Guild News Around the West
Compiled by Cathy Koos
Loom and Shuttle Guild will be demonstrating weaving at the North Beach Festival in San Francisco on June 14 and 15. More info at https://www.northbeachfestival.org/
Santa Cruz Textile Arts Guild Learn about the importance of the distaff during the Medieval period and how this historical European style of spinning differs from the drop spindling that most modern spinners are familiar with.
May 14 Speaker: Siobhan Harlakenden. Details here: https://santacruztextileartsguild.com/calendar/
Del Oro Spinners and Weavers are busy making plans for the Amador County Fair and Lambtown, as well as planning for the 2026 CNCH Conference, to be held in Asilomar. Watch the website for updates.
Carmel Crafts Guild had a special program last month by four guild members who traveled to the Andean Textile Center in Peru! See the website at https://andeantextilearts.org/ if you would like to organize a group visit.
CCG are also compiling a comprehensive guild history. Since the community colleges have disbanded the textile programs, CCG is the only organization offering beginning weaving classes. They would like to become more visible in the community.
Bay Area Basket Makers newsletter, Twinings, announced an exhibition at the Gualala Art Center. Present Traditional and Beyond opens September 12 through October 5. October 9 through December 5 will be the Pushing Creative Boundaries at Ruth’s Table in San Francisco. They recommend a score (and more) of YouTube videos to whet your appetite for basketweaving.
Treadles to Threads announces the Fiber Frolic on June 7 at Soul Food Farm, 6046 Pleasant Valley Road, Vacaville
Sacramento Weavers and Spinners shares: “Our 2025 Open House was more than an outreach to the public: It was a great big hug to our own members! How much fun to see old faces, new faces, young and familiar faces….all together talking, laughing, spinning and weaving. Our guild all pitched in to host the OH and then best of all, we all got to ENJOY IT. There were fantastic weavings, displays from all of our specialty groups, demonstrations, looms, wheels, SALES, RAFFLES AND FOOD!! Wow!”
A little further away, the Black Sheep Gathering will be held in Albany, Oregon June 27-29, 2025. More information here: http://blacksheepgathering.org/