Author Archive: CNCH Advisory Council
Anne Field Workshop – for Spinners
Anne Field, a popular teacher and author from New Zealand, will be presenting a spinning other fibers workshop in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild. SPINNING OTHER FIBERS (1 Day Workshop): The fibers covered will be silk, alpaca and mohair. We will begin with observing and discussing the qualities of the fibers and compare […]
Continue readingGuild Scholarship Presentations
March Meeting of Mendocino Coast Handweavers will feature presentations by our recent year’s scholarship winners. Elaine Todd-Stevens will speak about her experiences with Jean Pierre Larochette & Yael Lurie in their tapestry workshop and show off her beautiful works. Pat Campbell will share some Jennifer Moore doubleweave “stories” from her experience last year and CNCH09. […]
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The April meeting of Mendocino Coast Handweavers, Wednesday April 28th will have special guests arrive at 11a.m. Coralee Whitsetts will bring her yaks to meet and greet all members and interested public. They will graze outside the Mendocino Art Center on the lawn so that we can learn about their fiber and learn to comb. […]
Continue readingConvergence 2010 Scholarships Awarded
Two $500 scholarships were awarded recently. They go to Penny Peters of Loom and Shuttle Guild and Christine Hall of Mother Lode Guild. There were five very good applications this year. Convergence 2010, July 18-25 is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Additional information is at www.weavespindye.org
Continue readingSpindles & Flyers will host fiber artist Carin Engin
Spindles & Flyers March 28 meeting: Carin Engin will be the guest speaker 11:00 at the Fairmont Clubhouse, 715 Lexington Ave, El Cerrito Carin Engin is an award-winning fiber artist and workshop instructor who has been using her experimental, playful nature to explore felting and color seriously since 1992. She maintains a studio in Garberville, […]
Continue readingCNCH 2010 Exhibit Hall and Market
The public is invited to come and enjoy the 58th Annual Conference of Northern California Handweavers at the Santa Clara Convention Center on April 9-11, 2010. This event is open to everyone to learn more about textile arts. A visit to the conference will give people an opportunity to learn how fabric is made by […]
Continue readingFIBER AND DYE EXHIBIT AT U.C. BOTANICAL GARDEN
Golden Gate Weavers’ Guild is doing a weaving demonstration in connection with the above exhibit. There will be two classes Saturday April 3 from 1- 2 and from 2:30 – 3:30.
Continue readingMarch 22, Fieldtrip to UC Botanical Garden.
Golden Gate Weavers’ Guild is having a fieldtrip to U.C. Botanical Garden March 22 at 10 am. We will be given a docent-led tour of the garden and then go to view the Fiber and Dye Exhibit at the Garden.
Continue readingBlack Sheep Handweavers Guild March Meeting
Warp and Weft Painting Blacksheep member Ulla de Larios will be sharing her “exploration in cloth” with us. Initially, her teen-age experiences with Flemish Tapestry set her on a course to find another way to create images on cloth. Trying different techniques she settled on Warp and Weft Painting as the ultimate process for creating […]
Continue readingMark you calendar for March 15
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 […]
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