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Stitchery – Lisa Kokin

Lisa Kokin will present Sew to Speak, a 25-year survey of her work in books, fiber, found photos and sculpture. To see a preview of her work, please visit lisakokin.com. Lisa Kokin lives and works in El Sobrante, California with her spouse Lia, three Chihuahua studio assistants and Bindi the cat. The daughter of upholsterers, Kokin stitches […]

SWSG General Meeting

March 22, 2016, 10 AM – 12 PM. Kathrin Weber, Weaver and Dyer from North Carolina will talk about the artistic process in dyeing warps. Her website is blazingshuttles.com The lecture will be after a short business meeting at the Shepard Art and Garden Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, 95816. There is no afternoon program, […]

Indigo Dyeing – Joanne Salz

Joanne Salz will present an overview of indigo dyeing with lots of examples and recourses. She says – I’ve done indigo dyeing periodically through my years as a weaver, but always under someone’s supervision, and hesitated to try it myself because it seemed difficult and tricky. I love the the color and magic of it […]

Kathrin Weber Workshop – Focus on the Warp

PRE~REGISTRATION FOR KATHRIN WEBER WORKSHOP ~ MARCH 22, 23, 24 Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild is taking Pre-Registrations for their Spring Workshop featuring the dynamic Kathrin Weber of Blazing Shuttles (blazingshuttles.com). This workshop will begin on Tuesday from 1-4pm and continue on Wednesday and Thursday from 9-4 pm. The cost will be $130 with a […]

Susie Taylor to speak at Diablo Weavers Guild, Jan 22, 10 am

Susie Taylor will be speaking at Diablo Weavers Guild on Weaving Origami on Friday Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. Susie has won numerous awards for her creative process of forming origami on the surface of her weaving. She was featured in the Spring, 2015 issue of Handwoven and currently has a piece in the Surface Design show at […]

Stitching – Peggy Osterkamp

Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild speaker – January 18, 2016 Peggy Osterkamp’s work with Yoshiko Wada about stitching has inspired her, and she will share her thoughts and ideas, as well as bring threads, needles, needle threaders and cloth pages for participants to make their own needle books during the program with their stitchings. Peggy will also talk about mending—as art […]

Save the Date! SWSG Open House Feb. 13 & 14, 2016

The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild will hold their Annual Open House on Saturday and Sunday, February 13th and 14th, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento 95816. The theme is “Mysterious Fibers – Asian inspired weaving and spinning”. For information call Nina Rynearson […]

Tricia Goldberg to Speak

The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild welcomes Tricia Goldberg as their featured speaker at the January general meeting. Her lecture is entitled “From Image to Loom” and her website is tgtapestry.com. Tuesday, January 26th, 10AM to 12PM, Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento, 95816. For information, call Nina Rynearson at 916-504-0039

CNCH Grants for CNCH 2016 in Modesto

Grants are available for CNCH 2016 for full registration fee. One grant will be awarded in each of our five areas of CNCH. The grant is not need based and are judged anonymously. The funding for the grants comes from special events at previous conferences such as raffles. To apply for a grant you need […]

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