Conference of Northern California Handweavers – Sharing knowledge and inspiring passion for the fiber arts

Diablo Weavers Guild

Posted By Vilija on August 26, 2010

Diablo Weavers meets once a month, Sept. – Nov. and Jan. – May on the third Friday of the month at the Thurman G. Casey Library, 2661 Oak Grove Rd. Walnut Creek, 10 AM. We encourage new members interested in weaving to join, or any interested guests at any of our meetings. Please check the … » Read the Rest » …

Four Selvages and More

Posted By Joan Pont on July 25, 2010

Welcome back from summer vacation, or from working all summer, whichever.  Monday, September 20, 2010, the Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild is honored to have Staphanie T Hoppe as our first speaker for the 2010-2011 season.   The meeting takes place in the Francis Young Gallery, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, … » Read the Rest » …

Traditional Lao Textile Lecture and Workshops

Posted By BStafford on July 2, 2010

The Silverado Guild is sponsoring  a presentation and trunk show with Kongthong Nanthanvongdouangsy  in Napa on Thursday July 8th,  and workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday July 6th and 7th.
Kongthong is a master weaver who together with her sister owns of the  Phaeng Mai Gallery in Vientiane.  Kongthong will describe the history and background of the … » Read the Rest » …

Studio 49 5th Annual Retreat

Posted By AMendenhall on June 21, 2010

Registration is now open for the Studio 49 Annual Retreat.
We will be dyeing and spinning. There will be a weaving demonstration.
Friday October 22 to Sunday October 24. There is also Saturday only registration.
For more information and the registration form go to the Retreat page of our MotherLode Weavers and Spinners website.
www.mlwsguild.org

Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild May Meeting

Posted By RWeiss for SCHG on April 28, 2010

Thom Atkins, known to the fiber arts community for his bead-embellished quilts, will describe how he got “from bronze to beads” at the May 12th meeting of the Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild.  Over the course of his career in art, Thom has worked in several media (bronze, beads, stained glass to name but a few). … » Read the Rest » …

Spindles & Flyers Meeting

Posted By Carol Gray on April 15, 2010

Mythical & Magical Inspirations with Kaye Collins
Guild Meeting – April 25 at 11 AM – $5 Guest Fee
Kaye Collins’ interest in reviving ancient arts began with her career as a homebirth midwife where for over 20 years she delivered hundreds of healthy babies in several different states. Spinning for over 20 years, Kaye has received … » Read the Rest » …

Get away from that TV! You’ve got a date: Monday, April 19th, 7 pm

Posted By Joan Pont on April 2, 2010

Please joint the Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild at the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Bl, Ross.  We are so pleased to entice Linda away from her studio to speak.
LINDA HARTSHORN has created hundreds of yards of beautiful textiles over the last twenty-five years.  Her specialty is incorporating unique dyework into her handwoven … » Read the Rest » …

Black Sheep Handweavers Guild April 15th Meeting

Posted By BBennett on March 30, 2010

Dévoré for Weavers & Knitters
Our guest speaker, Anne Field teacher and author from New Zealand, will be sharing her tips and tricks with Dévoré. Dévoré is a technique we are familiar with when it is applied to velvet cloth. With handwoven and machine or hand knitted cloth made of both cellulose and other yarns, the … » Read the Rest » …

Anne Field Workshop – for Weavers

Posted By BBennett on March 28, 2010

Anne Field, a popular teacher and author from New Zealand, will be presenting a workshop on collapse weave in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild.
COLLAPSE WEAVE — THE MAGIC OF WOOL (2 Day Workshop):   In this workshop students will weave and finish several samples to gain an understanding of the structure of collapse weave. … » Read the Rest » …

Anne Field Workshop – for Spinners

Posted By BBennett on March 28, 2010

Anne Field, a popular teacher and author from New Zealand, will be presenting a spinning other fibers workshop in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild.
SPINNING OTHER FIBERS (1 Day Workshop):  The fibers covered will be silk, alpaca and mohair. We will begin with observing and discussing the qualities of the fibers and compare those … » Read the Rest » …