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Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild November Meeting

On November 11, 2009, Nancy Jo Lopp will address the following aspects of photographing textiles: Technical Digital photography Photographing with natural light, strobe, or lights Bring your camera and examples of your work. Even if there is not enough time to photograph your work, Nancy Jo will discuss it and provide advice about how to […]

Got News? Want News? What News?

CNCH Wants to Hear from You! With the new CNCH website capabilities and following the resignation of the CiNCH Notes editor, the Advisory Council will be evaluating changes to the content, format and frequency of providing information to members. Following this review, job descriptions will be developed. Please take a few minutes to share your […]

Spindles & Flyers

Spindles & Flyers Spinning Guild meets once a month, September through June, usually on the fourth Sunday of the month in El Cerrito. New members and guests are always welcome. October 24 Meeting and Program: In Search of Lost Colour, A MAIWA DVD on Natural Dyes. November 22 Program: Lexi Boeger, Plucky Fluff, novelty yarn designer […]

Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild Meeting October 19, 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 […]

Collapse Weave Workshop in Napa

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 […]

Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild Schedule

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 […]

Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting, October 14, 2009

The Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild will host Rodrick Owen of the United Kingdom as guest speaker on October 14, 2009. Rodrick is an artist, teacher, expert on pre-Columbian braids, and the author of two books about kumihimo that are standard references for braiders. Rodrick’s presentation will focus on pre-Hispanic Peruvian textiles, especially twined braided headbands. […]

Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild September Meeting

The Anne Blinks Textile Study Collection will be presented and will be available for viewing at the September 9, 2009 guild meeting. The collection comprises textiles created or collected by Anne Blinks over her weaving years (1949-1995). Nora Rogers and Barbara Boone will lead the program with the participation of Susan Moore-Orrett, Sandie Shoemaker, Mark […]

Martha Stanley Workshops in Berkeley

Loom and Shuttle Guild will be sponsoring Martha Stanley for a series of four one day workshops over the next year. The focus of the workshops is the reproducing of the ancient Anasazi sandal. These sandals are admired for their beautiful symmetical designs as well as the sophisticated weaving structures used to make them. Space […]

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