Sacramento Weavers & Spinners Guild Open House

“WEAVERS GONE WILD!” is the theme for the Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild Open House which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 9 and 10, 2013, from 10am to 4pm each day at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA. The show is free to the public. Highlights Include: […]

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EXPLORING THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH TIEN CHIU

EXPLORING THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH TIEN CHIU NEW DATE — JANUARY 19-20, 2013 Location – Amazing Yarns Summary: This two-day workshop will cover a design process for exploring ideas and translating them to practical designs.  Topics covered include: Exploring techniques and materials to inspire ideas Creating a mood board/idea board to collect your thoughts Translating […]

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Loom & Shuttle December Meeting

Bonnie Inouye will be the next speaker in the Year of Design series.  She will be at the Saturday, December 1, 2012 Loom & Shuttle meeting at 10:00 am at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco   A word from Bonnie about her talk: Imagination Station for Weavers Twyla […]

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Mendocino Coast Handweavers

Well the cat mask program in October was a “pointed” success with felting needles going full speed. Great fun for all who participated.  Thanks goes to Jill for the suggested program, purchasing needle felting kits, cutting out mask templates and then getting Patty Redy over from Willits to tutor us through the process.  Greatly appreciated […]

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Call to Artists and Craftspeople

By Hand: Extraordinary Craft in California Juried exhibit Sponsored by the Creative Arts League Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis, CA 95616 Exhibition Dates: February 8 – April 5, 2013 Reception and Award Ceremony: Friday, February 8, 6-­‐9 PM Web: www.pencegallery.org email: penceartdirector@sbcglobal.net Phone 530-­‐758-­‐3370 Contact: Natalie Nelson, Director/Curator Eligibility and Media: The Pence will […]

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CNCHnet Winter 2012

The change of seasons is so exciting! I love the Fall and the chance to bring out all the cozy knitwear again. The light is fading away from the long evenings of outdoor time and sending us back into our caves and to the hobbies that were put away for summer. Wool is nice on […]

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