Lia Cook at the deYoung

The Textile Arts Council program on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. will be a talk by fiber artist Lia Cook entitled “Faces, Mazes, and Fiber Tracts”.  Koret Auditorium at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Free to TAC members, $5 for museum members and students, $10 for nonmembers.

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Weave Your Best and Enter Your Pieces in the Shows!

An explanation of the jurying process for the Gallery and Fashion Shows at CNCH 2012: The purpose of judging by jury is to enhance the quality of the work being done by the individuals and groups, and to provide exhibitors with an evaluation by impartial experts which might otherwise be unavailable within guilds. Items submitted […]

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Remember to Make your Hotel Reservation for CNCH 2012!

Now that the holidays are past, and things are getting back to normal – it is time to finalize your plans for attending CNCH 2012.  Call up your fiber friends and get your best roommates lined up.  Call or email the Marriott Oakland City Center and make your room reservations*.  The special conference rate is […]

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Honor Thy Teacher

We have a new name: the Tamalpais Weavers’ Guild has changed its name to the Tamalpais Fiber Arts Guild.  And just in to time to welcome our January speaker, preeminent fiber artist and teacher Carole Beadle.  So calling on all students who have every been inspired by her, please join us. PROGRAM  – January 16, […]

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Peggy Osterkamp to Deliver Keynote at CNCH 2012

Don’t miss the Banquet and Keynote Address on Saturday evening, May 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom! Peggy Osterkamp will be the featured speaker. The dinner will be preceded by a no-host bar starting at 6:00 p.m. in the foyer of the Grand Ballroom at the Marriott Convention Center. In her years […]

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Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting January 11, 2012

Saori: A Glimpse into the World of Unconventional “No Rules” Weaving Saori weaving, often called “No Rules” weaving, began in Japan over 40 years ago.  Its emphasis on creativity and total immersion in fiber and color make it a meditative process that allows for the emergence of new concepts and weaves. Jill Sanders’ knowledge of […]

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Do you know about the CNCH Sample Service?

For over 25 years, The Sample Service Sale has had a booth at CNCH conferences. It was started by Helen Pope.  We will carry on her great tradition at CNCH 2012.  Weavers can purchase samples and instructions for all kinds of weaving for a nominal fee and the proceeds from this sale benefit CNCH. Volunteers […]

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Happy Holidays!

Wishing you lovely holidays with family and friends, Wishing you time to sip a hot beverage by the fireplace and think about all the good things that have happened this year, Wishing you a New Year filled with weaving, spinning, dyeing, basketry, felting, braiding, needlework, knitting and more, Take a moment to make a promise […]

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Turn CNCH 2012 into a stress-free vacation for yourself!

The Oakland Marriott City Center is directly connected to the Oakland Convention Center where the conference will be taking place.  This makes for the ideal stress-free conference!  Your classes and the vendor’s hall are just an elevator ride away from your room – you can zip upstairs with your purchases and still get back into […]

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Plan Now to enter the Fashion and Gallery Shows at CNCH 2012!

Put on your planning caps and start your engines!  Plan now to enter an item (or items) in the Fashion Show and Galleries at CNCH 2012. The entry deadlines are March 31 for the Fashion Show and April 1 for the Galleries, so now is the time to do the planning, order your yarns and […]

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