When: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CDT Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue South, Suite 213, Minneapolis, MN 55455 *we will meet at the site. Parking and transportation information: https://www.lib.umn.edu/andersen/visitor-information UPDATE from our host: Here is a link [...]
Summertime farmers market opportunity. Volunteers needed on Sunday, July 1st, to demonstrate at a neighborhood outreach event at the Kingfield Farmers Market on Sunday, July 1st. Spend some time with your WGM friends sharing what we do, and also take [...]
Join the Weavers Guild of Minnesota as we demonstrate every hour, every day of the Minnesota State Fair! The fair is WGM's largest outreach event of the year, and we couldn't do it without you. Please sign up below for [...]
Are you enjoying the marvelous exhibit of Scandinavian textiles on the gallery walls of the Weavers Guild? Join the members of the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group on Wednesday, May 9, from 2-4 to celebrate collector Carol Johnson’s textiles with cake [...]
In the Ties that Bind, we challenge you to hold the tension with or without a partner as you weave yarn into a story. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota invites you to step into a weaving-strap and try out weaving [...]
The Weavers Guild of Minnesota is looking for members who live in (or members who "identify" with - i.e. feel significantly connected to) non-metro Minnesota to help us further our weaving, spinning and dyeing programming goals in greater Minnesota. Would [...]
Whether your interest in Scandinavian tapestry focuses on history, design, or technique—or all three—take advantage of the opportunity to see 59 Swedish and Norwegian tapestries owned by local collector Carol Johnson. Carol purchased her treasures over several decades from auctions, [...]
The Portable Weavers recently undertook a group project making bracelets using the loom or technique of individual choice. Here are some of the results. bracelet samples Jane Connett, inkle weaving Carol Delak, rigid heddle [...]
Join us for WGM's next Artist Talk on April 19! Free; guests welcome. Meeting Details 6pm Member Meeting Brainstorm 6:30pm Light refreshments 7pm Artist Talk Textile Center auditorium Making a Case for Natural Dyes The work of Catharine Ellis has [...]
Tell us about you. How did you find weaving? Joseph Rubin was a medical oncologist at Mayo Rochester, Minnesota. He received his medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine and had been in practice for more [...]
