We want your WGM photos! WGM turns 80 in the spring of 2020! For our 80th anniversary year, we are looking for photos and other memorabilia of significant events from our history. This includes the 50th anniversary celebration held at [...]
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 [...]
Encrypted Textiles Minneapolis artist Heather MacKenzie practices hand weaving and experiments with encrypted woven storytelling. She regards woven textiles as sensual while simultaneously embedding them with complex mathematical information. KFAI’s Dixie Treichel produced this audio portrait. https://soundcloud.com/minneculture/encrypted-textiles Heather's work can be [...]
Update on Fiber Fair 2019 The Weavers Guild of Minnesota holds an annual event in the fall, called Fiber Fair. The three-day sale offers members a chance to sell their work in a collaborative format, volunteering their time toward the [...]
Member Appreciation days: Members save May 13-17 As a thank you to our members, WGM members save 10% on purchases in Fiber Source May 13-17. Please mention you are a member at checkout. Discount applies to purchases of in-stock new [...]
Have you accidentally brought home some WGM bobbins, shuttles, books or other equipment? Maybe you filled a bobbin in class and thought you'd borrow it for a bit until you could weave the rest off. Or accidentally tucked a WGM [...]
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival: Volunteer Opportunity May 11 &12 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo We are looking for volunteers to demonstrate any type of portable weaving, spinning or other technique to showcase some of the cool [...]
by Robin Stegner I’m weaving a table runner at the weavers’ hall in Aya Castle, Miyazaki, Japan. The couple shown manage the hall. They had warped the loom with linen prior to my arrival and provided the cotton warp. Pressing [...]
Ever wonder how cloth is made? Curious about the different types of tools and looms used to weave? This exhibit showcases the creations of members of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota with a specific focus on the equipment used to create [...]
Wow! Great feature on one of our members, Heather MacKenzie in The American Scholar. "Weaving became more of a language that I could speak than a skill that I possessed. I don’t primarily consider myself an image-maker. I get a lot [...]
