New and Occasional Weavers (NOW) Group Meeting: Crackle Weave—with Lucy Brusic Sunday, November 10 in the WGM Spinning room, 1 to 2:30pm The structure Crackle (thought to resemble the crackling on some pottery glazes) was the name given by Mary [...]
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota has a large collection of woven swatches, culled from a number of resources and collected over the course of the Guild's nearly 80-year existence. Located in the spinning and main floor loom classrooms, these swatches [...]
Happy (fiscal) New Year! The new year brings with it changes and excitement: new Officers, a new Board of Directors and new energy, new projects, new ideas. We will spend the year exploring and honoring our past (and having fun) [...]
Join Weavers Guild members Jan Hayman and Arlene Monk for a group viewing and discussion of the exhibit, Hózho, Manifesting Beauty: Navajo Textiles from the Cahn Collections. This is not a docent guided tour, rather a sharing of impressions of [...]
Save the Date! Building a Norwegian Sailboat with Martha Brummitt Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm In the Textile Center Auditorium In 2019, Martha Brummitt received a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to weave a wool sail and build a [...]
Member Meeting: Open Fiber Night Thursday, October 10, 6-8pm In the Textile Center Auditorium; free, no rsvp needed, bring a friend! Member meetings can be a great way to hear about a new technique or listen to an established artist [...]
Member Recommendation: Village Wardrobes: Traditional Dress from Western and Central Ukraine On view now at The Museum of Russian Art, through November 3rd “Walk into this extraordinarily well-curated collection of intricately embroidered and beautifully hand-woven garments from eight regions [...]
NOW, New and Occasional Weavers Sunday, October 6, at 1pm; Topic: Use/Add Tabby Many pattern books, like A Weaver’s Pattern Book by Davison have the notation, “Use/Add Tabby”, but the books don’t include instructions on why or how to do this. Maryann [...]
Clara Parkes presents "Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool" Monday, October 21, 7pm at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, go to www.magersandquinn.com for more info Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool is a fast-paced account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming [...]
WGM Volunteer Appreciation Reception September 12, 4-6:30pm offsite Join us for our annual celebration of our wonderful volunteers! If you have set up for a meeting, demo'd at an event, priced donated goods, volunteered in the office, worked on a [...]
