Category Archives: Weaving
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 […]
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Susan McGehee will be at Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild on February 23, 2010 (lecture) and February 24-25, 2010 (workshop). The workshop is called Weaving With Wire and Metals. The workshop has not filled. If you are interested in taking this workshop or have any questions please call Cindy Geer (209 609 6055) or email […]
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PICKS: NEW WEAVING AND TEXTILE ART FROM THE TAMALPAIS WEAVERS GUILD SAUSALITO BAY MODEL, NOVEMBER 24 TO JANUARY 9 Tuesday – Saturday, 9am to 4 pm MEET THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY DECEMBER 12 DEMONSTRATIONS FROM 12 TO 2:30, RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. EVERYTHING FROM SPINNING TO WEAVING TO PRINTING TO DYEING – GUILD MEMBERS SHOWCASE ALL VARIETIES […]
Continue readingTamalpais Weavers’ Guild Meeting and Show
Please join us Monday evening, Nov 16, 7 pm at the Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross. We are excited to host Susie Hodges as our next speaker. Her topic: LEARN HOW TO WEAVE OR CROCHET A BOA. Susie Hodges will demonstrate the simple leno weave method she used to make her “Ceremonial Boas” for […]
Continue readingTamalpais 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 […]
Continue readingCollapse 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 […]
Continue readingTamalpais 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 […]
Continue readingSanta 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. […]
Continue readingSanta 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 […]
Continue readingMartha 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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