Category Archives: Guild News
Sacramento Weavers’ & Spinners’ Guild Open House
The theme this year is: Fire Weave Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9, 2014, 10am to 4pm, Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95816 Highlights Include: • Fiber Display featuring non-traditional materials such as tencel, soy, wire, paper • Spinning demonstrations – a wide variety of fibers and equipment. […]
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Sacramento Weaver’s & Spinner’s Guild welcomes a presentation by Gudrun Polak – Introduction to Card Weaving: Discover Card Weaving: Ancient Technique – Modern Delight. Using simple tools, a set of square cards, a small shuttle, and any kind of smooth yarn, the technique called card weaving or tablet weaving allows you to create bands […]
Continue readingWorkshop alert – Cotton Spinning with Joan Ruane
COTTON SPINNING MADE EASY – INTRODUCTION TO COTTON SPINNING Foothill Fibers Guild is hosting a one-day Cotton Spinning workshop with renown instructor, Joan Ruane. Date: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 Time: 9am-4pm Location: Nevada City Vet’s Hall Cost: $60 plus $8 materials fee Workshop Description: This class is a basic introduction to cotton spinning. It is designed to show how […]
Continue readingBasketry Workshops: BABM Welcomes Novices, Guests, & New Members
Want to learn how to twine, coil, or plait using natural, manufactured, or recycled fibers? For folks that want to learn basketry skills for a nominal cost, you have a fabulous opportunity with the Bay Area Basket Makers afternoon workshops, presented after first-Saturday-of-the-month guild business meeting. You can attend an initial workshop for only $25–the […]
Continue readingNext Guild Meeting–February 1, 2014
The next Loom and Shuttle regular meeting is February 1, 2014 at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 501 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco. Our speaker will be Bonnie Tarsus, “50 Years of Weaving”
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Monday evening, January 20th, 7 pm, step out of the house and join us! The Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild is hosting Anastasia Azure and get to hear about her woven sculpture with fishing line. Using double cloth technique, she transforms metals and plastics into dimensional weave forms. She will discuss her participation in a recent […]
Continue readingContemporary Basketry at Marin Headlands Visitor Center
Marin Headlands Visitor Center Exhibit Presents Bay Area Basket Makers Now through end of March 2014 Contemporary Basketry: Traditions Transformed Traditional techniques get contemporary interpretations as Bay Area Basket Makers (BABM) artisans transform a variety of natural materials, handmade papers, found objects & uncommon fibers into sculptural forms. www.bayareabasketmakers.wordpress.com The Marin Headlands Visitor Center is located in the historic Fort Barry Chapel, at the intersection […]
Continue readingAnita Luvera Mayer Workshop
Black Sheep Handweavers Guild will be sponsoring two workshops by renowned designer Anita Luvera Mayer. Saturday Jan 18 and Sunday Jan 19, 2014 Day 1: Vested Interest (January 18, 2014) This workshop will present an overview of a variety of vests and the things to consider in selecting one that works best for your body […]
Continue readingLooms for Sale
The MotherLode Weavers & Spinners has three looms available for sale. Kathy Nystrom is the contact for all. She can be reached at 209-588-1514 or kathy.nystrom2@gmail.com Gilmore-like loom–Loom #1 It’s a 36” loom with a 34” 10-dent stainless steel reed. It has 4 harnesses & 6 treadles & lots of heddles. It’s 45” wide x […]
Continue readingBunny Bonanza with Erica Fire
Saturday, January 25, 2014 Join us for a Bunny Bonanza with Erica Fire at the Berkeley Rep Scenic Studios At the corner of 8th and Harrison Streets $25 per student. Create beautiful luxury yarn with angora rabbit fur. Erica Fire presents an intensive hands-on class on all things bunny. Erica will discuss sourcing rabbit […]
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