Category Archives: Community Events
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 […]
Continue reading18th ANNUAL SPINNING AT THE WINERY
Fleeces, Fiber, Yarn & More! Retzlaff Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave. Livermore, $5 entry per person June 6, 2015 Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild invites you once again to “Spinning at the Winery.” This is a day to spend spinning, snacking, shopping and visiting with your fiber friends throughout the Bay Area. California vendors are […]
Continue readingA Common Thread: March 7 – July 5 2015
A Common Thread: March 7, 2015 – July 5, 2015 Guest Curated by Susan O’Malley (1976-2015) March 15, Sunday, 1 – 2pm A Common Thread: Opening Reception Members Walkthrough 1-2pm. Please bring your membership card and guest passes if you plan to bring a friend. Public Reception 2-4pm RSVP to rsvp@sjquiltmuseum.org. A Common Thread brings together the artwork […]
Continue readingWeave A Real Peace Annual Meeting and Scholarship
WARP Annual Meeting May 29 – 31, 2015 View the Flyer Plan to join us for WARP’s 23rd Annual Meeting – May 29 to 31, 2015, at the Mercy Center Retreat, Burlingame, California, in the San Francisco area. Click here to download the registration form. The 2015 annual conference will bring textile scholars, community developers, […]
Continue readingGet in the Red the Natural Way
Dye Workshop Learn to prepare a cochineal bath, create multiple shades of red, and come away with a beautiful scarf. June 2, 2015, 9:30-3:30 at Meridian Jacobs Farms and sponsored by Golden Gate Weavers $55 Teacher Rocio Mena Gutierrez Click here to see the flyer
Continue readingMarin Show: Art of the Americas
“Yesterday and Today” will compare 150 historic – seldom displayed – California Indian baskets from the Collection of the California Academy of Sciences with 45 contemporary baskets created by CIBA Master Weavers. A major traveling exhibition of California Indian basketry, “Yesterday and Today,”will premier at “Art of the Americas” in Marin, February 20 – 22, […]
Continue readingFiber and Dye Exhibit
UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens is once again hosting their Fiber and Dye Exhibit, March 7 – April 4, 2015. There are a host of special events for all levels of interest. Workshops March 7 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Mycopigments Exploring Wild Mushroom Dyes with Alissa Allen March 14 | […]
Continue readingCA State Fair Entry Open!
California Crafts, the Handcraft, Fiber Art &Needlework and Quilt competitions of the California State Fair invites California residents, 18 years of age and older, to enter. All entered items must have been completed in the past two years. The 2015 Competition Handbook is now available Go to: http://www.castatefair.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CA-Crafts-Final-2.2.pdf Get your copy of the handbook today to […]
Continue readingSave the Date! SWSG Open House, February 14th and 15th, 2015
The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinner’s Guild will have their Open House on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14th and 15th, 10AM to 4 PM at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento 95816. Our theme this year is “Spin Me a Yarn, Weave Me a Tale” and will feature demonstrations of weaving, Navajo […]
Continue readingCoastal Marin Fiber Extravaganza
September 25 till October 10 Opening Reception Friday Sept. 26th, 3 – 6 pm Black Mountain Artisans will highlight 3 Bolinas Fiber Artists with individual and collaborative works! Charmaine Krieger – Woven & Knitwear Artist Patricia Briceno – Felt and Dye Artist Marlie de Swart – Knitwear and Clothing Designer There will be woven, […]
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