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

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 » …

Spring Cleaning – Spring Editing

Posted By Joan Pont on May 2, 2010

If you are clearly a “spring” and have definitively ”autumn” yarn in your stash, then you must make time to come to the May 17th Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild meeting.  It is our annual swap meet.  It’s time to check your stash and cull the fibers that no longer inspire you.  Perhaps they will be just the perfect yarn for … » 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 » …

Mark you calendar for March 15

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 » …

Rainy Day Activity

Posted By Joan Pont on February 4, 2010

The Tamalpais Weavers Guild invites you to join us Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 7 pm, at the Marin Art and Garden Center, Francis Young Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.  Our guest speaker is Carolyn Batchelor.  She transforms painted paper into beads.  These are then sewn, braided and knotted to create pieces inspired from travel, … » Read the Rest » …

January Guild Meeting in Marin – Can you really make a basket out of that?

Posted By Joan Pont on January 1, 2010

Please be our guest on Monday, January 18, 2010, at 7 pm.  Emily Dvorin definitely stretches your ideas on what you can use to create baskets.  She creates vessels using ordinary materials such as pencils, straws, cloths pins and zip ties and then applies traditional techniques. She has shown her work all over the … » Read the Rest » …

Stop by Sausalito

Posted By Joan Pont on December 1, 2009

PICKS:
NEW WEAVING AND TEXTILE ART FROM THE
TAMALPAIS WEAVERS GUILD
SAUSALITO BAY MODEL, NOVEMBER 24 TO JANUARY 9         Tuesday – Saturday, 9am to 4 pm
MEET THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY DECEMBER 12                   DEMONSTRATIONS FROM 12 TO 2:30, RECEPTION TO FOLLOW.
EVERYTHING FROM SPINNING TO WEAVING TO PRINTING TO DYEING – GUILD MEMBERS SHOWCASE ALL VARIETIES OF TEXTILE MANIPULATION

Exhibitors
Grace Afong  … » Read the Rest » …

Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild Meeting and Show

Posted By Joan Pont on November 8, 2009

Please join us Monday evening, Nov 16, 7 pm at the Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross.  We are excited to host Susie Hodges as our next speaker.  Her topic: LEARN HOW TO WEAVE OR CROCHET A BOA. Susie Hodges will  demonstrate the simple leno weave method she used to make her “Ceremonial  Boas” for … » Read the Rest » …

Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild Meeting October 19, 2009

Posted By Joan Pont on October 10, 2009

Please join us to hear Barbara Stafford give a presentation on her rug weaving.  Her work has appeared in juried exhibits.  She has used a diversity of animal fibers including those from sheep,horse, goat, buffalo, camel, and llama.  Monday, October 19, 2009, 7PM, Marin Art and Garden Center, Francis Young Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake … » Read the Rest » …

Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild Schedule

Posted By Joan Pont on September 17, 2009

The Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild welcomes you to our programs.  We are in Marin County.  Our meetings take place on the evening of the third Monday of month at 7 pm, at the Francis Young Gallery, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, California.  Here are the speakers that we have scheduled … » Read the Rest » …