Midwest Weavers Assoc Conference June 12-17, 2023 Des Moines, Iowa Workshops and classes lead by local and national experts Member exhibits Guild Exhibits Vendor Hall Tours ABOUT: The Midwest Weavers Association (MWA) is an entirely volunteer organization which fosters cooperation among individuals [...]
It's time--Donation Acceptance Days are here! Drop off your gently used donated goods March 22-25. From 10am - 2pm, a guild volunteer will be available to assist in bringing your items to WGM's space on the third floor. If you have [...]
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser Join the Community Read Book Club for our next meeting: April 24, 7pm over Zoom. About Worn, from the publisher: A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff [...]
The Banditos group is studying double-faced card weaving. It’s a technique that produces warp-faced two-color bands with patterns that show up on the reverse side in complementary colors. Several members have made great progress. One participant even started designing patterns for [...]
Join us April 13, 4pm - 7pm We warmly invite all guild members for a member meetup and open house on Thursday, April 13. Starting at 4pm, walk through the new guild spaces, check out our sunny classrooms and maker [...]
Join the North Suburban Center for the Arts (Fridley, MN) Friday, March 17, at 6pm to celebrate the opening of 'Weaving the North," an exhibition that highlights the weaving techniques of Minnesota-based fiber artists. Light refreshments will be provided. The exhibition [...]
Meet the New and Occasional Weavers Interest Group Ask! Learn! Share! All welcome! We’re a group of -yes- new weavers and occasional weavers but wait! There’s more! Join us if you would like to get an introduction to a variety [...]
Meet the WGM Rag Rug Study Group Do you like to weave rugs? Do you have a stash of fabrics waiting to be woven? Do you like to learn new techniques? Like to share and problem solve with other weavers? [...]
Open Book Update & Timeline At the August 18 Board meeting, the Weavers Guild Board of Directors approved the move to the third floor space at Open Book. This will be a huge--and exciting--transition. As we move to our new [...]
MN State Fair Volunteers: Thank you in the Biggest Way! A hearty "thank you!" to our amazing State Fair volunteers, who demonstrated tirelessly all 12 days of the fair! We are so grateful to those who joined us in sharing [...]
