WGM 2020 Virtual State Fair Were you sorely disappointed when the State Fair was cancelled because you had just spun your first Blue-Ribbon-worthy skein of “art yarn” from a luscious alpaca/silk/merino fiber you had dyed and blended yourself? [...]
Come join our members in the Creative Activities building at the Minnesota State Fair! Our amazing, generous volunteers demonstrate their talents from 9am to 9pm every single day! Swing by our booth to try weaving on a floor loom, spinning on [...]
Every year, WGM members volunteer every hour, every day of the State Fair to bring weaving and spinning to fair-goers, some of whom have no idea what wool looks like, how cloth is made, or the difference between weaving and [...]
Want to volunteer on behalf of WGM at the MN State Fair? Sign up here. Volunteer shifts are 4 hours and grant you 1 free ticket into the Fair for your shift. Volunteering at the Fair is one of WGM's [...]
This past weekend Melba Granlund traveled to Moorhead with one of the guild's warp-weighted looms to participate in the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival in Moorhead, Minnesota. The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and Nordic Culture Clubs [...]
Volunteer! Summertime farmers market opportunity. Volunteers needed to demonstrate at a neighborhood outreach event at the Northeast Farmers Market on Saturday, September 8. Spend some time with your WGM friends sharing what we do, and also take an opportunity to [...]
WGM Tours: Small Dog Weaving Mill When: Thursday September 20, 2018, 2-6pm Where: Small Dog Weaving Mill, 335 25 1/4 Ave, Cumberland, WI, 54829 (612) 799-3802 *Specific site questions can be directed to norseweaver@smalldogweavingmill.com Join the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for a private small group [...]
What’s Spinning? Spinsters’ 5-card Draw Judy Preckshot In case you didn’t already know, the Whorling Spinsters are a group of spinners who love to get together on the first Tuesday evening of the month to spin, learn new skills, and [...]
All members are encouraged to participate! Not a member? Join us here> Exhibition Opportunity: WGM seeks participants for an upcoming group exhibition celebrating the work of WGM members in the areas of weaving, spinning and dyeing at the Metropolitan Regional Arts [...]
When: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CDT Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue South, Suite 213, Minneapolis, MN 55455 *we will meet at the site. Parking and transportation information: https://www.lib.umn.edu/andersen/visitor-information UPDATE from our host: Here is a link [...]
