Monthly Archives: February 2011
Spin Me A Story Weave Me A Tale CNCH 2011
Spin Me A Story Weave Me A Tale CNCH 2011 in Sutter Creek “He ketched a frog one day and took him home and said he cal’lated to educate him; and so he never done nothing for three months but set in his back yard and learn that frog to jump. And you bet he […]
Continue readingSanta Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting March 9, 2011
Our speaker for March will be our own amazing Martha Stanley who will fascinate us with the details of how she works, what catches her imagination, and why she tries to replicate work and techniques she sees in the back rooms of museums. She will bring a number of examples of pieces she has woven […]
Continue readingApril 14-16 – Backstrap Weaving Workshop
The Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild is bringing Laverne Waddington from South America to teach a 3 day workshop in the ancient technique of Backstrap Weaving in Santa Cruz CA, April 14-16, 2011. You may have seen her exquisite work at CNCH 2010. Visit her blog at http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/about/. There are three spots left in the workshop. The […]
Continue readingSpin Me A Story Weave Me a Tale
Calling all basketry enthusiasts, both those experiences and those enthralled. There are a few spaces remaining in the workshops of Thomas Holtkamp and Polly Giacchina. Weaving a stool in narrow binder cane will be the project completed in the workshop with Thomas Holtkamp. Teaching himself to seatweave over 40 years ago, he brings this wealth […]
Continue readingCNCHnet Spring Issue
The Spring issue of CNCHnet is now online! To access, click the CNCHnet tab on the menu bar or Click the CNCHnet announcement on the upper left side of the CNCH home page . Enjoy !
Continue readingWhy pick only one fiber field?
Caught is a rut? Tired of the same old draft? Please join the Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild on Monday, February 21, 2011, at 7 pm. We meet in the Francis Young Gallery-Marin Society of Artists, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Guests welcome. Our speaker is the fabulous and talented Michelle Murray. Who […]
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