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In-Person Gallery Show
In-Person Gallery Show FIBER ARTS: the Expressive and Innovative Juried by Carole Beadle O’Hanlon Center Gallery March 24 – April 21, 2022 TUESDAY, APRIL 5: Roundtable at 4 p.m. and Reception at 5:30 p.m. Hand-deliver work to: O’Hanlon Center for the Arts 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA […]
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Our juried group exhibition SHIFT opened Friday at Art Works Downtown in San Rafael! The gallery address is 1337 Fourth St San Rafael, CA 94901, and hours are Thursday – Saturday 1pm to 8pm. We hope many of you can come out and see it! There is a possibility of an in-person reception […]
Continue readingMother Lode Weavers and Spinners Outdoor Sale
SAVE THE DATE!! On April 2, 2022 the Mother Lode Weavers And Spinners will be having an Outdoor Sale in Sonora, California. We are closing our weaving studio and are selling medium to large looms (Gilmore) and various smaller equipment including weaving and spinning supplies. There will also be yarn of various types […]
Continue readingSculptural Needle Felting Workshop
Sculptural Needle Felting Workshop I’m proud to introduce my video-based online workshop ‘Sculptural Needle Felting: The Comprehensive Guide with Stephanie Metz.’ This course is the culmination of 10 years of teaching workshops: clear, well-organized video lessons offer the best seat in the house as I demonstrate and explain all the techniques I’ve mastered over […]
Continue readingImportant CNCH 2022 Reservations Update
Important CNCH 2022 Reservations Update If you have made your Marriott hotel reservation for CNCH 2022, thank you!! You are really helping with the planning effort by reserving your room. However, the hotel automatically signed us up for 5 nights, not 3. If you just clicked the reservation button (as I did) […]
Continue readingConference Mixed News
Conference Mixed News There’s more good news than bad news in this post! The bad news is, CNCH 2021, set for July at Cal Poly, is not going to happen. But the great news is, the Area 2 organizers say they’re all set to have the Cal Poly conference in 2023!! That means much […]
Continue readingLooking to buy or sell?
Looking to buy or sell? Here at cnch.org, we get a lot of questions from people looking to sell used textile-related items. After a lot of discussion about this, the Advisory Council has decided that for now, it’s not possible for this website to handle the constant attention that an active buy/sell page would demand. […]
Continue readingMonterey County Fair Virtual Wool Auction
Monterey County Fair Virtual Wool Auction Spinners! If the pandemic forced you to miss out on your annual fleece purchase, at Black Sheep or other cancelled event, here’s your chance to make that purchase! The Monterey County Wool Show is going virtual! Including the judging, the preview, and of course your bidding. It’s coming […]
Continue readingStaying Active During Covid-19
The Santa Cruz Textile Arts Guild has been staying active with zoom meetings, especially among its study groups. Here’s a great example of what the Tapestry Weaving study group has been up to, with two links in an email from long-time member, Janette Gross.By the way, you can see an interesting profile of Janette and her […]
Continue readingOUR NEW CNCH EDITOR
CNCH is pleased to announce that an enthusiastic and qualified editor has been found to get our CNCHNet magazine up and running again! Many of you know her: longtime member, Cathy Koos. She’s preparing to oversee the next issue, due out May 1st! Welcome aboard, Cathy! Naturally, this means we have a call out […]
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