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 » …
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 » …
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
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 » …
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 » …
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 » …
Posted By VThomas on March 8, 2010
Golden Gate Weavers’ Guild is doing a weaving demonstration in connection with the above exhibit. There will be two classes Saturday April 3 from 1- 2 and from 2:30 – 3:30.
Posted By VThomas on March 8, 2010
Golden Gate Weavers’ Guild is having a fieldtrip to U.C. Botanical Garden March 22 at 10 am. We will be given a docent-led tour of the garden and then go to view the Fiber and Dye Exhibit at the Garden.
Posted By BBennett on March 7, 2010
Warp and Weft Painting
Blacksheep member Ulla de Larios will be sharing her “exploration in cloth” with us. Initially, her teen-age experiences with Flemish Tapestry set her on a course to find another way to create images on cloth. Trying different techniques she settled on Warp and Weft Painting as the ultimate process for creating the … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By Joan Pont on March 3, 2010
Please join us on Monday evening, March 15, 7 pm. We are the Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild and have Stacy Speyer as our guest speaker! Marin Art and Garden Center, Francis Young Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA.
Stacy Speyer will be giving a presentation on her woven art work, dyeing process, and current explorations. Since 1996, she has been … » Read the Rest » …
