Posted By Midge Dier on April 5, 2010
Country Weavers Guild began their spring housecleaning in January. That first meeting is traditionally one where we bring our “White Elephants” to share. These include yarns, equipment, magazines, baskets; anything relating to fibers. Members may take home any of the “elephants” that they see. This isn’t a fund raiser, just a housecleaning. No one needs … » Read the Rest » …
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 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 » …
Posted By Printha on March 23, 2010
March Meeting of Mendocino Coast Handweavers will feature presentations by our recent year’s scholarship winners. Elaine Todd-Stevens will speak about her experiences with Jean Pierre Larochette & Yael Lurie in their tapestry workshop and show off her beautiful works. Pat Campbell will share some Jennifer Moore doubleweave “stories” from her experience last year and CNCH09. … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By Printha on March 23, 2010
The April meeting of Mendocino Coast Handweavers, Wednesday April 28th will have special guests arrive at 11a.m. Coralee Whitsetts will bring her yaks to meet and greet all members and interested public. They will graze outside the Mendocino Art Center on the lawn so that we can learn about their fiber and learn to comb. … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By Carol Gray on March 20, 2010
Spindles & Flyers March 28 meeting: Carin Engin will be the guest speaker
11:00 at the Fairmont Clubhouse, 715 Lexington Ave, El Cerrito
Carin Engin is an award-winning fiber artist and workshop instructor who has been using her experimental, playful nature to explore felting and color seriously since 1992. She maintains a studio in Garberville, California, where … » 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.
