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Robyn Spady Workshop – Extreme Warp Makeover on 4 Shafts!
The Reno Fiber Arts Guild is starting their Fall season by hosting a 3-day workshop with Robyn Spady – Extreme Warp Makeover, October, 2011. (Openings available) Do you love to weave but the thought and/or chore of warping your loom holds you back? Then…what about obtaining more weaving versatility from a single warp? Just how […]
Continue readingFall CNCHnet is now on line
Make time to check out the latest CNCHnet. This issue explores the possibility of sourcing your fibers locally as well as looking at different types of weaving you may not have considered. Be sure to read the essay about Spinning into Retirement. It could be sub-titled Romancing the Wheel. We have also linked the articles […]
Continue reading“Spinning at the Winery” Postponed
June 18th will be the new date for Treadles to Threads’ annual “Spinning at the Winery” event. Due to the cold,rainy weather, we have to cancel June 4 and reschedule for June 18. Lets hope that the weather will dry up and warm up by then. If you don’t know what the Winery event is, […]
Continue readingStudio 49 2011 Retreat Update
STUDIO 49 – 6th Annual Retreat U * P* D* A* T* E WHEN: October 14 – 16, 2011 WHERE: Tuolumne Trails in Groveland, CA Although the last day to register for the retreat is September 15, there are several reasons to send your registration form in soon: * Register by June 30 and […]
Continue reading8 Shafts, 10 Treadles, so many ways to do DoubleWeave!
Pat Stewart will give a slide program sharing her approach to designing block double weave on 8 shafts, from ideas on how to design profile drafts to techniques for visualizing thread by thread drafts. Included will be a technique for weaving 3 or 4-treadling block drafts (which usually requires 12 or 16 treadles) on no […]
Continue readingSummer Issue of CNCHnet is now online
The Summer issue of CNCHnet has been posted and is waiting your perusal. This issue features several articles on different types of looms and those who use them, as well as reports on happenings within your guilds and in nearby Art Museums. And be sure to check out the Fishbone basketry article. The baskets are […]
Continue readingHear From One of Our Very Own
Dotti Day is not shy and will share her creative journey with us at the upcoming Tamaplais Weavers’ Guild meeting, Monday, May 16, 7 pm, Marin Art and Garden Center, Francis Young Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. From Dotti, My Creative Journey and the Heroes I Met Along the Way In this program […]
Continue readingStudio 49 6th Annual Retreat – Registration Now Open
TREAT YOURSELF TO A RE-TREAT with STUDIO 49 Imagine yourself in a mountain setting, a beautiful new log building with spectacular views, close to Yosemite and full of the sounds of spinning wheels and the murmur of voices speaking the language of fiber with religious intensity. This can be yours by signing up for our […]
Continue readingSanta Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting May 11, 2011
Handwoven cloth represents a tremendous investment in time, energy and raw materials. Working with handwoven cloth requires specialized techniques and adaptations that take characteristics of the cloth into consideration. Carole Beckett is a guild member experienced in transforming handwoven cloth into garments. At the May guild meeting, Carole will share her knowledge about working with […]
Continue readingFourteenth Annual “Spinning at the Winery”
presented by Treadles to Threads Spinners Guild In Spring, our spinner’s Guild’s fancy turns to “Spinning at the Winery” This June 4th will be the 14th annual gathering of spinners and fiber growers at Retzlaff Winery in Livermore. The lovely winery grounds and the estate produced, organic wine at the winery are enough of a […]
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