2016 Conference Epilogue

The 2016 Conference of Northern California Handweavers has gone down in the books as a highly successful and memorable event.  Beginning with the Mayor’s declaration of the week as “Fiber and Textile Week”, the long weekend drew a huge amount of attention: downtown Modesto was yarn-bombed with some 300 pieces of textile clothing and art; […]

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State Fair Entry

It’s time again to submit your entry to the California State Fair. Hand Crafts submissions are due April 27; Fine Arts, May 4 – these can be done online! Let’s show California how amazing we are! California Crafts  

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Elemental Tapestry: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

  Elemental Tapestry: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water   An exhibition of Tapestry Weavers West member’s work (members of various CNCH guilds) June 13 – September 9, 2016 Mills Building—220 Montgomery Street—San Francisco, CA 94104 Opening Reception: June 16, 2016, 5:30-7:30pm

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Ruth Anderson – Textiles in Japan

Ruth Anderson has been interested in Japanese textiles, especially tsutsugaki (paste-resist surface design) and kasuri (ikat) textiles for many years, and visited textile collections and museums in Japan several times. She is an Advisor to the Board of the Textile Arts Council, Fine Arts Museums. Previously, as Program Chair, she organized lectures on East Asian […]

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Field to Fiber: Modesto 2016

Check out the yarn storming of Modesto: http://www.modbee.com/news/article70757392.html and a fun video: http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article70740252.html Thank you, Modesto! And big thanks to all attendees! You are great 🙂

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Welcome to Modesto!

Thank you for all the volunteers who are working so hard this weekend to put on an amazing conference. A giant thank you for all attendees who are coming to Modesto today to celebrate the wonder that fiber brings! Have a wonderful time. Click here for the conference schedule

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