EXPLORING THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH TIEN CHIU
EXPLORING THE DESIGN PROCESS WITH TIEN CHIU NEW DATE — JANUARY 19-20, 2013 Location – Amazing Yarns Summary: This two-day workshop will cover a design process for exploring ideas and translating them...
View ArticleTapestry 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,...
View ArticleLoom & 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...
View ArticleSacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild
Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinner’s Guild February meeting. Sarah Jackson, Technical Editor of Handwoven Magazine, will give a presentation on designing garment fabrics. Sarah is passionate about...
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President’s Day Activity Suggestion
Come out and joint the rest of us for the February meeting of the Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild. This meeting may be a little different. We will be hearing out three “left coast” artists and their...
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16th Annual Spinning at the Winery Day
May 25, 2013, 10 am to 4 pm Retzlaff Winery, 1356 S. Livermore Ave. $5 entry per person spinning, sun and shopping Spring is coming and that means it’s once again time for Treadles to Threads’...
View ArticleSacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild
Rachelle Giffen and Ken Gribble, local mushroom enthusiasts, join the guild to share their excitement of mushroom dyeing. Rachelle and Ken will take you through basic steps in gathering,...
View ArticleThrumsicles
Okay, you caught me, we are not really making thrumsicles (though might catch on as a new way to floss). We will be creating Thrum Necklaces next Monday night, March 18, 2013, at the Tamalpais Textile...
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Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild
Laverne Waddington, backstrap weaver and teacher has been traveling the world sharing her skill of weaving on the backstrap loom. The Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild is fortunate to welcome...
View ArticleSpinning Silk with Sara Lamb
Sara Lamb will be giving a one-day workshop on Spinning Silk for the Redwood Guild on Thursday, May 2, 2013. The workshop will be held in Santa Rosa with the exact location to be announced. Sara Lamb...
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Take in the Trash
News Flash – Monday, April 15, 2013, 7 pm, Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild meeting, taking place at the Marin Art and Garden Center, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. Come...
View ArticleRecycle! Class with Kay Faulkner
RECYCLE! Silverado Handweavers are hosting Kay Faulkner for a one-day workshop June 29, 9-5 pm in Napa It will be a bring-your-warped-loom event. Fee: $95, Silverado Guild members $75, Class limit: 10...
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Working up a sweat
Making clothes. Making clothing meaningful. There are lots of steps between the idea and the finished product. And once made, the garment is almost a tangible part of you forever. So different from...
View ArticleSacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild
The Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild is pleased to host Bobbie Irwin who will speak on, “Shimmering Colors: The Magic of Iridescence.” By understanding iridescence, fabrics can be woven that...
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Sheila O’Hara workshop – September 21 – 23
Turning over a New Leaf – or Petal! Enjoy three days of learning with Sheila O’Hara September 21 – 23, 2013 Get hands-on weaving experience in the unique multiple warp weave structure that Sheila...
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Bay Area Basketmakers Show
Bay Area Basketmakers (BABM) is holding a show at the Albany Arts Gallery 8/31 – 9/15. We are participating in the Solano Art Stroll, Sunday September 8, 9am – 8pm. Come see basketry demos, music and...
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Sacramento Weavers’& Spinners’ Guild
“New World Technology Meets Old World Textiles in Egypt and Italy,” is the title of the morning presentation by Sheila O’Hara. In Egypt, Sheila analyzed antique jacquard ribbons and weaving...
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Mendocino Coast Handweavers
The first meeting of the new fiscal year was held on Saturday September 28th and we were thrilled to get Adriane Nicolaisen to speak of her 2 1/2 years at Philadelphia University getting her Master of...
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Mendocino Coast guild to attend PTA Kumihimo Festival
The October meeting will be this Thursday Oct 24th at Jackie Wollenberg’s Hen House Studio to join in with PTA’s Kumihimo Festival folks for a potluck and program with world renowned braider Rodrick...
View ArticleBunny 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...
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