Thanks to all the WGM members who contributed swatches for our Birthday Card for Textile Center. Super volunteer Carol Carter assembled the card and we are thrilled it shows so many techniques, textures and structures! Happy 25th Birthday, Textile Center. [...]
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 [...]
Attend the Socially Engaged Craft Collective "Cross Pollination” one day conference and Ferment Exhibition of socially engaged craft projects. The Socially Engaged Craft Collective, in partnership with the School of Design and the Arts at Minneapolis College, is excited to announce a day [...]
What We're Listening To: Pockets, Articles of Interest #3 Podcast: 99% Invisible From their website: "Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip. If women’s clothes have pockets [...]
Schacht Spindle Company is turning 50 years old in 2019! To celebrate, Schacht is releasing a limited edition line of equipment in beautiful cherry wood, including the Matchless Spinning Wheels and Wolf Pup LT, Wolf Pup 8.10, 8-shaft Baby Wolf, and [...]
Exhibition Opportunity: “Every Kind of Maker’s Tool” at the Owatonna Arts Center The Weavers Guild of Minnesota seeks participants for an upcoming group exhibition celebrating the work of WGM members and the variety of equipment used to create it. Each [...]
Thanks to all who donated to WGM through the Halcyon Yarn Guild Rewards Program! When placing orders at Halcyon Yarn, purchasers may identify themselves as a members of a participating guild. At the end of the year, Halcyon sends each [...]
Join in celebrating Textile Center’s 25th birthday! Let’s Make a Birthday Card! All WGM members--in all media--are invited to participate in a collaborative art project honoring the birth of Textile Center. As many of you know, Textile Center was founded [...]
Join the Three Rivers Fibershed for the next One Year One Outfit Gathering Saturday February 23, 12pm - 3pm 5400 Vernon Ave S Edina, MN 55436 “One year one outfit” is a maker challenge where participants aim to make a locally [...]
A Novice Weaver at 70 by Dan Breva I’ve been weaving for about 18 months now and still exploring the possibilities of my rigid heddle loom and my 4 harness table loom. I’ve also discovered that weaving is a good [...]
