215-679-8175
email: info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com