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Creating Drape in Handwoven Fabrics
Black Sheep Handweavers Guild is sponsoring a 2 day workshop on “Creating Drape in Handwoven Fabrics” with Teresa Ruch in August. The purpose of this workshop is to understand how drape can be created in a handwoven fabric. It is a combination of fiber characteristics, yarn twist, the sett (ends per inch), the weave structure […]
Continue readingSilk Road Caravan Sale
Sponsored by the Textile Arts Council of the de Young Museum A generous percentage of each sale benefits the TAC. Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, 10am -4pm. Open House 676 Santa Rosa Avenue, Berkeley. A very special two-day sale of Central Asian textiles from the extensive private collection of Bay Area collector Susan […]
Continue readingBranch Out with Fibers – PHOTOS!
Photos from the 2014 Branch out with Fibers conference are now online and available for your viewing pleasure. A big thanks to everyone who volunteered their free time to put this conference together! It’s hard work with lots of tears and joy, and it’s so […]
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