Author Archive: MPlummer
Message from the CNCH Advisory Council
Conference of Northern California Handweavers, Inc. P.O. Box 191119 Sacramento CA 95819-1119 Message from the CNCH Advisory Council Welcome to 2019! CNCH Sonoma is drawing closer and closer and promises to be another great conference. I have some news to share with you. Eight years ago Judy Fisher walked […]
Continue readingFiber Therapy – CNCH 2019
Announcing the 2019 CNCH Conference at Sonoma State University! Please click on the image to go to the 2019 conference page where you will find the conference booklet and more!
Continue readingLambtown!
October 6-7 in Dixon, CA Head to Lambtown.org for more info on these or any of the many other festivities planned at Lambtown Festival on the weekend on October 6th and 7th, 2018. Don’t forget to like our facebook page or follow us on instagram. Use, follow, and search #lambtownfestival2018 to show others your Lambtown […]
Continue readingBlack Sheep April 2018 Workshop Offerings
I. Workshop #1: Focus on the Warp (Controlling Creative Chaos) – 1 Space left Dates: Tuesday – Thursday, April 17 – 19 Location: Amazing Yarns, Redwood City Cost: $205 + $72 materials fees —4.5 yard warps. 300 threads. (Choice of Hand-dyed and Contrasting Companion Warps) Description: Students learn non-traditional techniques that allow them to work […]
Continue readingRedwood Fiber Arts Presents Lisa Trujillo – May 2 – 5
Chimayo Weaving Begun in the early years of the twentieth century, this style is basically two stripes and a center design. The stripes are clearly derived from the Rio Grande blanket, and the center design is an outgrowth of Saltillo tapestry techniques. Along with a uniform texture obtained by the use of commercial yarn from […]
Continue readingConvergence Grant Deadline: January 15
Are you signed up for Convergence this July in Reno? Well, you have a good chance to receive either a $1000 or a $500 grant from CNCH! All you must do to qualify is go to this link, fill out the application, then save and email […]
Continue readingMore Convergence Loaner Looms Needed!
Convergence 2018 will be held in Reno July 6 – 12 offering a great opportunity for our CNCH members to mingle with other fiber enthusiasts who will be traveling via planes and trains to take advantage of the international comradery, exhibits, and shopping, as well exceptional educational opportunities such a gathering can offer. To help […]
Continue readingOur First Study Group
The response has been so terrific to our idea of setting up inter-guild study groups that we’re going to go ahead and launch our first group! This exciting study proposal comes from the Reno Fiber Guild, thanks to the efforts of Beryl Moody, and it’s based on an incredible weaving manual from the year 1792, which […]
Continue readingRedwood Fiber Guild Cancellations
Redwood Fiber Guild regrets that they must cancel the following events, due to the recent area fires: Liza Trujillo, talk and workshop October Sale – due to the damage to the Luther Burbank Center
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