Category Archives: Fiber Arts
Emergency Appeal – San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Dear Friends: It has come time to share with you the difficult news that the Museum is under serious financial duress, and if we don’t raise $80,000 for operating costs by March 31 the Museum will be forced to close in the near future. All areas of revenue at the Museum have experienced a decline […]
Continue reading16th Annual Spinning at the Winery Day
May 25, 2013, 10 am to 4 pm Retzlaff Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave. $5 entry per person Spring is coming and that means it’s once again time for Treadles to Threads’ spinning day at Retzlaff Winery in Livermore. An important change this year is the date. Rather than our usual first Saturday in June, […]
Continue readingLoom & Shuttle Meeting Feb 2
John Edmark, professor at Stanford University will speak at the Feb 2 meeting of the Loom & Shuttle guild. His talk is entitled: Optical Color Mixing for Weavers. The Guild meets from 9:45 – noon at: St John’s United Church of Christ 501 Laguna Honda Blvd San Francisco, CA 94124 A study group on “Weaving […]
Continue readingTapestry Program at Redwood Guild
At the January 2013 meeting of the Redwood Guild of Fiber Arts, the guild’s own Tapestry Study Group will present a program on tapestry weaving, including a brief look at the history, its definitions, and differences from other types of weaving and fiber art, as well as looms, equipment, and technique, and a display of […]
Continue readingThe Textile Arts Council to sponsor a Textile Bazaar in October
A Treasure Trove of Unusual Fabrics! The Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, is presenting Textile Bazaar: Treasures from Around the World on Sunday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 1300 Funston (at Judah), San Francisco. 34 vendors will offer an extensive […]
Continue readingOctober 6th Loom & Shuttle Meeting – Judith Jackson
“Design Inspiration for Costuming” will be the title of the talk at Loom and Shuttle on October 6. The speaker will be Judith Jackson. Loom and Shuttle guild meets the first Saturday of the even-numbered months. Meetings start with a meet and greet at 9:30 with the business meeting and program starting at 10. Meetings […]
Continue readingTalk and Workshop with Donna Druchunas: CANCELLED
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SEPT. 22, 2012 AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO EARLY NOVEMBER 2012 Diablo Weavers and Treadles to Threads Spinners are bringing Donna to our area for a program and workshop on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 10:30 am for the talk, “Knitting History of Lithuania” and 1 pm for the workshop […]
Continue readingCNCHnet Fall 2012 is online
THE MAGIC OF SPINNING The Fall issue of CNCHnet concentrates on spinning–all kinds of Spinning! Read about how the turning of a wheel or a spindle can change fluff into thread and how you, the spinner, can make beautiful, unique and sound yarns. Just click on the CNCHnet Button above and enjoy the latest issue.
Continue readingStudio 49 7th Annual Retreat
Join us for our 7th Annual Retreat in the MotherLode September 28-30. This year the retreat will return to the beautiful Tuolumne Trails (http://tuolumnetrails.org/), a family-based camp built on 80 scenic mountain acres of Sierra Nevada wilderness, seven miles east of Groveland. It is spacious, comfortable and very inviting, and we think it will delight you. […]
Continue readingCameron Taylor-Brown to Speak at Loom & Shuttle Saturday
COLOR IN CLOTH: THE WEAVES YOU WANT AND WHY. This Saturday June 2 meeting of the Loom and Shuttle Guild in San Francisco will feature a presentation by Cameron Taylor-Brown, a renowned weaver in the field of color in weaving design. Color in Cloth: The Weaves You Want and Why Weave. Structures mix color in […]
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