232:(OHS) the next year. She returned to Ontario in 1960, when she was the principal speaker at the OHS conference organized by the Ottawa Valley Weavers Guild. She talked about handweaving from ancient times until the present, and later showed how ancient designs could be used in modern settings. In 1967 she was again in Ontario as one of the judges of the OHS exhibition
171:. She was one of the initiators of construction of a new building for the school, which was outgrowing its facilities. Subscriptions were raised to build the Edward F. Worst Craft House, which had both classrooms and sleeping facilities. Many of the students at the Institute came from the local community.
197:, a national magazine launched in 1940. In May 1946 Frey conducted a conference on weaving at the YMCA in Milwaukee sponsored by the Milwaukee Weaver's Guild. She gave demonstrations of how to prepare the warp for the loom. In the years just after the war, Frey taught weaving at the Arrowmount school in
178:
was established there at an organizational tea, and was headed by Frey. Most of the initial members worked in areas related to textiles as teachers, designers or occupational therapists. In 1941 Frey resigned from her position with the guild and returned to providing occupational therapy for the
145:
She learned handweaving at this time. When she found that no handlooms were being made in the USA she used her woodworking skills to make looms for her patients and then for herself. Frey began by following
Colonial weaving designs, but soon started to experiment with other patterns.
158:
with her parents, and worked in the textile industry. She eventually opened a design studio in the city and began to teach weaving there. In 1934, Frey, already known as an author of technical works on handweaving, attended a summer session of the
228:
in
Toronto. Frey gave a talk and demonstrated putting on a multicolored warp. The group formed an advisory committee to look into setting up a provincial organization, leading to the foundation of the
780:
785:
731:
775:
600:
191:(1939–45) Frey became Chair of the New York Guild's Program Committee. She often gave talks on different subjects, and frequently contributed to
770:
306:
790:
708:
677:
549:
229:
28:
688:
138:
244:
118:
102:
649:
262:, Michigan, on 8–11 June 1972. Garnette Johnson announced the HGA Scholarship fund, established in memory of Frey.
175:
629:
160:
193:
206:
117:
weaver, who spoke and taught about weaving techniques for many years. She was one of the founders of the
198:
611:
765:
760:
252:
210:
164:
74:
248:
174:
An informal study group began to meet monthly at Frey's New York studio. On 11 November 1940 the
673:
545:
302:
267:
237:
566:
539:
247:(HGA), and served on its first board of directors. At this time she was teaching weaving at
142:
114:
225:
716:
168:
137:(1914–18) she was an occupational therapist specializing in woodworking in the army's
754:
692:
224:
On 8–9 April 1955 a meeting of 135 members of
Ontario weaving guilds was held at the
155:
188:
709:"New York Trip, Part 4: The Handweaving Museum and Arts Center, Clayton, New York"
670:
The Book of Giving – A History of The
Ontario Handweavers and Spinners, 1956–1979
585:
317:
296:
285:
202:
134:
298:
Designing and
Drafting for Handweavers: Basic Principles of Cloth Construction
27:
653:
259:
214:
633:
221:. This was one of the first American guides for beginner handweavers.
130:
55:
509:
264:
The
Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum
344:
342:
263:
217:. In 1948 she published a second edition of her small book,
413:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
240:
in
October 1967 and circulated for the next two years.
270:
has an extensive collection of textiles made by Frey.
397:
395:
113:(8 November 1893 – 1 February 1972) was a well-known
382:
380:
98:
90:
82:
63:
41:
18:
251:. She died on 1 February 1972 at the age of 78 in
348:
652:. New York Guild of Handweavers. Archived from
650:"History of The New York Guild of Handweavers"
632:. Handweavers Guild of America. Archived from
672:. Toronto: Ontario Handweavers and Spinners.
8:
243:In 1969 Frey was one of the founders of the
129:Berta Frey was born on 8 November 1893 in
26:
15:
371:
691:. Whidbey Weavers Guild. Archived from
521:
338:
485:
473:
461:
437:
258:The HGA held its first convention, in
781:20th-century American textile artists
510:History, Handweavers Guild of America
425:
401:
278:Some of Frey's publications include:
7:
497:
449:
386:
786:20th-century American women artists
201:, in summer workshops organized by
94:Weaver, teacher, speaker and author
776:20th-century women textile artists
230:Ontario Handweavers & Spinners
14:
707:Patrick, Jane (3 November 2007).
541:Weavers of the Southern Highlands
255:, just to the west of Woodstock.
544:. University Press of Kentucky.
301:. Macmillan Publishing Company.
209:. Frey was an instructor at the
414:Weaver Guild Shows Talents 1946
322:. Handweavers Guild of America.
1:
771:Weavers from New York (state)
176:New York Guild of Handweavers
732:"Weaver Guild Shows Talents"
610:. p. 19. Archived from
586:"Seven Projects in Rosepath"
245:Handweavers Guild of America
154:After the war Frey moved to
119:Handweavers Guild of America
103:Handweavers Guild of America
601:"Transposing Warp and Weft"
807:
791:Textile artists from Texas
287:Seven Projects in Rosepath
219:Seven Projects in Rosepath
648:Kirschner, Diane (2014).
161:Penland Weaving Institute
25:
194:Handweaver and Craftsman
207:University of Tennessee
736:The Milwaukee Sentinel
687:Owen, Shirley (1999).
608:Shuttle-Craft Bulletin
538:Alvic, Philis (2003).
34:Shuttle-Craft Bulletin
668:Norris, J.A. (1979).
349:Berta Frey, Crestleaf
199:Gatlinburg, Tennessee
713:Schacht Spindle Blog
599:Frey, Berta (1957).
584:Frey, Berta (1948).
319:Four harness weaving
316:Frey, Berta (1972).
295:Frey, Berta (1968).
284:Frey, Berta (1948).
253:Bearsville, New York
211:Fletcher Farm School
165:Blue Ridge Mountains
139:Walter Reed Hospital
75:Bearsville, New York
249:Woodstock, New York
236:, which opened in
308:978-0-02-541460-0
268:Clayton, New York
238:Kingston, Ontario
108:
107:
798:
746:
744:
743:
738:: 4. 4 June 1946
727:
725:
724:
715:. Archived from
703:
701:
700:
683:
664:
662:
661:
644:
642:
641:
625:
623:
622:
616:
605:
595:
593:
592:
580:
578:
577:
562:
560:
558:
525:
519:
513:
507:
501:
495:
489:
483:
477:
471:
465:
459:
453:
447:
441:
435:
429:
428:, p. 70-71.
423:
417:
411:
405:
399:
390:
384:
375:
369:
352:
346:
323:
312:
291:
150:Inter-war period
143:Washington, D.C.
70:
51:
49:
30:
16:
806:
805:
801:
800:
799:
797:
796:
795:
751:
750:
749:
741:
739:
730:
722:
720:
719:on 26 July 2014
706:
698:
696:
686:
680:
667:
659:
657:
647:
639:
637:
628:
620:
618:
614:
603:
598:
590:
588:
583:
575:
573:
565:
556:
554:
552:
537:
528:
520:
516:
508:
504:
496:
492:
484:
480:
472:
468:
460:
456:
448:
444:
436:
432:
424:
420:
412:
408:
400:
393:
385:
378:
370:
355:
347:
340:
331:
326:
315:
309:
294:
283:
276:
234:Fashion Fabrics
226:Heliconian Club
185:
152:
127:
78:
72:
68:
59:
53:
52:8 November 1893
47:
45:
37:
21:
12:
11:
5:
804:
802:
794:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
753:
752:
748:
747:
728:
704:
684:
678:
665:
645:
626:
596:
581:
563:
550:
534:
527:
526:
514:
502:
490:
478:
466:
464:, p. 4ff.
454:
442:
430:
418:
406:
391:
376:
372:Kirschner 2014
353:
337:
330:
327:
325:
324:
313:
307:
292:
280:
275:
272:
184:
181:
169:North Carolina
151:
148:
126:
123:
106:
105:
100:
99:Known for
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
73:
71:(aged 78)
67:1 January 1972
65:
61:
60:
54:
43:
39:
38:
32:Photograph in
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
803:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
758:
756:
737:
733:
729:
718:
714:
710:
705:
695:on 2014-07-24
694:
690:
685:
681:
679:0-9690137-0-1
675:
671:
666:
656:on 2014-07-23
655:
651:
646:
636:on 2014-07-19
635:
631:
627:
617:on 2014-07-24
613:
609:
602:
597:
587:
582:
572:
568:
564:
553:
551:0-8131-2931-1
547:
543:
542:
536:
535:
533:
532:
523:
518:
515:
511:
506:
503:
499:
494:
491:
488:, p. 96.
487:
482:
479:
476:, p. 35.
475:
470:
467:
463:
458:
455:
451:
446:
443:
439:
434:
431:
427:
422:
419:
415:
410:
407:
404:, p. 87.
403:
398:
396:
392:
389:, p. 19.
388:
383:
381:
377:
373:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
354:
350:
345:
343:
339:
336:
335:
328:
321:
320:
314:
310:
304:
300:
299:
293:
290:. The Author.
289:
288:
282:
281:
279:
273:
271:
269:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
241:
239:
235:
231:
227:
222:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
195:
190:
182:
180:
177:
172:
170:
166:
162:
157:
156:New York City
149:
147:
144:
140:
136:
132:
124:
122:
120:
116:
112:
104:
101:
97:
93:
91:Occupation(s)
89:
85:
81:
76:
66:
62:
57:
44:
40:
35:
29:
24:
17:
740:. Retrieved
735:
721:. Retrieved
717:the original
712:
697:. Retrieved
693:the original
689:"Mary Black"
669:
658:. Retrieved
654:the original
638:. Retrieved
634:the original
619:. Retrieved
612:the original
607:
589:. Retrieved
574:. Retrieved
570:
567:"Berta Frey"
555:. Retrieved
540:
530:
529:
522:Patrick 2007
517:
505:
493:
481:
469:
457:
445:
440:, p. 3.
433:
421:
409:
333:
332:
318:
297:
286:
277:
274:Publications
257:
242:
233:
223:
218:
192:
189:World War II
186:
173:
153:
128:
110:
109:
69:(1972-01-01)
33:
766:1972 deaths
761:1893 births
486:Norris 1979
474:Norris 1979
462:Norris 1979
438:Norris 1979
203:Pi Beta Phi
135:World War I
125:Early years
83:Nationality
755:Categories
742:2014-07-18
723:2014-07-18
699:2014-07-18
660:2014-07-18
640:2014-07-18
621:2014-07-18
591:2014-07-18
576:2014-07-18
426:Alvic 2003
402:Alvic 2003
329:References
111:Berta Frey
48:1893-11-08
20:Berta Frey
630:"History"
571:Crestleaf
498:Owen 1999
450:Frey 1948
387:Frey 1957
334:Citations
133:. During
205:and the
183:Post war
115:New York
86:American
557:18 July
531:Sources
260:Detroit
215:Vermont
163:in the
676:
548:
305:
187:After
179:army.
36:, 1959
615:(PDF)
604:(PDF)
131:Texas
77:, USA
58:, USA
56:Texas
674:ISBN
559:2014
546:ISBN
303:ISBN
64:Died
42:Born
266:in
213:in
167:of
141:in
757::
734:.
711:.
606:.
569:.
394:^
379:^
356:^
341:^
121:.
745:.
726:.
702:.
682:.
663:.
643:.
624:.
594:.
579:.
561:.
524:.
512:.
500:.
452:.
416:.
374:.
351:.
311:.
50:)
46:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
