Just a few spots left! Sign up to demo at the State Fair
Sign up to demonstrate at the State Fair--we have just a few spots left! You'll get a free ticket into the fair for the day you demonstrate. SIGN UP Volunteer Guidelines
WGM tour of “Hearts of Our People,” July 16 at 1pm
Join WGM for a tour of Hearts of Our People, an exhibition featuring the work of more than 100 Native women artists, organized by and presented at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). Our guide, Mia curator Jill Alberg Yohe, [...]
Adventures with yaks! Whorling Spinsters dispatch from Hot Disch Farm
By Judith Preckshot In early May Hazel Lutz, Kianna Fowler, Celeste Grant and I—all members of the Whorling Spinsters—finally made it out to visit Hot Disch Yak Farm after an aborted attempt in mid-April thanks to our big spring snowstorm: [...]
We want your Photos!
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 [...]
Member Directory Sign up!
The Member Directory gives WGM members the option to share their information with other members. Information will be shared in an emailed document following the close of sign-up. To protect the privacy of our members, only those who have opted in will receive access to the Directory and contact [...]
Welcome New Board Members!
Election Results from the May 2019 Annual Meeting: Please welcome: Carol Carter | Dawn Gilette-Kircher | Barbara Heath | Mary M. Mateer | Katie Oberton | Brittany Pentek, Secretary | Linda Soranno, President Elect | Elizabeth Schutz | Matthew Schutz, [...]
Join the tradition: Volunteer at the MN State Fair!
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 [...]
Heather MacKenzie “Encrypted Textiles”
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
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 [...]
WGM Annual Member Meeting & Board Vote, May 16
WGM ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:30pm Socialize/potluck supper 7pm Business/Program in the Textile Center auditorium All Weavers Guild of Minnesota members are invited to attend our annual meeting and potluck on Thursday May 16. This is a great [...]