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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 » …

Collapse Weave Workshop in Napa

Posted By BStafford on October 1, 2009

Silverado Handweavers and Spinners guild is hosting Marta Shannon in a two-day exploration of simple collapse weave. Each student will design and weave a scarf using differential shrinkage. We will complete the process through the washing stage. Fun and spontaneous results! Students will warp and weave with an array of cottons, tencels, rayons and merinao … » Read the Rest » …