Diablo Weavers Archives

TALK BY SHEILA O’HARA

Sheila is a weaver of stunning landscapes, dancing sheep, and many other fiber fantasies. She has been weaving since 1976, gradually progressing to working on a jacquard loom. Her weaving then could become much more detailed with some being photo realistic such as “Pomo Girl” pictured here. Sheila’s “Dancing Sheep” have been perennial favorites of […]

Traditional Handwoven Rugs

Diablo Weavers presents: “Leon Mayeri, owner of Golden Age Oriental Rugs in Berkeley, will give a presentation on recent trends in handmade oriental rugs from traditional rug weaving centers. In these areas – which include India, Iran, and Afghanistan – rugs are still woven by hand, with rigorous attention to detail and a broader range […]

Susie Taylor to speak at Diablo Weavers Guild, Jan 22, 10 am

Susie Taylor will be speaking at Diablo Weavers Guild on Weaving Origami on Friday Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. Susie has won numerous awards for her creative process of forming origami on the surface of her weaving. She was featured in the Spring, 2015 issue of Handwoven and currently has a piece in the Surface Design show at […]

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, […]

Talk and Workshop with Donna Druchunas: CANCELLED

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SEPT. 22, 2012 AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO EARLY NOVEMBER 2012 Diablo Weavers and Treadles to Threads Spinners are bringing Donna to our area for a program and workshop on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 10:30 am for the talk, “Knitting History of Lithuania” and 1 pm for the workshop […]

Cameron Taylor-Brown at Diablo Weavers

Diablo Weavers Guild is hosting Cameron Taylor-Brown at their monthly meeting on February 17th. Cameron’s talk will be: Color in Cloth: The Weaves You Want and Why.” We are excited to have Cameron come and spend some time with us and would like to invite our fellow fiber enthusiasts to join us. From Cameron’s website […]

The House For Nomads Tapestries: A Tale of Three Continents

A Morning With Michael F. Rohde at the Diablo Weavers Guild Meeting. January 21, 2011, 11AM In the summer of 2006, Michael Rohde spent a month traveling in the remote grasslands of eastern Tibet. The visit took him among nomadic yak herders, seldom visited villages and active monasteries. The trip was timed to allow visits […]