Category Archives: Guild News
20th Annual Spinning at the Winery
Treadles to Threads Spinning Guild invites you once again to “Spinning at the Winery.” We’re hoping the 20th year of this event brings exceptional weather as well as an exceptional day for you in Livermore’s wine country. This is a day to spend spinning, snacking, shopping and visiting with your fiber friends throughout the Bay […]
Continue readingSHEEP – AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?
No, not the Merino nor the Rambouillet, we will always want soft, lustrous wool. And, no, not the Suffolk or other farmed sheep for meat. But did you know that of the 1400 or so breeds of sheep around the world, over one-third of these breeds are in danger of extinction? By seeking out fibers […]
Continue readingWoven Together: Experience & Expression Postcard invitation
post-card invitation from Loom and Shuttle Guild for January13-February 12, 2017 exhibit.
Continue readingTALK BY SHEILA O’HARA
Sheila is a weaver of stunning landscapes, dancing sheep, and many other fiber fantasies. She has been weaving since 1976, gradually progressing to working on a jacquard loom. Her weaving then could become much more detailed with some being photo realistic such as “Pomo Girl” pictured here. Sheila’s “Dancing Sheep” have been perennial favorites of […]
Continue readingBay Area Basket Makers
Bay Area Basket Makers (BABM) will hold 2 separate basketry workshops in February, 2017. They are open to weavers who are already BABM members, and those who pay the $25 annual membership fee at the time of workshop registration: “Four Inset Handle Basket” is a 3 day workshop taught by Peeta Tinay, February 17-19, 2017. […]
Continue readingMt Lassen Guild at Butte County Farm City Celebration
Mt. Lassen Fiber Guild Event Recap Eight members of Mt Lassen Fiber Guild (Chico) participated in Butte County’s Farm City Celebration at Bidwell Mansion in Chico on Saturday, November 5, 2016. A colorful array of handwoven, crocheted, and handknitted yarn-storming pieces fluttered invitingly from the shade canopy, attracting youngsters and their parents. […]
Continue readingNovember 21, Dottie Day- Eco Printing
For the TTAG program on November 21, long time TTAG member, Dotti Day, will share her experience and research in Eco printing and dyeing. Eco printing can be used with paper and various fabrics. Silk and wool are the most receptive to color but cotton and linen can also be used. “Eco printing or eco dyeing is a contemporary […]
Continue readingWOVEN TOGETHER, a fiber art exhibit, Jan 13-Feb 12, 2017
This is a fiber art exhibit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Please join Loom and Shuttle members in celebrating the fine craft of hand weaving and fiber art. WOVEN TOGETHER: Experience & Expression Open and free to all, ample parking, and wheelchair accessible Sanchez Art Center/East Gallery 1220-B Linda Mar Blvd. Pacifica, California Opening: 7-9pm […]
Continue readingHands On Weaving and Demonstrations at the South Valleys Library
The Reno Fiber Guild is having an event on September 24 to give the public an opportunity to do hands-on weaving and also to provide an array of demonstrations related to weaving. South Valleys Library 15650A Wedge Parkway, Reno Sept 24, 11AM to 2PM We welcome all ages to […]
Continue readingGolden Gate Weavers
Golden Gate Weavers has their second show at the U.C. Faculty Club at U.C. Berkeley Campus thru July 31 st. It is open to the public every day from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm The Faculty Club itself is a beautiful old Building.It was built in 1902 by Bernard Maybeck and John Galen Howard. You can also eat lunch […]
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