WGM: Tell us about yourself and introduce your practice: CO: Hello! My name is Chiaki O’Brien and I'm a SAORI weaver and teaching artist as well as Bengala Dye artist/teaching artist. I have a home studio called “Studio FUN.” I [...]
WGM: Tell us about yourself. Are you a spinner? Weaver? Dyer? More? CN: I am a painter turned weaver obsessed with color and pattern interactions. I am excited about manipulating traditional weaving patterns through repetition, careful editing, and [...]
This past weekend Melba Granlund traveled to Moorhead with one of the guild's warp-weighted looms to participate in the Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Midwest Viking Festival in Moorhead, Minnesota. The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and Nordic Culture Clubs [...]
Volunteer! Summertime farmers market opportunity. Volunteers needed to demonstrate at a neighborhood outreach event at the Northeast Farmers Market on Saturday, September 8. Spend some time with your WGM friends sharing what we do, and also take an opportunity to [...]
Member Meeting Details Refreshments at 6:30pm Artist Talk at 7:00pm Member Show and Tell 8:00pm Textile Center auditorium What to Do with Bands What to do with all of those bands! - A review of the historical and contemporary uses [...]
What’s Spinning? Spinsters’ 5-card Draw Judy Preckshot In case you didn’t already know, the Whorling Spinsters are a group of spinners who love to get together on the first Tuesday evening of the month to spin, learn new skills, and [...]
All members are encouraged to participate! Not a member? Join us here> Exhibition Opportunity: WGM seeks participants for an upcoming group exhibition celebrating the work of WGM members in the areas of weaving, spinning and dyeing at the Metropolitan Regional Arts [...]
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 [...]
WHEN: May 11-13, 2018 WHERE: Washington County Fairgrounds, 12300 N. 40th St., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Join WGM at the 2018 Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival held at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, [...]
