Author Archive: CNCH Advisory Council
CNCH2017 Reg Opens Sat at 9 AM
Register early to get the class you want but also apply for a grant to pay your tuition. There are five grants for each of the five areas of CNCH. They are not need based and judged anonymously. The applications are due by Monday, Nov 14. You most be registered for a class and a […]
Continue readingNovember 21, Dottie Day- Eco Printing
For the TTAG program on November 21, long time TTAG member, Dotti Day, will share her experience and research in Eco printing and dyeing. Eco printing can be used with paper and various fabrics. Silk and wool are the most receptive to color but cotton and linen can also be used. “Eco printing or eco dyeing is a contemporary […]
Continue readingWOVEN TOGETHER, a fiber art exhibit, Jan 13-Feb 12, 2017
This is a fiber art exhibit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please join Loom and Shuttle members in celebrating the fine craft of hand weaving and fiber art. WOVEN TOGETHER: Experience & Expression Open and free to all, ample parking, and wheelchair accessible Sanchez Art Center/East Gallery 1220-B Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica, California Opening: 7-9pm […]
Continue readingSWSG General Meeting and guest speaker 10/25/16
October 25, 2016 Speaker: Marilyn Romatka Topic: Handicrafts of Gujaret SWSG is please to host Marilyn Romatka speaking on “Handicrafts of Gujarat”. Marilyn traveled in India in 2013. While she was there she observed and learned about weaving and dyeing techniques that are so much of people’s daily lives. She will share her photos and […]
Continue readingLECTURES BY TWO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TAPESTRY WEAVERS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016: TRICIA GOLDBERG From Tricia’s website: “I may use one or several photographs [as inspiration], a postcard, a drawing, or a watercolor sketch possibly of a flower growing in my garden. I’m excited by the medium in the same way as I was when I began tapestry weaving. I love to express this […]
Continue readingSWSG – General Meeting and Workshop, September 27, 2016
Just a Few Spaces Available in Dianne Totten’s Crimp and Create Workshop Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild is hosting Dianne Totten Workshop Topic: Crimp and Create Dates: September 27, 28, & 29 Times: 1pm to 4pm September 27 9am to 4 pm September 28 & 29 Location: Shepard Garden and Art Center 3330 McKinley Blvd […]
Continue readingJudith Sorgan
Judith Sorgan died June 8, 2016 from complications of a stroke she suffered in November, 2014. Judith joined Tamalpais Guild in 1970 and served as President from 1975-1976 and again from 1994-1996. Judith served on the CNCH Advisory Council and was President from 2009-2010. She went off the Advisory Council for a year to chair […]
Continue reading19th ANNUAL SPINNING AT THE WINERY
Treadles to Threads Spinners Guild once again invites everyone to our annual spinning day at Retzlaff Winery on June 4, 2016. This will be the nineteenth annual year for this spinners event. Featured are a group of select California Vendors of yarn, fleeces, fiber of all sorts and various other goods a spinner can’t live without. […]
Continue readingRuth Anderson – Textiles in Japan
Ruth Anderson has been interested in Japanese textiles, especially tsutsugaki (paste-resist surface design) and kasuri (ikat) textiles for many years, and visited textile collections and museums in Japan several times. She is an Advisor to the Board of the Textile Arts Council, Fine Arts Museums. Previously, as Program Chair, she organized lectures on East Asian […]
Continue readingTraditional Handwoven Rugs
Diablo Weavers presents: “Leon Mayeri, owner of Golden Age Oriental Rugs in Berkeley, will give a presentation on recent trends in handmade oriental rugs from traditional rug weaving centers. In these areas – which include India, Iran, and Afghanistan – rugs are still woven by hand, with rigorous attention to detail and a broader range […]
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