Volunteering has its Rewards at CNCH 2012!

Sign up now to be a part of the team that makes CNCH 2012 a success! CNCH is a volunteer organization and all conferences are run entirely by volunteers! Many of you have expressed interest in volunteering at the conference – this is your opportunity! Volunteers who work for 2 hours will receive a day […]

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The Market Place at CNCH 2012!

This is the third of three weeks I’ll be blogging about the early vendors (This is the beginning of the alphabet.) This website has a full listing of the vendors to date and more will appear on the list as the contracts are finalized: click on: www.cnch.org/conferences/2012-oakland/the-market-place/.  So check back often. Day registrants will have […]

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More Vendors for CNCH 2012!

The Market Place committee for CNCH 2012 has been busy and the contracts are coming back from the vendors!  This is the second of three weeks I’ll be blogging about the early vendors. (This is the end of the alphabet – beginning of the alphabet and some new vendors next week!) This website has a […]

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Scholarships to attend Convergence

The CNCH Advisory Council has announced that two scholarships are being offered this year to attend Convergence. The Handweavers Guild of America is holding its biannual conference in Long Beach this year – July 15-21, 2012. CNCH is offering two scholarships, at $500 each, open to any member in good standing of a CNCH affiliated guild.  […]

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Preview of The Market Place at CNCH 2012:

The Market Place committee for CNCH 2012 has been busy and the contracts are coming back from the vendors!  The CNCH conference website (click on: The Market Place) has a full listing of the vendors to date and more will appear on the list as the contracts are finalized.  So check back often.  Day registrants […]

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CNCH 2012 Early Bird Registration Closes Feb 15!

If you have been thinking about registering for Tradition/Innovations – A Fiber Artisans Conference to by held May 18 – 20, 2012 at the New Oakland Convention Center, but haven’t registered yet – NOW is the time. Early Bird registration expires on February 15 and that means prices go up on February 16. Full Registration […]

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New Proof Reader

Hi there fellow weavers, I am the new volunteer proof reader for CNCH Net.  Learning how to use WordPress is a great experience for me.  I hope I can do a good job as proof reader. Janet Finch, Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild

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Update: Return to Sender & Return of Return to Sender

Return to Sender Update Attention CNCH 2012 spinners, it’s time to start thinking about your gorgeous Return to Sender fiber and the yarn it will make! Entries are already being submitted for the competition, so dust off that spinning wheel, let your imagination run wild and watch the fiber fly onto the bobbin. The deadline […]

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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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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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