December 2009

Treadles to Threads Honors Will and Kate Taylor

Will and Kate Taylor have been in the “driver’s seat” of Treadles to Threads Spinners Guild for so many years, no one can remember the exact date they began! Under their guidance, the already active guild has explored quite a few new avenues of growth. Will and Kate helped establish a “yearly focus” in which […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: Dyeing Without a Dyepot

Dyeing Without a Dyepot This workshop is already drawing lots of attention. Everyone, it seems, is curious about producing colored fabrics without a dyepot. You will explore transfer printing, disperse dyes, and transfer crayons, along with printing, painting, stenciling, stamping, stitching, resist and collage techniques to produce a myriad of colored fabrics and designs. If […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: 8/2 Cotton

8/2 Cotton: Versatile, Beautiful and Inexpensive 8/2 cotton is a fabulous thread — not too fine, not too thick and readily available in so many colors and shades of color. Mary Berent will take you through a huge variety of fabrics that can be woven using just this one specific thread. This “round robin” style […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: Cabochon in Macrame Setting

Cabochon in Macrame Setting Create a stunning piece of jewelry, a brooch or an amulet, by learning to position a gemstone cabochon in a macramé setting of stems, leaves and leaflets and flowers. The only pre-requisite is that you download the double half-hitch tutorials from Marion Hunziker-Larsen’s webpage and practice the technique before you come […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: Software, Structure, and Design

Software, Structure, and Design So you have a multi-shaft loom, maybe even one with a computer interface, and you don’t feel you have ever really learned to use its full potential. Computers and multi-shaft looms are a match made in heaven. Learn how the design software available today can help you move from inspiration to […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: More than Just Black and White

More than Just Black and White: Weaving Beautifully with Neutrals Contrary to what you might think, neutrals can be used to dramatic effect, as well as to create a soft mood. Join Betty Vera in exploring muted colors, blacks, whites, browns, grays, and beiges, and their uses with textured and smooth yarns as well as […]

Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting Jan 2010

On January 16, 2010, the Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild and The Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz will co-sponsor a presentation by Frances Dorsey, entitled “Saigon: Fusion of Memories with History.” In the 1950s, Frances Dorsey lived in Saigon, Vietnam, where her father was attached to the United States Embassy. Her childhood memories of […]

2010 Conference Spotlight: Chatelaine in Tablet Weave

Chatelaine in Tablet Weave Diana Brenna promises that even a beginning tablet weaver can make this beautiful chatelaine neckpiece that will keep your scissors, needles, hooks, and other small tools within easy reach. You’ll enjoy the creative process and finish the workshop with a useful and attractive addition to your fiber accessories. A wide assortment […]

Monthly Archives: December 2009