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Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting November 9, 2011

At the November guild meeting, Carrie Eheler will speak about the challenge provided by using materials in ways different from their original intent. Freeing oneself from the restrictions imposed by original intent allows one to view materials with a fresh eye — with surprising results. Carrie creates multimedia artworks utilizing her skills in weaving, macrame, […]

New yarn dyeing technique class at CNCH 2012

Nancy Roberts is a fiber artist who uses her knitting and dyeing skills to create fabulous hand-dyed yarns with the colors exactly where the dyer wants them. In her own words: “Nancy Roberts is first and foremost a hand knitter. She learned to spin and dye in order to expand her yarn choices beyond those […]

Five Scholarships for CNCH 2012 available! Deadline November 1st

The Conference of Northern California Handweavers awards scholarships to individuals for its annual conference – any member in good standing of a CNCH guild is eligible to apply for a scholarship! Applications are due November 1, 2011. Applications will be available on the web site, www.cnch.org (go down the left hand column – click on […]

Well known AVL teacher to be at CNCH 2012!

Jannie Taylor will be one of the featured teachers at CNCH 2012. She teaches advanced weaving classes at the AVL Weaving School and wonderful workshops at conferences based on color, technique and structure. In her own words: “My fascination with textiles and handweaving began in the heady 1970’s and has only increased in the intervening […]