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19th ANNUAL SPINNING AT THE WINERY
Treadles to Threads Spinners Guild once again invites everyone to our annual spinning day at Retzlaff Winery on June 4, 2016. This will be the nineteenth annual year for this spinners event. Featured are a group of select California Vendors of yarn, fleeces, fiber of all sorts and various other goods a spinner can’t live without. […]
Continue readingMt. Lassen Fiber Guild Event Recap
Saturday, April 30, 2016, six members of Mt Lassen Fiber Guild (Chico) participated in Chico’s Blue Oak School’s May Faire. Blustery winds required cement blocks and gallon water jugs to be tied to the canopy legs to prevent take off, while several woven pieces waving gaily in the wind attracted young attendees, aged kindergarten to […]
Continue readingRuth 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 […]
Continue readingTraditional Handwoven Rugs
Diablo Weavers presents: “Leon Mayeri, owner of Golden Age Oriental Rugs in Berkeley, will give a presentation on recent trends in handmade oriental rugs from traditional rug weaving centers. In these areas – which include India, Iran, and Afghanistan – rugs are still woven by hand, with rigorous attention to detail and a broader range […]
Continue readingStitchery – Lisa Kokin
Lisa Kokin will present Sew to Speak, a 25-year survey of her work in books, fiber, found photos and sculpture. To see a preview of her work, please visit lisakokin.com. Lisa Kokin lives and works in El Sobrante, California with her spouse Lia, three Chihuahua studio assistants and Bindi the cat. The daughter of upholsterers, Kokin stitches […]
Continue readingTowels, Transcending Tradition Weaving Workshop with JoAnn Bachelder
Towels, Transcending Tradition Weaving Workshop with JoAnn Bachelder Date/time: all 3 days: March 16, 17 & 18 (Wednesday, Thursday &Friday), 9am-4pm Location: Nevada City Veterans Hall, 415 N. Pine St., Nevada City Cost: $180, there are no materials fees, students provide their own yarn & handouts are included. Each student will bring their own […]
Continue readingIndigo Dyeing – Joanne Salz
Joanne Salz will present an overview of indigo dyeing with lots of examples and recourses. She says – I’ve done indigo dyeing periodically through my years as a weaver, but always under someone’s supervision, and hesitated to try it myself because it seemed difficult and tricky. I love the the color and magic of it […]
Continue readingSusie Taylor to speak at Diablo Weavers Guild, Jan 22, 10 am
Susie Taylor will be speaking at Diablo Weavers Guild on Weaving Origami on Friday Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. Susie has won numerous awards for her creative process of forming origami on the surface of her weaving. She was featured in the Spring, 2015 issue of Handwoven and currently has a piece in the Surface Design show at […]
Continue readingStitching – Peggy Osterkamp
Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild speaker – January 18, 2016 Peggy Osterkamp’s work with Yoshiko Wada about stitching has inspired her, and she will share her thoughts and ideas, as well as bring threads, needles, needle threaders and cloth pages for participants to make their own needle books during the program with their stitchings. Peggy will also talk about mending—as art […]
Continue readingSave the Date! SWSG Open House Feb. 13 & 14, 2016
The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild will hold their Annual Open House on Saturday and Sunday, February 13th and 14th, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento 95816. The theme is “Mysterious Fibers – Asian inspired weaving and spinning”. For information call Nina Rynearson […]
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