Category Archives: Guild News
Tricia Goldberg to Speak
The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild welcomes Tricia Goldberg as their featured speaker at the January general meeting. Her lecture is entitled “From Image to Loom” and her website is tgtapestry.com. Tuesday, January 26th, 10AM to 12PM, Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento, 95816. For information, call Nina Rynearson at 916-504-0039
Continue readingFiber Sculpture – Carole Beadle
Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild speaker – November 16, 2015 Carole Beadle has an MFA in Textile Arts from California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA. She has received many awards, and participated in numerous juried and invitational exhibits. Her work is also featured in numerous collections. Artist’s Statement: Permission to express a natural order of […]
Continue readingTapestry Weaving – Alex Friedman
Alex Friedman has maintained a weaving studio for over 40 years wherever she has lived: Hartford, Connecticut, London, England and now Sausalito, California. Being able to create something beautiful from colored yarn and a spool of cotton warp is magical and is the perfect expression of her artistic passions. Her earliest interests were in the […]
Continue readingWorkshop and Lecture with Jennifer Moore
Carmel Crafts Guild is pleased to bring Jennifer Moore to the Monterey Peninsula November 11-14, 2015. Jennifer is the author of the bookDoubleweave, and will be giving a presentation and 3-day workshop on this versatile weave. On November 11th from 3:00-5:00 p.m., Jennifer will present “Chromatic Fantasy: Music, Mathematics and Magic in Doubleweave”. The presentation is free […]
Continue readingTapestries and Woven Pieces
Golden Gate Weavers is holding their annual show, open now through the end of October. North End of Central Park Drive Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley CA. 94708-2396 The Exhibit is open to the public Tuesday -Sunday from 10.00 a.m – 4.30 pm
Continue readingWeaving in a Series
The Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild theme for 2015-2016 is Texture!!! Our September 21st Program features Susie Taylor, who will discuss her own approach to working in a series and the many benefits for weavers, in general, to work in a series from economizing time and resources to giving one an opportunity to explore and investigate certain parameters. […]
Continue reading5-DAY WORKSHOP with DARYL LANCASTER
sponsored by Diablo Weavers Nov. 8 [Sunday] – Nov.12 [Thursday] 2015 10 am to 4 pm each day, Clayton [east of Walnut Creek] GARMENT CONSTRUCTION INTENSIVE: Wrap your body in clothing from your own hands. This is a terrific class for those wanting to learn to fit and sew clothing from their handwoven, hand printed, […]
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 readingPLYING TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP with SARAH ANDERSON
If you are not able to attend CNCH’s beautiful Asilomar Conference, Treadles to Threads is offering this workshop at two different locations after Sarah’s stint at Asilomar. Sarah is a wonderful teacher and all around spinning enthusiast. You may have seen her books and videos which are great and quite popular right now. Here is your […]
Continue readingGolden Gate Weavers’ Show: March 1 – April 1
What Golden Gate Weavers is holding a show! Where Faculty Club at the University of California, Berkeley. The Faculty Club has dining areas and is open Monday –Friday for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The campus is also very beautiful with a wide variety of architecture. When March 1 – 28, 2015
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