Fiber Sculpture – Carole Beadle

Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild speaker – November 16, 2015 Carole Beadle has an MFA in Textile Arts from California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.  She has received many awards, and participated in numerous juried and invitational exhibits.  Her work is also featured in numerous collections. Artist’s Statement: Permission to express a natural order of […]

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SWSG Meeting and Workshop with Sara von Tresckow

The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild is please to host Sara von Tresckow who will give a lecture on Flax and Linen: Fiber Cousins – Properties, Processing, Preservation, and Spinning, Tuesday, October 27th, 10 AM – 12 noon. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, 95816. For information call 916-504-0039. Our website http://www.sacspinweave.org. […]

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Tapestry Weaving – Alex Friedman

Alex Friedman has maintained a weaving studio for over 40 years wherever she has lived: Hartford, Connecticut, London, England and now Sausalito, California. Being able to create something beautiful from colored yarn and a spool of cotton warp is magical and is the perfect expression of her artistic passions. Her earliest interests were in the […]

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Weaving in a Series

The Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild theme for 2015-2016 is Texture!!! Our September 21st Program features Susie Taylor, who will discuss her own approach to working in a series and the many benefits for weavers, in general, to work in a series from economizing time and resources to giving one an opportunity to explore and investigate certain parameters.  […]

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5-DAY WORKSHOP with DARYL LANCASTER

sponsored by Diablo Weavers Nov. 8 [Sunday] – Nov.12 [Thursday] 2015 10 am to 4 pm each day, Clayton [east of Walnut Creek] GARMENT CONSTRUCTION INTENSIVE: Wrap your body in clothing from your own hands. This is a terrific class for those wanting to learn to fit and sew clothing from their handwoven, hand printed, […]

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18th ANNUAL SPINNING AT THE WINERY

Fleeces, Fiber, Yarn & More! Retzlaff Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave. Livermore,   $5 entry per person June 6, 2015 Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild invites you once again to “Spinning at the Winery.” This  is a day to spend spinning, snacking, shopping and visiting with your fiber friends throughout the Bay Area. California vendors are […]

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SWSG – April meeting

The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild is pleased to host Linda Hartshorn who will present a Textile Tour of Guatemala featuring the traditional weaving of complex textiles on simple back strap looms. Linda is known for her unique dye work and use of color in her hand-woven textiles. Tuesday, April 28th, 10 AM – 12 […]

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CNCH 2015 Grant Winners

The CNCH Advisory Council is pleased to announce the CNCH 2015 awardees: Area 1: Fawn Mackey Area 2: Cathy Koos Breazel Area 3: Carol Gray Area 4: Sharlett Elms Area 5: Barbara Thornburg The award for each of the winners is free registration to CNCH 2015.  The monies for these awards comes from fundraisers held […]

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PLYING TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP with SARAH ANDERSON

  If you are not able to attend CNCH’s beautiful Asilomar Conference, Treadles to Threads is offering this workshop at two different locations after Sarah’s stint at Asilomar. Sarah is a wonderful teacher and all around spinning enthusiast. You may have seen her books and videos which are great and quite popular right now. Here is your […]

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CNCH 2015 Collingwood Class Opening

Due to cancellations, we have an opening in Jason Collingwood’s 3-End Block Weave. Please contact our conference registrar at cnch2015registrar@gmail.com to sign up. No registration is necessary for the wait list. To be wait listed for a class, or for any other registration-related concerns, please email the conference registrar at cnch2015registrar@gmail.com.

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