Spinning Silk with Sara Lamb

Sara Lamb will be giving a one-day workshop on Spinning Silk for the Redwood Guild on Thursday, May 2, 2013. The workshop will be held in Santa Rosa with the exact location to be announced. Sara Lamb is a longtime hand spinner, weaver and dyer. She is known to be an excellent teacher, so here’s […]

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Hand Jacquard Weaving – One Thread at a Time

Sheila O’Hara Saturday, January 19, 2013 – 10 AM Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, San Francisco Handweaving has become the lucky beneficiary of the computer age as the dream of individual thread control becomes more accessible. Handweavers, once thrilled with computer assisted dobby looms, are now searching out hand jacquard looms for exploration. Enjoy an […]

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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 […]

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Studio 49 7th Annual Retreat

Join us for our 7th Annual Retreat in the MotherLode September 28-30. This year the retreat will return to the beautiful Tuolumne Trails (http://tuolumnetrails.org/), a family-based camp built on 80 scenic mountain acres of Sierra Nevada wilderness, seven miles east of Groveland.  It is spacious, comfortable and very inviting, and we think it will delight you. […]

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Silk Spinning Workshop at Humboldt

Humboldt Handweavers & Spinners Guild is hosting a spinning workshop with Patsy Z, the Spinnin’ Guru. March 2 – 4 she will teach a class on silk that includes degumming cocoons and several types of silk spinning. The next two days will cover controlling the spin to get the yarn desired. Registration deadline is February […]

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Openings for Abby Franquemont Spinning Workshop

Foothill Fibers Guild is hosting a spinning workshop with Abby Franquemont. It’ll be in Nevada City, January 27-29, 2012. Workshop Description: Whether you have only been spinning a short time or 20 years, you will have fun, learn lots, and come away with customized yarns that YOU want. Learn how to calculate how much fiber […]

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Garment Construction Workshop with Daryl Lancaster

Dust off your sewing machine and jumpstart your skills. Make this simple unlined jacket, custom fit, guaranteed to look great and teach you the basics of garment construction. Great for handweavers, felters and surface designers, this jacket looks good in all fabrics and compliments every figure. In this workshop, participants will be constructing a simple […]

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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 […]

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Studio 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 […]

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Studio 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 […]

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